Steps to reduce poverty in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has set an ambitious goal to become a middle-income country by 2021—the year it celebrates the 50th anniversary of its independence. Equally important to achieving the coveted middle income status is making sure that all Bangladeshis share in the accelerated growth required to achieve this goal, particularly the poor. The Government of Bangladesh’s Vision 2021 and the associated Perspective Plan 2010-2021 lay out a series of development targets that must be achieved if Bangladesh wants to transform itself to a middle income country.
Appollo Ispat’s earning soars by 36.83pc
The earning of Appollo Ispat Complex limited, a company listed on the capital market in engineering category has increased by 36.83 percent.
The net earning of the company during the first quarter of the 2014-15 fiscal year rose to Tk. 13,52,65,000 against Tk. 9,88,57,769 during the same period of previous (2013-14) fiscal.
The Earning Per Share (EPS) of the company during the said period under review was 0.54 when the number of shares of the company was 25 crore....
The Earning Per Share (EPS) of the company during the said period under review was 0.54 when the number of shares of the company was 25 crore....
Robi unveils iPhone package
Leading mobile phone operator Robi Axiata Limited arranged a ceremony at mid-night at Robi Seba Kendro at Gulshan on 20 November, 2014 to launch iPhone package. Subscribers got the opportunity to pre-book the latest iphone offer till 19 November, 2014. The price is the same for cash & credit card payment and facilities to pay in installment.
The operator has already launched a campaign to allow customers to pre-book the latest version of iPhone for the first time in Bangladesh.
Customers pre-booked their purchase of iPhone &...
The operator has already launched a campaign to allow customers to pre-book the latest version of iPhone for the first time in Bangladesh.
Customers pre-booked their purchase of iPhone &...
ACI honours Japanese investors
ACI Limited organized a reception to 40 Japanese Investors who has visited ACI Centre for potential investment opportunities in Bangladesh.
The delegation was organized by JETRO. The key purpose of this reception was to introduce ACI to Japanese investors for future investment.
The guests were welcomed by the Chairman of ACI Group, Mr. M Anis Ud Dowla who gave a brief overview about ACI Group and Bangladesh. He talked about the history of diversification, gradual growth, development of ACI and the possible opportunit...
The guests were welcomed by the Chairman of ACI Group, Mr. M Anis Ud Dowla who gave a brief overview about ACI Group and Bangladesh. He talked about the history of diversification, gradual growth, development of ACI and the possible opportunit...
War on Yunus and US
When seemingly unending political street-battles gripped Bangladesh in late 2006, the United Nations pushed the country’s military in a circuitous way to take over the administration, brazenly violating its own charter that bars the world institution from interfering in any member state’s internal affairs.
The UN coerced the reluctant Bangalee generals by threatening them with the loss of their participation in international peacekeeping jobs, which are highly prized by Bangladesh’s armed forces. On 11 January 2007, the military grudgingly agreed to rule the country from behind the scenes and created a facade of a civilian administration with an ailing president and a rubber-stamp council of advisers, who acted as cabinet ministers. This unprecedented political posture was dubbed as ...
A bleak ode to garment industry
Thomas Hood’s 1843 poem Song of the Shirt is the title of ‘labour chronicler’ Jeremy Seabrook’s latest book. Hood’s poem, a scathing indictment of industrial Britain, was written in memory of Mrs. Biddell, a widowed seamstress caught in a debt trap, compelled to pawn the clothes she made in order to feed her malnourished child.
Seabrook picks the weft thread of Hood’s poem and weaves a grim, unforgiving human tapestry of Bangladesh’s garment industry. His book is a bleak anthem to a country on the throes of an inhuman globalisation process, its poor subjected to never-ending penitential labour.
