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Climate-smart villages in Bangladesh, India and Nepal

56 years old Kamla Devi listens to messages of weather and best climate friendly crop practices on her mobile phone while working in the cowshed at her home in Anjanthalli. Image by Prashanth Vishwanathan. Used with permission. CSV-KARNAL56-year-old Kamla Devi listens to messages about the weather and best climate-friendly crop practices on her mobile phone while working in the cowshed at her home in Anjanthalli village. Image by Prashanth Vishwanathan. Used with permission. One of the initiatives to come out of the United Nations’ summ...

US, Bangladesh Navy commence 4th CARAT Bangladesh

The fourth annual exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh commenced with an opening ceremony at Naval Base Issa Khan, Sept 25. Continuing through Sept. 30, CARAT Bangladesh 2014 consists of six days of shore-based and at-sea training events designed to address shared maritime security priorities, develop relationships and enhance cooperation among participating forces. nns‘In just a few years, CARAT Bangladesh has become the premier engagement between our navies,’ said Rear Adm. Charlie Williams, commander, Task Force 73 and U.S. 7...

‘Firefly’ for foreign-language contention at Oscar Race

Bangladesh’s Oscar selection committee has chosen director Khalid Mohammed Mithu’s “Glow of the Firefly” (‘Jonakir Alo’) as the country’s contender in the Academy Awards foreign language category. firefly-jonakir-alo-14September 24 was the local cut off date for entries and “Firefly” was the only film submitted. The film is about a woman whose idea of adopting a child is met with opposition from her conservative in-laws. Her outlook on life changes when she meets an avant-garde artist. Bidya Sinha Saha Mim and Ga...

Resolving Indo-Bangladesh border complexities

The Modi government is making a push to settle India’s long-running border disputes with Bangladesh. For decades, India has tried to curb illegal immigration and smuggling along its 4,000 kilometer border with Bangladesh. It has installed thousands of kilometers of barbed wire and floodlights, and its Border Security Force (BSF) even adopted a controversial “shoot-on-sight” policy to deter those who might cross illegally. India - bdIn 2001, the dispute acquired a new dimension when incursions by the border guards of both countries culminate...

Puzzle of rise and fall in capital machinery imports  

Normal reasoning suggests capital machinery imports would plummet when a country is in the thick of political turmoil and shoot up when normalcy returns. That logic is found flapping when it comes to Bangladesh. In the first month of the current fiscal year, letters of credit settlement, which give an indication of the amount of imports, for capital machinery and industrial raw materials fell in comparison to a year ago. LC openings, which signify the import orders being placed, too saw a decline. puzzleIn July, LC settlement for capital machinery sli...

6.4pc GDP growth for Bangladesh: ADB projects

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) projected Thursday Bangladesh’s economic growth at 6.4 per cent in the current fiscal, backtracking from its earlier conservative estimate. Eight months ago in January last, the ADB in its Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2014 said Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) would grow at 6.2 per cent in the current financial year (FY) 2014-15. “Exports and remittances are expected to perform better than projected earlier. Moreover, the government is seen stepping up project implementation and private investment will likely pick up on post-election political stability,” said the ADO 2014 Update, released Thursday in Dhaka.
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