Possibility of agroforestry in Bangladesh
Imagine a forest that is not really a forest, but a multi-layered garden reaching up more than 10 meters. It produces more than 25 times as much income as the rice it usually replaces and forms a ‘canopy’ that provides a home for endangered plants and animals.
It’s a dream, right?
No. Such three-dimensional agroforestry farms already exist. And in Bangladesh, which has already lost more than 90 percent of its forests, these farms may offer a chance to buy time for what forest is left.
What if the same land could grow more food, and at the same time create something that at least vaguely resembles a forest?
200 RMG plants shut since Rana Plaza tragedy
More than 200 garment factories have shut down in Bangladesh since the country’s worst industrial disaster prompted a massive clean-up of the world’s second-largest textile sector, an industry group said Thursday.
The closures have cost tens of thousands of jobs and led to a fall in exports, raising worries about the $24.5 billion industry—the key economic mainstay for the impoverished nation of 155 million people, reports AFP.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), which represents 4,500 factories and compiled the figures, said the industry was going through a painful transitio...
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), which represents 4,500 factories and compiled the figures, said the industry was going through a painful transitio...
Algae company partners with Bangladesh fish feed venture
Algae company OriginOil is partnering with Algasol Renewables on a large-scale algae fish feed production venture.
The company has developed in the past a Electro Water Separation (EWS), a high-speed, chemical-free process to clean up large quantities of water; and it is planning to provide the technology to the low-cost algae growth system from Algasol Renewables.
The integrated system will launch at Algasol’s new facilities in Bangladesh — a large-scale demonstration of micro-algae production for fish feed.
“With our technology showcase in...
The integrated system will launch at Algasol’s new facilities in Bangladesh — a large-scale demonstration of micro-algae production for fish feed.
“With our technology showcase in...
Bangladesh marks UN- ILD Observance 2014
Statistics of global monitoring reports show that, nearly two third of the world population stays well below the minimum literacy parameters drawn by UN. South Asian, West Asian and African populations are noted for remaining at lowest graphs of literacy. Mali, Niger and Barkina Faso are reported for their literacy rate being lowest in the world.
“Literacy skills develop from a basic to advanced level throughout life are part of broader competencies required for critical thinking, the sense of responsibility, participatory governance, sustainable consumption and lifestyles, ecological behaviours, biodiversity protection, poverty reduction, and disaster risk reduction….”, maintains the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, in elaborating the multi-facades of...
Asian Tourism Fair in city from Thursday
The 3rd Asian Tourism Fair (ATF) will kick off at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on Thursday.
The three-day fair will be orgainsed by monthly Magazine Parjatan Bichitra in cooperation with Bangladesh Tourism Board and Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation.
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon will formally inaugurate the fair in the morning.
The fair will be opened from 11am to 8pm for every day. The entry fee for the fair is Tk 20.
Apart from Banglad...
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon will formally inaugurate the fair in the morning.
The fair will be opened from 11am to 8pm for every day. The entry fee for the fair is Tk 20.
Apart from Banglad...
BB wins int’l award for mobile banking
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has won an international award for promoting financial inclusion policies.
The Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), a global network of financial policymakers from developing and emerging countries, awarded the BB for its outstanding contribution in making policy for mobile banking, said BB Deputy Governor Abul Quasem at a press conference at its headquarters on Wednesday.
The announcement of the award was made by the AFI at its Global Policy Forum (GPF) meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago today.
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The Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), a global network of financial policymakers from developing and emerging countries, awarded the BB for its outstanding contribution in making policy for mobile banking, said BB Deputy Governor Abul Quasem at a press conference at its headquarters on Wednesday.
The announcement of the award was made by the AFI at its Global Policy Forum (GPF) meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago today.
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