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Jute sector in India faces threat of ban on government quota  

The Indian Jute Commissioner has warned the country’s jute industry of a ban on their getting a government quota for five years, citing unfair trade practices by some mills. Certain jute mills are saddled with allegations of cheap but illegal imports of jute bags from Nepal and Bangladesh for profiteering. juteThe Jute Packaging Materials Act, 1987 provides for compulsory packaging of sugar and food grains in jute bags by government agencies up to 100 per cent. Every year, the Food Corporation of India purchases 40-45 per cent of the jute bags produced by...

England cricketer warned over pro-Gaza Test wristbands

England batsman Moeen Ali has been warned not to wear wristbands showing support for Gaza during the third Test with India any more. [caption id="attachment_8362" align="alignleft" width="300"]Moin England England’s Moeen Ali wears wristbands supporting Gaza and Palestine during the third cricket test match against India at the Rose Bowl cricket ground in Southampton, England July 28, 2014. Photo: Reuters[/caption] The 27-year-old wore bands saying “Free Palestine” and “Save Gaza” on the second day in Southampton. International Cricket Cou...

Bangladesh plane catches fire at Nepal , passengers safe  

A Bangladeshi aircraft caught fire while landing at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) Monday afternoon, officials said. bimanAirport police said the wheels of Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG702 caught fire when it touched down at the airport at around 2 p.m., Xinhua reported. Fire fighters at TIA soon brought the minor fire under control and the passengers were evacuated. “The aircraft has now been parked at the airport’s hangar and its scheduled return to Dhaka at 3.10 p.m. has been cancelled,” a high level source at the TIA told Xi...

Don Bosco Youth Centre inaugurated in Bangladesh      

Fr. Guillermo Basañes SDB, General Councillor for Missions, who arrived in Bangladesh on 24 July 2014, for a weeklong visit to encourage the missionary activity of the Salesians in Bangladesh inaugurated the Don Bosco Youth Centre on 25 July 2014 at Telungia, Utrail and dedicated it to the youth of Bangladesh.  He was accompanied by Fr. Joseph Anikuzhikattil SDB, the secretary of the Department of the Missions, Rome. The youth centre has around one hundred registered youth and a fifty non-registered youth who participate in the youth centre activities. The Salesians expect the number to swell further with the inauguration of the youth centre building. Around Three hundred children frequent the youth centre for the Sunday Oratory.

Illegal drugs entering Bangladesh from Burma ahead of Eid

Illegal drugs  such as yaba, heroin, and Phensidyl (a brand of medicinal syrup which is addictive because it contains codeine) have been entering Bangladesh almost every day from Burma ahead of a holiday called “Festival,” according to a businessman from Teknaf who preferred not to be named for security reasons. Sources say drug dealers have been smuggling Phensidyl, yaba tablets, and heroin through different border points and storing them in different parts of the country. BD-MyanmarRecently, authorities scored a success in their campa...

Tourism rebounds on Eid vacationers

The tourism industry expects good business from the Eid as hotel and resort operators received a lot of bookings in the run-up to the festival, thanks to a stable political climate. “We expect an increased number of tourists during the Eid vacation,” said Omar Sultan, president of Cox’s Bazar Hotel-Motel and Guesthouse Owners Association. Different hotels, motels and guesthouses in the beach city have sold 50 percent of the rooms for the July 31-August 1 duration, he said. Bangladesh-TourismThe industry was hit hard l...
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