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Women should not wear bikinis on Goa beaches: Indian Minister

A cabinet minister in holiday state of India draws outrage from women’s activists after suggesting bikinis should be banned because they ‘attract’ sexual harassment. Sudhin Dhavalikar has said that bikinis should be banned from public beaches in Goa Female visitors to the beaches of Goa should not wear bikinis for their own safety, the minister has insisted, warning that scantily clad women “attract” sexual harassment. Sudhin-DhavalikarIn comments that have outraged Indian women’s activists, Goa’s public works minister, Su...

Germany OKs national minimum wage

The German Parliament has approved the introduction of the country's first national minimum wage, which will guarantee most workers in Europe's biggest economy at least 8.50 euros ($11.60) per hour starting next year. markelChancellor Angela Merkel's government is taking the step at the insistence of her coalition partners since last December, the center-left Social Democrats. Some employers will have two years to phase in the minimum wage, which takes effect Jan. 1. Merkel's conservatives have gone along with the plan unenthusiastically; for d...

AIBL organizes discussion on Ramadan

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited (AIBL) has organized a discussion meeting on “Holy Ramadan & Al-Quran” followed by Iftar Mahfil on Thursday (3 July 2014) at Bangabandhu International Conference Center. 20140703 - AIBL Central IFTAR PressProfessor Dr. M. Shamsher Ali, former Founder Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Open University and former President of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences was present in the function as chief guest. Shah Mohammad Waliullah, Khatib & Pesh Imam, Sobhanbagh Jeme ...

Four more border haats approved in Meghalaya

The haats are aimed at increasing bilateral trade and improve living conditions of border residents India and Bangladesh have approved setting up of four more border haats along the Indo-Bangla border in Meghalaya with an aim of increasing bilateral trade and improve living conditions of border residents. borderhaat-112"The Government of India and Government of Bangladesh have approved setting up of four more haats along the border, apart from the two which have been in operation for the past three years," Meghalaya Chief Secret...

BPC to import 1.58m mt of oil products in H2 2014

State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) plans to import around 1.58 million mt of oil products from eight term suppliers during the second half of 2014, down 31.30% from the first half, a senior BPC official told Platts Tuesday. BPC completed term negotiations with eight Asian companies last week, he said. BPCThe drastic fall in imports of 180 CST high sulfur fuel oil with up to 3% sulfur and 0.25% sulfur gasoil are behind the overall decline in the second half, the official said. BPC will import 380,000 mt of HSFO in the second half, down 27% fr...

Remittance in negative growth after 13 years

The remittance inflow into the country has registered a negative growth in the just concluded 2013-14 fiscal after 13 years of its positive trend, according to data released by the central bank on Thursday. Bangladesh received nearly $14.23 billion in remittance in 2013-14, down slightly by 1.61 percent compared to over $14.46 billion a year ago, according to provisional data from the Bangladesh Bank (BB). remittanceLast time, inward remittances declined in 2000-01.Remittances from millions of citizens abroad are critical for the South ...
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