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DHL announces record number of charters

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, announced it has set a record number of charters in 2013 transporting perishables from South America, primarily Chile to Asia and Argentina to the U.S. market. Beginning with the launch in 2009 of six exclusive charters from Argentina and 10 from Chile, DHL Global Forwarding’s focus has been on transporting perishables for medium-size exporters. dhl living“Despite freezing temperatures, heavy rain, hail and a gloomy forecast for the 2013 blueberry and cherry season...

BPC concludes fuel term deals at unchanged premiums

State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has concluded second-half 2014 term negotiations with eight companies for oil products at mostly unchanged current premiums, a senior BPC official said on Sunday. Premiums will be unchanged for all oil products other than fuel oil, said the official with the direct knowledge of the matter. BPCBPC finalised its gasoil contract for the second half of 2014 at a premium of $4.80 per barrel over Middle East quotes, while the term contract for jet fuel was fixed at a premium of $5.80 per barrel, unchanged from Janua...

Latifur elected Executive Board Member of Global ICC

Latifur Rahman, Vice-President of the International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh & Chairman and CEO of Transcom Group has been elected member of the Executive Board of the Paris-based ICC for a three-year term starting from July 2014. ICC, The world business organization during its 202nd Council held in Geneva on June 27 unanimously elected Latifur Rahman and five others as Executive Board Members. Latifur RahmanMr. Latifur Rahman has served in many important national bodies in various capacities including Presi...

Bangladesh must enact regulations on labour reform

Although much of the Sustainability Compact for Bangladesh programme has been put into practice, the reality is that there is still much more to do, European Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht said at an informal OECD Ministerial meeting on the Rana Plaza Aftermath, according to the European Commission website. Mr. De Gucht said it is most urgent that the Bangladesh Government soon enacts and implements regulations on labour reform. He said Bangladesh’s labour law still needs to address restrictions on trade union formation and membership, no later than in the next iteration of the labour law reform. Further, the improvements in labour rights must be extended to the Export Processing Zones (EPZs).

Human rights ‘no priority to Hasina government’  

More than five months after the recent general election, the human rights situation in Bangladesh is deteriorating. HRW's Brad Adams tells DW the lack of rule of law is hindering the work of rights groups in the country. The deteriorating state of human rights in the South Asian nation has drawn widespread attention across the world over the past couple of years. Many international rights groups have long been expressing concern and demanding the government in Dhaka to take steps to improve the situation. human rights Bangladesh

Saree diplomacy between India and Bangladesh  

It is time for saree diplomacy in the South Asian region. What started of as a one –off affair a month ago between India and Pakistan, has now reached Dhaka marking the first stand alone foreign visit of Sushma Swaraj, the Indian External Affairs Minister. Former premier Khaleda Zia presented two Jamdani sarees to Swaraj at her 30-minute meeting (one of the sarees was a gift for the visiting minister’s daughter) on Friday. The Indian officials have described the Zia-Swaraj meeting as Delhi’s effort to reach out to all sections of Bangladesh society. . On Thursday the Indian minister met Prime Minister Sheik Hasina and presented a cream-coloured saree. In return Hasina gifted her famous Bangladeshi Jamdani saree.
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