The 9th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BWCCI) was held on Saturday (24 May 2014) at the Multipurpose Hall, Diploma Engineer’s Institute, Kakrail, Dhaka with the participation of members from across the country. Sangita Ahmed, President of BWCCI presided over meeting.
BWCCI’s Annual report, audit report and financial reports of 2013 were read out and approved by the house. BWCCI President said that 2013 was the year that BWCCI reached several milestones. She thanked all the members across the country f...
An analysis of government budget sees a declining trend of allocation in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for last four years. The allocation in FY 2010-11 was 2.4 percent of the total budget that disappointingly came down to only 1.2 percent in FY 2013-14.
Although the ‘urban vs rural’ disparity in allocation has slightly been minimised in running year, it is not equitable yet. At present the ratio is 69:31. However, the allocation in coastal areas is disproportionately low; only one-fifth of the urban allocation. Government investment in coastal areas is stuck at a very limited budgetary allocation despite incremental salinity infestation in drinking water. This results in severe water and sanitation crisis for poor and marginal people; and impedes overall national development ...
Bangladesh’s failure to implement laws intended to protect whistleblowers and guarantee its citizens’ right to information has allowed corruption to flourish in the country. This the conclusion reached in a new report by Transparency International, an NGO that monitors and reports on corporate and political corruption.
Despite having a strong Right to Information law, 88 percent of requesters reported having to visit the information provider’s office numerous times, 29 percent reported facing harassment, 26 percent faced difficulties finding the responsible...
Robi Axiata Ltd, the country’s second largest mobile operator in terms of revenue, and CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants), signed an internship program agreement on Thursday (22 May 2014).
Matiul Islam Nowshad, Chief Human Resources Officer, Robi Axiata Limited and, Bradley Emerson, Regional Director of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations, during a small ceremony held at the Robi Corporate Office in Gulshan.
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The Government will provide policy support to garment accessories and packaging manufacturers in the country, in order to help the sub-sector grow parallel to the apparel industry, said Minister of State for Finance MA Mannan, during the launch of the ‘Integrated Support to Poverty and Inequality Reduction through Enterprise Development’ (INSPIRED) project that aims to develop small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country.
Mr. Mannan explained that the garment accessories and packaging manufa...
Qatar and Bangladesh on Tuesday signed accession agreements to become new members of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).
Previously observers, the two countries bring to 26 the number of member states of the CICA, established in 1992 as a forum for dialogue and consultation.
Qatar is part of Asia, and Asia can solve its own problems through cooperation, said Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al-Mahmoud, Qatar’s deputy prime minister and minister of state for cabinet affairs, who ...
