DHL signs deal with One Bank
DHL Express, the world's leading express company, has recently signed an agreement with One Bank Limited, to provide international express delivery to the bank and its customers.
An official corporate signing ceremony took place between DHL Express Bangladesh and One Bank Limited recently at the Country office of DHL Express Bangladesh. The agreement was signed by Desmond Quiah, Country Manager, DHL Express Bangladesh and M Fakhrul Alam, Managing Director, One Bank Limited on behalf of their respective organizations.
Airtel introduces Wi-Fi service
Airtel Bangladesh Limited, the fastest growing mobile operator of the country, is enriching its internet portfolio with Wi-Fi services. Airtel is committed to provide best internet experience for its customers and this is another step towards that.
Under Wi-Fi coverage area, Airtel customers will be able to avail this service and experience high speed internet to browse their favorite sites and contents. The location where Airtel has introduced their Wi-Fi coverage are most areas of Gulshan, Niketon, Baridhara, Banani Dhanmondi, Baily Ro ad, Farm Gate, Lalmatia, Mohammadpur, , and Badda.
Experts stress judicious use of coastal fresh groundwater
The government needs to make sure that the scanty reserve of fresh groundwater along the coastal districts is not over exploited for agriculture so that it could help resolve the drinking water crisis the people of those areas have long been facing, experts say.
“This freshwater in the coastal region must be preserved to meet the demand for safe drinking water. It should not be used for irrigation or commercial purposes, as the aquifers take a century or even centuries to be recharged with fresh water,” said hydro-geologists Anwar Zahid.
Bangladesh Embassy in USA celebrates Bangabandhu’s birth day
Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC celebrated the 94th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Children’s Day on Monday (17 March 2014) in an eventful manner. The elaborate programme included drawing and essay writing competition for the children, a discussion meeting on life and works of Bangabandhu and prayers. Messages from Hon'ble President, Hon'ble Prime Minister and Hon'ble Foreign Minister on the said occassion were also read out. Embassy family, a large number children and representaives from the community were present on the occasion.
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Wind power prospect moderately good in coast
A recent feasibility study at the country’s coastal belt has found a ‘moderately good prospect’ for wind energy.
According to official sources, Indian company ReGen Powertech has been conducting the study in Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar, reports UNB.
After the collection of six months’ data, the company submitted its initial report to the Power Division which reveals a ‘moderately good’ prospect, a senior official at the Power Division told UNB.
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After the collection of six months’ data, the company submitted its initial report to the Power Division which reveals a ‘moderately good’ prospect, a senior official at the Power Division told UNB.
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Primark to pay $ 10m more to Rana Plaza victims
British clothes retailer Primark will pay a further $10 million in compensation to victims of the collapse of a Bangladeshi factory last year that killed more than 1,100 people.
The disaster has galvanised most of the clothing industry’s big names to work together to improve safety standards but many brands have shunned a fund that is trying to raise $40 million for the over 2,000 people injured and the families of the dead, report agencies.
Campaigners are demanding that 27 brands linked to factories in the Rana Plaza
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