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BRACU holds English Campaign Launch

BRACUniversity has recently held the official launch of its English Campaign in the idyllic Savar Campus grounds, which had been dressed in colorful, motivational and educational banners and posters for the inauguration.

 The English Campaign aims at empowering students to compete globally by excelling in English. The event was host to a number of distinguished guests, including BRAC University Vice Chancellor Professor Ainun Nishat, Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Fuad Hassan Mallick and Lady Syeda Sarwat Abed, Director of BRAC Institute of Languages (who each gave a speech on the importance of English) and representatives from the press. A special note on the proper use of Bangla, to ensure o...

3rd Bimstec Summit gets underway in Myanmar capital

The third Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit got underway in the Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday with a high hope for refreshing and strengthening regional cooperation. Chairman of BIMSTEC and President of host country Myanmar Thein Sein inaugurated the third conference of the seven nation regional organization in the morning after six years of the second summit held in the Indian capital, New Delhi. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with other heads of states and governments as well as representatives of the member countries attended the inaugural session of the Summit.

Tanners boom despite toxic costs

Standing knee deep in toxic chemicals, Mokter Hossain loads animal hides into huge drums filled with still more dangerous liquids at a tannery in the Bangladesh capital. Barefoot and sick with fever, Hossain stops every now and then to cough, a legacy of the job that his doctors warn could one day kill him. "Some days I am too ill to work," said Hossain, 25, who has spent years inhaling fumes from the hexavalent chromium and other chemicals used to turn the raw hides into soft leather. "I take medicine to control my skin diseases. If I don't, it gets worse," Hossain adds, gesturing to his arms and legs which are covered in rashes and black spots. hazaribag tennary

FX reserves hit record high in February

The foreign exchange reserves of the country stood at an all-time high of $19.15 billion at the end of February, $1.03 billion more than the earlier record set in January, and more than 38 percent higher than a year earlier, the central bank said on Sunday. The higher reserves, which stem from a widening current-account surplus, are enough to cover more than six months of imports. At the end of February 2013, reserves totalled $13.85 billion. remmitanceRising exports and slowing imports have helpe...

Economists fear missing 6th five-yr targets

Bangladesh is unlikely to meet the investment targets set in the sixth five-year plan (SFYP) that ends next fiscal as private sector investment is on the decline. Leading economists of the country said if the slowdown continues to persist it will pose a serious threat to the country’s macro-economic stability. Bangladesh BankGeneral Economic Division (GED) of Planning Ministry in its report on “Bangladesh State of the Economy” released this week said th...

Bangladesh lags in fish exports

Bangladesh is lagging in fish export for lack of effective policies although fish production has significantly increased in a decade with the adoption of improved fish farming technology, fisheries officials said. Fisheries officials have observed that coordination between different ministries concerned should be strengthen to help increase the export of fish and fish products. MDG : Bangladesh Shrimp industryMeasures should be taken to develop fish processing industries equipped with modern technologies...
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