Hindu migrants from Bangladesh must be accommodated: Modi
The Indian prime ministerial candidate of BJP, Narendra Modi said Hindu migrants from Bangladesh must be accommodated in the country and detention camps would be done away with once his party comes to power.
“As soon as we come to power at the Centre, detention camps housing Hindu migrants from Bangladesh will be done away with,” Mr Modi told a public rally at Ramnagar in Assam on Saturday.
“We have a responsibility toward Hindus who are harassed and suffer in other countries. Where will they go? India is the only place for them. Our government cannot continue to harass them. We will have to accommodate them here,” he said.
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Remittances to Bangladesh dip in Oman
Remittances to Bangladesh by its migrant workers continue to slide, dropping by 5.3 per cent in January this year on the back of declining numbers of migrant workers, reports claim.
The country received $1.25 billion in remittances last month against $1.32 billion in January 2013, according to data released by Bangladesh Bank. This is the sixth consecutive month of falling inflows.
“From July 2013 to January 2014, the first seven months of the current fiscal year, remittances amounted to $8 billion, a nine per cent drop from the same period last year,” the report says.
Bank Asia provides scholarship to 14 students
As a part of its corporate social responsibility, Bank Asia has provided higher studies scholarship to 14 meritorious students from Ashulia, Tongi, Savar of Dhaka and Konabari of Gazipur district on Saturday.
Humaira Azam, Deputy Managing Director of the bank handed over the scholarship money to the students at a function held at a local restaurant of Konabari. Deputy General Manager (DGM) of Palli Bidyut Sheikh Monwar Hossain was present as special guest. A large...
Humaira Azam, Deputy Managing Director of the bank handed over the scholarship money to the students at a function held at a local restaurant of Konabari. Deputy General Manager (DGM) of Palli Bidyut Sheikh Monwar Hossain was present as special guest. A large...
BDCOM, eServGlobal to establish MFS HUB in Bangladesh
BDCOM and eServGlobal have announced the signing of a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to explore the possibility of entering into a joint venture for the purpose of providing a platform for Mobile Financial Services HUB in Bangladesh.
Wahidul Haque Siddiqui, Chairman, BDCOM ONLINE Ltd said, “There has been a strong uptake of Mobile Financial Services in Bangladesh. I am pleased to initiate a clear discussion with eServGlobal to look not only at the possibility of a collaborati...
Wahidul Haque Siddiqui, Chairman, BDCOM ONLINE Ltd said, “There has been a strong uptake of Mobile Financial Services in Bangladesh. I am pleased to initiate a clear discussion with eServGlobal to look not only at the possibility of a collaborati...
Bangladesh Embassy in US observes Mother Language Day
Bangladesh Embassy in WashingtonDC observed ‘Shaheed Dibash’ to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the Language Martyrs Day and to celebrate the International Mother Language Day at the Bangabandhu Auditorium of the Embassy on Saturday in an eventful manner.
Participated by performers of 13 different countries including Bangladesh, the programme manifested a unique harmony of the nations for the protection of cultural diversity.
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DU Pro-VC (Admin.) Prof. Dr. Shahid Akhtar Hossain distributing certificates among the participants of a two-day workshop on “US Society and Culture” jointly organized by the Bangladesh Association for American Studies (BAAS) and American Center, US Embassy, Dhaka at a function on Sunday at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of the university.
Workshop on US Society held at DU
DU Pro-VC (Admin.) Prof. Dr. Shahid Akhtar Hossain distributing certificates among the participants of a two-day workshop on “US Society and Culture” jointly organized by the Bangladesh Association for American Studies (BAAS) and American Center, US Embassy, Dhaka at a function on Sunday at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of the university.
