Shrimp workers routinely exploited, say campaigners
Shrimp industry in Bangladesh is plagued by hazardous conditions and excessively low wages, according to Environmental Justice Foundation report. Western governments, large retailers and consumers should put pressure on the Bangladeshi government to ensure a fair deal for the 1.2 million workers and their dependents in the lucrative shrimp industry, campaigners have said.
Bangladesh is among the top 10 exporters of farmed shrimp; it is its second largest foreign currency earner after the garment industry.
Bangladesh jute report – Jan 16
VARIETY BALES FOB Narayanganj
(One bale = 180 kg) (Taka per bale)
Ready Position (in taka) Bangla white special (BW special) 12,800 Bangla white A (BWA) 12,500 Bangla white B (BWB) 11,600 Bangla white C (BWC) 10,100 Bangla white D (BWD) 9,650 Bangla white E (BWE) 9,200 Bangla tossa special (BTS) 13,100 Bangla tossa A (BTA) 13,800 Bangla tossa B (BTB) 11,900 Bangla tossa C (BTC) 10,400 Bangla tossa D (BTD) 9,950 Bangla tossa E (BTE) 9,500
WRS/TRS, HABIJABI, CUT ROPES Bangla white rejection (BWR) 8,250 Bangla whi...
WRS/TRS, HABIJABI, CUT ROPES Bangla white rejection (BWR) 8,250 Bangla whi...
Children learning disaster preparedness in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is working to enhance children’s understanding of disaster preparedness with the introduction of 10 new supplementary books for teaching the subject, which has been part of the education curriculum in primary and secondary schools since 2004.
“With these books, students will be taught about disaster… [preparedness] by rhymes and stories, so that they can understand the risks,” Shafikur Rahman, chairman of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB), told IRIN.
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Bangladesh outshines India in prosperity rankings
Bangladesh ranked 103rd out of 142 countries on the 2013 Legatum Prosperity Index, while India fell five notches to 106.
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Bangladesh key economic indicators – Jan 17
DAILY INDICATORS
Thursday Previous
Taka/US $ (inter-bank) 77.75-77.7525 77.75-77.75 Call money rate (inter-bank) 05.50-08.00 05.50-08.00 Dhaka Stock Exchange index 4,519.36 4,494.02
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MONTHLY
CURRENT PREVIOUS Growth in: Consumer price index (BBS) Change yr/yr (pct) Dec. 7.53 7.15
M2 supply (bln taka) (BB) Nov. 6,425.75 6,403.17 Forex reserves ($bln)(BB) Dec. 18.07 17.11
Exports(FOB) ($mln)(BB) Nov. 2,...
BB amends policy on single borrower exposure limit
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has amended its policy on single borrower exposure limit in order to comply with the recently incorporated Section-26 (Kha) of the Banking Companies Act (BCA), 1991 and further improve bank's credit risk management.
A circular was issued Thursday in this regard, consolidating all instructions issued so far on single borrower exposure limit, and bringing some changes, reports the Financial Express (FE).
In the policy the central bank incorporated the d...
In the policy the central bank incorporated the d...
