Bangladesh Honda Private Ltd (BHL), Honda's (NYSE: HMC) motorcycle business joint venture in Bangladesh, has begun sales of Honda motorcycle products in Bangladesh. Prior to the start of sales, BHL began local production of the CD80 in this October.
These motorcycle models are sold at authorized Honda motorcycle dealers.
BHL newly opened two authorized Honda motorcycle dealers, one in Tangail and the other in Jamalpur. A total of six models went on sale today, including the CD80 produced...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has given approval to Hwa Well Textiles to raise Tk 200 milion through an Initial public offering (IPO).
Through the IPO, to be managed by Alfa Capital Management and Citizen Securities and Investment, the textiles company will float 2 million ordinary shares worth Tk 10 each.
The capital raised through the IPO would be used by the company to purchase land and machinery, as well as for constructing new factory buildings, BSEC said in a statemen...
For many years, Maryknoll Fr. Bob McCahill has been sending an annual letter to friends at Christmastime, chronicling his experience living among the people of Bangladesh. Since 1984, NCR has published his letter every year in the Christmas issue. Following is an edited version of his 2013 letter.
Dear Friends,
During a visit to one of the 10 towns I have lived in in Bangladesh, I was walking on a side street when the face of a young man coming toward me lit up with astonishment. “Do you know who I am?” he asked. I did not. “I am Razzak,” he said before adding with a big smile: “The queen’s boy!” Then I remembered. Razzak had been a perilously emaciated child whom I took, along with his mother, to Save the Children Nutritio...
Bangladesh's state grains buyer said it received no bids for the import of 50,000 tonnes of wheat in an international tender that closes on Thursday amid political turmoil ahead of next month's elections.
The tender was reissued earlier this month after the winning bidder failed to supply wheat on time.
Tens of thousands of troops fanned out across Bangladesh on Thursday in a bid to stem political violence ahead of elections.
Violent protests, shutdowns and blockades over the Jan. 5 election,...
Bangladesh, due to its geographical location, is in the frontline of the battle against climate change. The country has faced over 200 natural disasters in the last 40 years with increasing frequency and intensity. Cyclone Sidr in 2007 was amongst the most devastating, affecting nine million people across 30 districts in southern Bangladesh. The Emergency Cyclone Recovery and Restoration Project (ECRRP) is helping the affected community recover from the damage caused by the Cyclone Sidr by providing support for infrastructure and agricultural livelihoods. The project is also working for better long-term disaster preparedness through building and reconstructing of cyclone shelters and embankments that will protect coastal population from...
The Cambodian worker’s unions are pressing for higher wages and better working conditions, an issue that has been in the spotlight following recent deadly disasters in Bangladeshi factories.
Several thousand garment workers pressing for higher compensation joined opposition activists in protests in Cambodia’s capital on Thursday, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Hun Sen.
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These motorcycle models are sold at authorized Honda motorcycle dealers.
BHL newly opened two authorized Honda motorcycle dealers, one in Tangail and the other in Jamalpur. A total of six models went on sale today, including the CD80 produced...
