Tougher programmes if deadlock continues, threaten business leaders
Country’s business leaders threatened to announce tougher programmes if the current crippling political deadlock continues.
“We want a peaceful environment in the country to run our businesses smoothly,” Kazi Akramuddin Ahmed, president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), said during their protest programme carrying white flags in front of FBCCI building at Motiheel on Saturday.
He urged the political leaders to reach a consensus to end the escalating violence and ensure a business-friendly environment in the country.
WB working to improve women’s odds in disasters
A survey for the World Bank (WB)’s fund for the poorest countries, the International Development Association, inventories cyclone shelters and provides fresh data on emergency preparedness in vulnerable regions of Bangladesh.
Women are much more likely than men to be killed in natural disasters. New research aims at improving their odds of survival. Including gender in disaster planning can help avoid costly mistakes and save lives. Fatema Begum heard the warning to evacuate as Cyclone Sidr bore down on Bangladesh’s southwestern coast in 2007. But she didn’t leave until her home began to fill with water. The nearest shelter was only five meters away, but in the darkness and surging...Korea to mark 40 years’ relationship with Bangladesh
As a part of celebrating the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relationship between Korea and Bangladesh, the Korean Embassy in Dhaka in collaboration with the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Centre arranged a seminar, titled ‘Bangladesh-Korea CSR Seminar 2013: Further Strengthening the 40 Year-Long Partnerships through CSR’ at a city hotel on Saturday.
Speakers in the seminar laid emphasis on Bangladesh-Korea partnership to strengthen the activities of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) saying the CSR is the way forward for Bangladesh and its better economy.
“We believe the CSR is the way forward for Bangladesh and it’s the way forward for the RMG (readymade garment) sector,” sa...
EU to focus on education, skill development for youth
European Union (EU)’s future development partnership with Bangladesh will largely be focused on the development of skills and education among the youth, said EU Ambassador in Bangladesh, William Hanna.
Hanna was addressing the Certificate Presentation Ceremony to the apprentices trained under the TVET project, organised by the project’s lead agency International Labour Organisation (ILO) at a city hotel on Saturday.
Referring to the success of the EU-assisted Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) project in the country, he said the TVET was a very good example where the government, different organisations from the private sector and international development partners worked together to achieve good results...
Air India set to join Star Alliance integration
The chief executives of the Star Alliance member airlines Saturday unanimously decided to recommence the integration process with Air India at their board meeting held in Vienna.
“Star Alliance has long held the opinion that India is such an important aviation market that it should be fully represented in the Alliance,” said Mark Schwab, Star Alliance chief executive.
“However the level of change in the domestic market in recent years did not make it easy for an airline to become an alliance member...
“However the level of change in the domestic market in recent years did not make it easy for an airline to become an alliance member...
Apparel orders from foreign buyers decline by 30pc
The apparel orders from foreign buyers would decline by 30 percent owing to the turbulence prevailing in the country that is affecting the Bangladeshi garment industry, said Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (BGMEA) president Atiqul Islam, after a recent meeting with Labor and Employment Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain and foreign buyers in Dhaka.
Islam said foreign buyers have expressed concern over the present situation affecting the garment industry in Bangladesh, which is forcing them to shift their readymade garment orders to other countries, reports BSS.
Around 30 percent of apparel orders would decline owing to the political turmoil which is severely affecting the garment industry of the country, he adde...
