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BGB opposes construction activity in Tripura border

Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) troopers have opposed the construction of a culvert, creating tension along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura, an official said here Tuesday. “When the workers were building a culvert adjoining a bridge in bordering Belonia town (in southern Tripura) Monday, the BGB jawans threatened to open fire unless the erection of the culvert was stopped,” said an official of the south Tripura district administration. BGBLocal people immediately launched a road blockade i...

Bangladesh to be 3rd in league table of death penalty

Bangladesh will be catapulted to third in the league table of death penalty countries, behind Iran and China if the executions of 152 border guards to death over ‘2009 mutiny’ are carried out, a process that was slammed by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, amongst others. In young and developing democracies like Bangladesh, the imprisonment of dissenting voices is commonplace, but not unsurprising. Yet it is the incendiary act of executing high-level opposition leaders before an election which risks plunging Bangladesh into turmoil. Criticism of legal processes aside, it is this challenge to the very fundamentals of a modern democracy that must concern all.

AIUB organizes annual Job Fair

American International University – Bangladesh (AIUB) organized the annual AIUB Job Fair 2013 on Saturday on the AIUB Campus -1 & 5, Banani in the city. Vice Chancellor of AIUB Dr CARMEN Z Lamagna inaugurated the fair at 10:00 AM which continued up-to 4:00PM. The inauguration ceremony was also attended by AIUB Founder and Vice President (Student Affairs) Nadia Anwar Founder. AIUBNearly 60 renowned national and multinational companies including banks, IT solutions, mobile operators, net...

DBBL opens branch at Kishoreganj

Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd (DBBL) has opened its 131st branch at Kishoreganj on Monday. Like the other DBBL branch network, this branch will also provide truly On-line Banking facilities to the clients from the very opening day, says a press release. Pic for Press releaseThe opening ceremony started with Milad-Mahfil seeking blessings of the Almighty Allah for successful operation of the branch, prosperity of the business community, depositors and stakeholders o...

BASIC Bank organises seminar on Asset Securitisation

BASIC Bank Ltd in association with ADFIMI has organized a 3-day seminar “Asset Securitisation” at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the city on Monday. Chairman of the BASIC Bank, Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu inaugurated the seminar as chief guest while Nuri Birtek, Secretary General, ADFIMI, Istanbul, Turkey welcome the participants and Dr. Bulent Gunceler, an eminent banker of Turkey, led the session as program manager. Basic Bank Managing Director Kazi Faqurul Islam presided over the session and gave welcome speech, says a press release. Shyam Sunder Sikder and Anis Ahamad, directors, Basic Bank were present in the inaugural ceremony as special guests. ...

Call for new approaches to stop global warming

Longtime NASA expert James Hansen has issued a call for new approaches to stop global warming, saying solutions are needed and that currently accepted targets are too dangerous. His 26-page paper in the open-access journal PLOS ONE outlines the dangers of climate change and the devastating impact it has already had on the world environment. Global warming of two degrees Celsius would be “far into the dangerous range,” he said, referring to the 2009 Copenhagen accord which said deep cuts in emissions were needed to reduce emissions and keep the increase in global temperature below two degrees Celsius relative to pre-industrial times, reports AFP. <...
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