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India fears Bt brinjal release in Bangladesh

Food security activists who secured a moratorium on introducing genetically modified Bt brinjal (aubergine) into India fear that their efforts are being undermined by the release of GM brinjal in neighbouring Bangladesh. “India and Bangladesh share a long and porous border and it is easy for GM  brinjal varieties to be brought over,” says Suman Sahai, director of Gene Campaign, a Delhi-based research and advocacy group devoted to the conservation of genetic resources and indigenous knowledge. bt brinjal 22GM brinjal is spliced wit...

AG office supersedes High Court in Bangladesh: AHRC

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) said, it has learned that direct intervention from the Attorney General's Office of Bangladesh is preventing the release of ASM Nasiruddin Elan, Director of Odhikar, a Bangladesh based human rights organisations, despite the High Court (HC) having granted bail to the prominent human rights defender. That the Attorney General’s Office (AG office) can impede a high court order so easily, is a telling example of the rule of lawlessness in Bangladesh, says a AHRC press release. AHRC

ADB, partners aim to protect Bangladesh urban poor from climate extremes

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Government of the United Kingdom (UK), and the Rockefeller Foundation are teaming up to help the urban poor of  fast growing secondary cities of Asia including Bangladesh. The three partners intended to protect the urban poor from the ravages of climate change. adb1The partners have agreed to roll out an innovative program namely ‘Managing Climate Risks for the Urban Poor’, to help 25 secondary cities in the region counter the impacts of climate change, with ...

India steps up vigilance along Bangladesh border

India has beefed up security along the border with Bangladesh in view of the political turmoil in that country, officials said here on Friday. “We have asked our soldiers to keep a close watch on the border situation. Our men remained vigilant round-the-clock along the borders, specially where a substantial number of people reside across the border,” Border Security Force (BSF) public relations officer Bhaskar Rawat said. “After the Assembly Elections in the five Indian states are over, the BSF personnel deployed on poll duties would be re-deployed along the borders to further reinforce vigilance along the sensitive borders,” Rawat told a news agency.

Bangladesh key economic indicators – Nov 29

DAILY INDICATORS

Thursday Previous Taka/US $ (inter-bank) 77.75-77.77 77.75-77.7525 Call money rate (inter-bank) 05.75-07.75 05.50-08.00 Dhaka Stock Exchange index 4,230.66 4,268.66 ------------------------------------------------------------ indicatorMONTHLY CURRENT PREVIOUS Growth in: Consumer price index (BBS) Change yr/yr (pct) Oct. 7.03 7.13 M2 supply (bln taka) (BB) Sept. 6,267.23 6,199.89 Forex reserves ($bln)(BB) Oct. 17.35 16.15 Exports(FOB) ($mln)(BB) Sept. 2,59...

BD to host 12th ICAAP conference in 2015

Bangladesh will host the 12th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP), said Health Secretary MM Niaz Uddin on Thursday. ICAAP-LogoHe said this at a press briefing at Bangladesh Secretariat organized to celebrate the Worlds Aids Day on December 1 next. The health secretary said Bangladesh has been elected as a host country in the 11 ICAAP conference held few days back at the ...
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