ADB grants $ 90m aid for Bangladesh edn programme
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Thursday signed a loan agreement worth $90 million with Bangladesh to overhaul the country's secondary education sector and build the foundation for developing a skilled labour force.
The assistance is the first tranche of the $500 million Secondary Education Sector Investment Programme (SESIP) approved by ADB in September this year, said a statement from the Manila-based lender.
Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad, secretary of Bangladesh's Economic Relations Division (ERD) and M. Teresa Kho, country director for ADB's Bangladesh Resident Mission, signed the loan agreement.
"Skills shortage is a key challenge Bangladesh is facing to graduate to the next orbit of development," said Teresa Kho.
Airtel ensures fastest 3G roll out in Dhaka, Ctg
Airtel Bangladesh Ltd, one of the fastest growing mobile service providers of the country, has announced that the Airtel 3G network has been further stretched over significant parts of the two biggest metropolitan cities of Bangladesh, Dhaka and Chittagong, as a part of their 3G roll out plan.
Within 2 weeks of official launch, Airtel Bangladesh Limited has announced the availability of 3G network in new areas of Dhaka and Chittagong. During the official launch, Airtel Bangladesh launched their 3G network in Baridhara, Gulshan 1 and 2, Banani, Mohakhali, Bijoy Sharani, Farm Gate, Tejgaon, Lalmatia, Kalabagan, Panthapath and Hatirpool areas of the Dhaka city. Now Airtel Bangladesh has rapidly expanded their 3G network to Uttara, Dhanmondi, New Market, Elephant Road, Shahbagh, Mirpur 1...
SJIBL opens branch at Nagarpur in Tangail
Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd (SJIBL) opened its 86th branch at Nagarpur in Tangail on Thursday. Khandaker Abdul Baten, member of parliament in Tangail-6, formally inaugurated the branch as chief guest while the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of SJIBL Syed Nurul Arefeen was persent as special guest.
Md. Abdul Jabber Chowdhury, Deputy Managing Director of SJIBL presided over the inaugural ceremony.
Khandaker Abdul Baten said, if we want to ensure congenial environment and peaceful life all should have to work for the c...
Khandaker Abdul Baten said, if we want to ensure congenial environment and peaceful life all should have to work for the c...
Indian co wins tender to supply 50,000t wheat
India's Amira Foods has won a tender to supply 50,000 tonnes of wheat to Bangladesh after submitting the lowest offer at $314.60 a tonne, an official of the state grains purchasing agency said on Wednesday.
This was the highest price the agency has paid in tenders since the start of July. The price included cost, freight, insurance and other port-related expenses.
The tender is part of a plan by the Directorate General of Food to import 850,000 tonnes of wheat in the financial year through June 2014, up from around 350,000 tonnes the previous year.
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EIB to provide EUR 82m to support efficient power generation
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide EUR 82 million to Bangladesh to support more efficient power generation in the country and reductions in emissions.
The project will have important climate change benefits in a country that is especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The project is part of a wider investment programme in the energy sector with an estimated total cost of USD 1.6 billion , whose objective is to facilitate the expansion of power generation, transmission and distribution as well as capacity-building in the country. The EUR 82 million EIB loan will serve to finance two specific projects under the programme, including the conversion of gas-fired plants in Baghabari and Shagibacar to combined-cycle plants.
Debate in EU Parliament tonight for resolution on Bangladesh
Amid the growing political tension, a debate is going to be held in the European Parliament on Thursday night for a resolution on Bangladesh focusing human rights and forthcoming election issues.
In the proposal, there are calls for formation of a neutral and impartial transitional government that has the confidence of all political parties and the international community to oversee the next crucial election.
It also calls for the national reconciliation and dialogue between all political parties and a peaceful electio...
It also calls for the national reconciliation and dialogue between all political parties and a peaceful electio...
