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BB launches first journal

Bangladesh Bank (BB) published its first journal namely "Thoughts of Banking and Finance", on Tuesday. Governor Dr Atiur Rahman launched the journal at a programme at the Bangladesh Bank Training Academy (BBTA) in the city. Addressing the luncheon programme, he said there is no alternative to the research to expedite development process, and local research process should be strengthened to maintain the pace of development. bbReferring to the different steps of the central bank including low rate lending to the agriculture sector, the governor said research should ...

Bangladesh wants dev partners to fight climate adversity

  Bangladesh has urged the development partners to stand beside it to cope with the adverse effects of climate change. The call was made on the sidelines of an event, titled ‘Climate Initiatives of Bangladesh: Sharing the Experience of Finance, Adaptation and Mitigation’ organised by Bangladesh at Warsaw Stadium in Poland on the 8th day of Warsaw Climate Change Summit 2013 on Monday. climate refugeeAt the event, it was said Bangladesh requires US$ 10 billions to deal with the negative impacts due to climate change which...

Hearing on Bangladesh political situation at US Congress today

A sub-committee of the House of Representatives of the US Congress is going to organise a hearing on Bangladesh political situation in Washington on Wednesday. The Sub Committee on Asia and the Pacific will arrange the hearing, titled ‘Bangladesh in Turmoil: A Nation on the Brink?” to be held at Rayburn House Office Building, according to a web release of the office of House Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Chairman Ed Royce. Ali Riaz, Professor and Chair, Department of Politics and Government, IllinoisStateUniversity and a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Centre, Maj Gen (retd) ANM Muniruzzaman, President of Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies and John Sifton, Asia Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch will participate in the hearing as witnesses.

Labour unrest nothing but a conspiracy to destroy RMG sector

The leaders of Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) said, the recent labour unrest in Readymade Garment (RMG) sector is nothing but a conspiracy to destroy the country’s leading export sector. They appealed to the government to take all out measures for saving the Readymade Garment (RMG) factories from unruly workers, as it is the property of state. In a meeting with the high up officials of the home ministry on Tuesday, BGMEA leaders along with the leaders of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturer and Exporters Association (BKMEA) said, they were helpless to run the factories. Md Atiqul Islam, President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), led the delegation.

Govt to reopen worker migration to Maldives

The government will lift the ban on worker migration to the Maldives after a government delegation was sent to investigate allegations of fraudulent recruitment, forced labour and migrant unemployment. In September Minivan News reported that the Bangladesh’s Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) had prohibited immigration over concerns that labourers were being lured to the Maldives with the promise of jobs, only to find themselves unemployed and unable to return to their home country. Flag-Pins-Bangladesh-Maldives

Malaysian experts to train doctors of Bangladesh hospital

Malaysia's expertise in the healthcare sector is being tapped by the Bangladeshi government via the newly launched Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib Memorial KPJ Specialised Hospital and Nursing College. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said through the joint undertaking with KPJ Healthcare Bhd, the hospital would have a qualified and experienced team of hospital managers in place, comprising the chief executive officer, chief finance officer and chief nursing officer. "KPJ will also bring in specialists, nurses and other key personnel to serve at the hospital alongside local professionals. "The hospital will offer first-class healthcare, providing Bangladeshis with greater access to international standards of treatment. "It will support national efforts to provide a safety n...
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