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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...

ICAB team to attend ICAI Int’l conference in Kolkata

A delegation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh(ICAB) led by its President Md Abdus Salam FCA  left Dhaka on Monday for India to attend ICAI International Conference on ‘Accountancy Profession : Emerging Frontiers of Future Growth’ and South Asian Federation of Accountants(SAFA) events to be held in Kolkata, India. ICAB President Md Abdus Salam FCA, Member Council and CAPA Board Director Anwaruddin Chowdhury FCA will attend Joint SAFA-CAPA meeting on Wednesday, 20 November 2013 at hotel Hyatt Regency, Kolkata, says a press release. ICAB

Bank Asia holds training on money laundering prevention

Bank Asia arranged a day-long training on “Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing” for its 90 officials of the bank and its agents in the Port City Chittagong recently. Pix-pressM Mahfuzur Rahman, Executive Director and Deputy Head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), Bangladesh Bank inaugurated the programme as the chief guest at a local hotel on 15 November. Mohammed Roshangir, Deputy Managing Director of Bank Asia was present on the occasion, says a press release. Joint Director of Bangladesh Bank Md. Mamun ...

Airtel opens new service center in Ctg

Rajnish Kaul, Chief Operating Officer of Airtel Bangladesh Ltd inaugurated an Airtel Service Centre (ASC) in Navy Hospital Gate, Bandar, Chittagong on Thursday (14 November). Airtel Photo releaseSoumen Mitra, Zonal Business Manager-Chittagong, AHM Golam Kibria, Zonal Customer Service Manager-Chittagong and Moshior Rahman, Sales Manager-Chittagong South and  Hasan Murad, Distribution House Owner, Bandar House, Md. Abu Kawsar, Retailer, Chandni Telecom were present during the inauguration ceremony, a press release said. ...

Crucial working conditions in RMG hinder sustainable growth in Bangladesh: ILO

Improving working conditions in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) industry is crucial for achieving sustainable growth in the country, says a new report of International Labour Organisation (ILO) titled as ‘Bangladesh: Seeking Better Employment Conditions For Better Socioeconomic Outcomes’. According to the report prepared by the ILO Research Department in consultation with the ILO’s tripartite constituents in Bangladesh, the country experienced relatively high economic growth over the past two decades, mainly due to garment exports. Bangladesh accounted for 4.8 per cent of global apparel exports in 2011, compared with only 0.6 per cent in 1990.
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