Ali Riaz presents book on Bangladesh at UC-Berkeley
Department of Politics and Government Chair Ali Riaz speaks about his new book on Bangladesh’s political history at the University of California-Berkeley.
Department of Politics and Government Chair Ali Riaz spoke October 18 at the Center for Bangladesh Studies at the University of California-Berkeley about his new book, titled Bangladesh: A Political History since Independence.
Riaz said in his presentation that writing the history of Bangladesh has become challenging task because all regimes...
Riaz said in his presentation that writing the history of Bangladesh has become challenging task because all regimes...
Potential savings of 21pc energy cost
Findings from DANIDA financed energy efficiency project show that Bangladeshi companies can adopt energy efficiency measures and save 16% of energy consumption, 21% of energy costs and lower their CO2 emissions by 18%.
This were revealed at a seminar titled “Bangladesh – A Great Potential for Energy Efficient Industry”, organized by The Energy Efficiency Engagement (3e) Program Secretariat in collaboration with Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) at Hotel Six Seasons in the capital Dhaka.
The main objective of the event was to promote implementation of energy efficiency in 
Geopolitics hamper modernization of BD ports
The port of Chittagong, pictured, is working well above its designed capacity, but Bangladesh has no alternative maritime gateways.
The competition to develop much-needed modern port facilities in Bangladesh has intensified following the recent visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the South Asian country.
Despite the clear need for a new port, and plenty of commercial incentives to build one, projects have been slow to materialize, as China, Japan, and India fight for the right to provide financing, and with that a ticket to build their influence in the country and in the region.
During the presidential visit, China committed $24 billion for the development of
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PPP for improved public sector auditing in BD
In recent years, there has been growing realization of the need for collaboration between private and public sector audit profession for ensuring effective oversight over expenditure management and quality audit in the public sector. A new Audit Act on the anvil is expected to address some of these constraints and empower the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to use the private sector audit service in fully discharging its mandated responsibilities, said a policy paper presented in the workshop on “Public Private Partnership for Improved Public Sector Auditing in Bangladesh” organized by The World Bank, Dhaka at its office on Wednesday, 19 October 2016.
Masud Ahmed, Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh made the opening remarks in
PBL shifts its Gulshan Corpo Branch
Pubali Bank Limited (PBL) has inaugurated its shifted Gulshan Model Town Corporate Branch with a view to providing best & modern banking services to its valued customers. Habibur Rahman, Chairman, Board of Directors of Pubali Bank Limited was present as Chief Guest at the inaugural ceremony. Vice-Chairman Azizur Rahman, Directors- Moniruddin Ahmed, Syed Moazzem Hussain, Monzurur Rahman, Ahmed Shafi Choudhury, M. Kabiruzzaman Yaqub and Rana Laila Hafiz were present as Special Guests. Managing Director Md. Abdul Halim 
