Enhancing Dhaka-Beijing cooperation stressed
Leading economists, academics and policy researchers today stressed that Dhaka- Beijing cooperation should be further enhanced in the areas of energy, power, agriculture, education and human resources development.
They said that smart negotiations and smooth implementation of Chinese funded projects are similarly important to encourage Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from China with favourable terms and conditions, BSS reports.
“Bangladesh needs very smart negotiations with China over the possibility of US$23 billion
Tulip inducted into Labour Party shadow cabinet
Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, the granddaughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has been inducted into the shadow cabinet of UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.
She will be joining Shadow Minister of Education Angela Rayner’s team of four as the Shadow Minister of Early Years education, reports BSS.
“Delighted to join the brilliant @AngelaRayner in Shadow Education team - we will battle to hold gov to account on education and early years,” Tulip tweeted.
Her appointment comes after a shadow cabinet shake-up by Jeremy Corbyn following his re-election as Labour leader.
Cabinet clears draft Accreditation Council Law
The cabinet today gave the final approval to the draft of “The Accreditation Council Law, 2016” aiming to ensure quality of higher education, particularly the university education, in Bangladesh.
The approval was given at the regular weekly meeting of the cabinet held at Bangladesh Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
After the meeting, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam briefed reporters.
He said the approval of the draft law was giv...
After the meeting, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam briefed reporters.
He said the approval of the draft law was giv...
AIBL patronizes research for livestock development
Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited (AIBL) has donated Tk.1 (One) lac to Abu Sayeed Shakhawat Hossain, of Bangladesh Agriculture University, Mymensingh to carry-on his research works for developing food, milk and other improvements of cattle.
In this connection, Managing Director Md. Habibur Rahman handed over a cheque to PHD student Abu Sayeed Shakhwat on 10 October 2016 under the Banks CSR program.
Among others Deputy Managing Directors Kazi Towhid...
In this connection, Managing Director Md. Habibur Rahman handed over a cheque to PHD student Abu Sayeed Shakhwat on 10 October 2016 under the Banks CSR program.
Among others Deputy Managing Directors Kazi Towhid...
Information Olympiad at Sonargaon Sinha School
To mark the International Information Day’ 2016, the Regional Reporting Society (the RRS) has organized an Information Olympiad at Sinha Higher Secondary School of Sonargaon Upazilla in Nrayanganj recently.
Chief Information Commissioner of Bangladesh Prof Dr Md. Golam Rahman was the chief guest at the certificate distribution ceremony held on last Thursday. Principal of the College Md. Abdur Rahman presided over the function while Central Coordinator of Sujan, Dilip Kumar
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US sanctions on Myanmar lifted
President Barack Obama formally announced the lifting of US sanctions on Myanmar on Friday by terminating an emergency order that deemed the policies of the former military government a threat to US national security.
"I have determined that the situation that gave rise to the national emergency ... has been significantly altered by Burma's (Myanmar's) substantial advances to promote democracy, including historic elections in November 2015," Obama said in a letter to the US House and Senate speakers.
A US treasury statement said that as a result of the termination of the emergency order the 
