No attempt to bring back women from Syria
While millions are fleeing war-torn Syria, many Bangladeshi women are being trafficked to the country and forced to work as domestic maids.
The women, who are duped into travelling to Syria, often have no idea that they are being sent to a war zone.
“Sister, please take me back home from this hell. They [the employers] are not good people. They say they have bought me and won’t let me go back to Bangladesh,” said a woman, who was promised a job in a Lebanese hospital but found herself forced into domestic service in the Syrian capital Damascus.
“There is war everywhere. They don’t give me food properly and I spend sleepless nights ![]()
Shrimp farming gets app-savvy
Technology that uses Quick Reading Codes (QRC) — which work like universal bar codes — helps consumers of shrimps farmed in Bangladesh to trace the antecedents of what they are eating with a smartphone app.
Introduced to the farmers in southern Bangladesh by the research organisation WorldFish to enhance the safety of shrimp production and to make its marketing transparent, the QRC can trace all shrimp right from the larva stage supplied to farmers.
The QRC can be used in combination with another app, an American company SourceTrace’s 
British business delegation visits BD
A British business delegation is visiting Bangladesh for three days to drive forward partnerships between the UK and Bangladesh for the growth and prosperity of both countries.
The visiting UK companies, experts in the field of development and humanitarian aid-work, will meet with a wide range of development partners, government officials, and non-government organisations. The delegation will engage with the parties to understand the scope of projects taking place and identify what opportunities are available for the supply of services and resources.
Robi Internet Corner at Barisal Press Club
Robi has recently expanded its digital footprint with the inauguration of Internet Corner at Barisal Press Club. The initiative was undertaken as part of the company’s Corporate Responsibility programme.
Barisal Press Club President Kazi Nasiruddin Babu and Robi’s Vice President for 
Communication and Corporate Responsibility inaugurated the internet corner. Distinguished members of t...
Communication and Corporate Responsibility inaugurated the internet corner. Distinguished members of t...
Int’l factoring for foreign trade stressed
Factoring is very important for international transaction. In Bangladesh export earning is growing rapidly and our export has more potential to grow. Letter of Credits (L/C) is a popularly used international trade payment method in Bangladesh. But because of more formalities and more costing, importers are becoming less interested to import under L/C. Rather importers are more interested to import under open account terms. As open account is involved with risk, international factoring removes the danger of open account trade said Mr. Hedayet Ullah Al-Mamoon, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh while inaugurating the ICC Training on International Factoring for Foreign Trade organized by ICC Bangladesh at Dhaka on 24 February as a Chief Guest. He thanked ICC B...
New Oracle cloud network infrastructure
Extending its commitment to helping organizations embrace cloud infrastructure, Oracle today announced Oracle Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) InfiniBand Fabric. The new software-defined networking-enabled, 100 GB/s converged fabric enables enterprise customers to securely accelerate application performance in order to quickly respond to changing business demands. 
These capabilities also provide the basis for future generations of highly converged E...
These capabilities also provide the basis for future generations of highly converged E...
