Browse Author

bdreports24

Mamata to accompany Modi during Bangladesh visit

In a significant development, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday decided to accompany Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Bangladesh next month. The decision follows a formal request from the Centre. However the Modi MamataWest Bengal CM kept the Centre on tenterhooks as MEA officials said they had not heard officially from the State government till late on Thursday evening. Speaking to The Hindu Trinamool Congress secretary general and State’s Education Minister Partha Chatterjee confirmed the visit ...

Myanmar refuses sole blame for Asia migrant crisis

Myanmar has refused to be singled out for blame for the Asia migrant crisis at a conference of the regional grouping Asean in Bangkok. [caption id="attachment_16404" align="alignleft" width="300"]Myanmar minister Htin Lynn said Myanmar should not be singled out for blame[/caption] Delegates said the situation was at an alarming level. Representatives of the US and UN are also at the meeting. Thousands of people have fled Bangladesh and Myanmar by boat, heading south to Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. The UN estimates about 2,...

Grassroots efforts to end violence against women

In Bangladesh, domestic violence against women and girls who live in slum areas is widespread. Efforts to improve the situation are difficult because of ingrained cultural norms. But a campaign by a group of non-profit organizations is trying to spark change among thousands of the country’s poor. women violenceIn a slum in Dhaka, 10 people sit in a narrow lane between small homes with tin roofs. Women with colorful shawls on their heads sit on a mat next to four men. They listen as two female health workers talk about sexually tra...

UN to honour 126 peacekeepers including 8 Bangladeshis

The United Nations (UN) will honour 126 ‘blue helmets’, including eight Bangladeshis who lost their lives the previous year while serving the cause of peace. UN peacekeepersThe commemorative activities will be held at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, 29th May and at peacekeeping operations and offices around the world. The 126 peacekeepers from police and armed forces from different countries and civilian recruits who lost their lives in 2014 while serving with the UN as a result of hostile acts, accidents an...

BB increases Exporter’s Retention Quota

Bangladesh Bank has increased the Exporter’s Retention Quota (ERQ) for the foreign exchange expense. bbA circular issued by Foreign Exchange Policy Department (FEPD) on Wednesday said the Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Transactions-2009 (GFET) permits exporters to retain specific parts of their export earnings in foreign exchange, for utilization without prior Bangladesh Bank approval for bonafide business expenses abroad including maintenance of offices abroad, import of raw materials, machineries and spares. “It has been decided to further widen this facility b...

EDU-IIUM joint collaboration

East Delta University (EDU), Chittagong and International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) embarked on a new endeavour in institutional cooperation in higher education, research and innovation. edu pic 29-05Sayeed Al Noman, Founder Vice Chairman of EDU called on Prof Dr Abdel Aziz Berghout, Deputy Rector of IIUM on Thursday at IIUM campus in Malaysia. SM Abdul Quddus, Head of Centre for Human Development and Applied Social Science (CERDAS) of Malaysia, Rashed Al Karim, Assistant Professor, School of Business Administration of E...
Verified by MonsterInsights