Bangladesh must act on these brutal attacks on bloggers
We, the undersigned writers, and PEN members, come together to condemn the horrific deaths of our colleagues Ananta Bijoy Das (or Dash), Washiqur Rahman Babu and Avijit Roy, three secular bloggers who have been brutally murdered on the streets of Bangladesh in the last three months. We urge Prime Minister Hasina Wajed and her government to do all in their power to ensure that the tragic events of the last three months are not repeated, and to bring the perpetrators to justice.
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Bangladesh to benefit from this year’s Kiwi 40 Hour Famine
Thousands of Kiwis will begin fasting for 40 hours at 8pm tonight.
Funds raised from this year's appeal will go to children and their families in Bangladesh and 123,000 New Zealanders have registered to take part in the annual World Vision event.
Swimming non-stop for 40 hours, squeezing into a room with 40 other people for the weekend, going without food and sleeping without a roof over their heads are just a few of the challenges Kiwis are taking on this year.
School...
Swimming non-stop for 40 hours, squeezing into a room with 40 other people for the weekend, going without food and sleeping without a roof over their heads are just a few of the challenges Kiwis are taking on this year.
School...
PM Modi’s visit to Bangladesh being worked out: Envoy
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s visit to Bangladesh likely in the first week of June, the country‘s envoy Syed Moazzem Ali on Thursday expressed happiness over the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) with Bangladesh being “finally settled”.
On the other long-pending issue of Teesta water sharing accord, the envoy said there was need for greater collaboration between the two countries to “conclude Teesta as soon as possible”.
Ali expressed his “dee...
Ali expressed his “dee...
Dhaka the ‘2nd worst liveable city’
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has published the list of 10 worst liveable cities in the world with Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, in the second top of the chart.
The EIU’s “liveability” study looks at how “tolerable” a city is to live in given its crime levels, threat of conflict, quality of medical care, levels of censorship, temperature, schools and transport links.
According to the latest chart, Dhaka is followed by Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Lagos, Nigeria; Harare, Zimbabwe; Algiers, Algeria; Karachi, Pakistan; Tripoli,...
The EIU’s “liveability” study looks at how “tolerable” a city is to live in given its crime levels, threat of conflict, quality of medical care, levels of censorship, temperature, schools and transport links.
According to the latest chart, Dhaka is followed by Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Lagos, Nigeria; Harare, Zimbabwe; Algiers, Algeria; Karachi, Pakistan; Tripoli,...
More current account deficit in first 3 quarters of this fiscal
Bangladesh registered a current account deficit of 1.15 billion US dollars in the first three quarters of the 2014-15 fiscal year ending next month, a central bank official said Thursday. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) official told Xinhua that the current account balance showed a deficit of 1,149 million U.S. dollars during the first three quarters of the current fiscal year 2014-15 (July 2014- June 2015) 
against the surplus of 1,691 million U.S. dollars during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year (July 2013- June 2014).
As both export and remittance gro...
against the surplus of 1,691 million U.S. dollars during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year (July 2013- June 2014).
As both export and remittance gro...
Hanovia UV seminar in city 30 May
Following the success of its UV seminar for the Bangladeshi pharmaceutical and beverage industries last year, Hanovia is hosting another one in the capital, Dhaka, on 30th May. The free all-day event will be hosted by Hanovia’s local distribution partner, Biovista Bangladesh Ltd and will take place at the BRAC Centre Inn, 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212 from 9am – 5pm.
The seminar is entitled ‘Latest improvements in water filtration and UV technology for the pharmaceutical, beverage and drinking water industries’ and will include an interesting mix of talks and prod...
The seminar is entitled ‘Latest improvements in water filtration and UV technology for the pharmaceutical, beverage and drinking water industries’ and will include an interesting mix of talks and prod...
