Malaysia will waste no time in repatriating about 1,000 Bangladeshi illegal immigrants who came ashore in Langkawi on May 11.
Home Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said this would be implemented upon completion of the documentation of the refugees.
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Rohinyga and Bangladeshi refugees are transported to a navy boat where they will be taken to mainland Malaysia, after they landed at Pantai Pasir Berdengung beach in Langkawi May 14, 2015. — Reuters pic[/caption...
Brought to Mumbai five years back, a 20-year-old woman from Bangladesh was allegedly pushed into flesh trade. The victim was also beaten up and gangraped by some persons near Kalyan railway station, police said today.
The accused, after gangraping the victim last week, dumped her into a train, they said.
Seven persons have been booked under IPC sections 376(G) (gangrape), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 370 (buying or disposing of any person as a slave) read with 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) and also sect...
Poor education quality has ‘serious consequences’ for ending extreme poverty, says the World Bank ahead of World Education Forum 2015.
In 2015, WB president Jim Yong Kim notes, the poorest children have just a slim chance of finishing primary school in many countries.
“Most education systems are not serving the poorest children well. An estimated 250 million children cannot read or write-even though many have attended school for years. This is a tragedy and has serious consequences for ending extreme poverty,” he observes.
Against this backdrop, the global agency announced that it will double results-based financing for education to US$5 billion over the next five years.
A WB news release said on Tuesday that the new financing is part of the Bank Group’s commitment to end ex...
Airtel Bangladesh Limited, the fastest growing telecom operator of the country participated in a rally in the city on the occasion of ‘World Telecommunication Day’.
State Minister, Information and Communications Technology Division, Mr. Zunaid Ahmed Palak, MP, graced the rally as the chief guest along with, Mr. Imran Ahmad, Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Post,
Telecom and ICT; Mr. Mouazzam Hossain Ratan, MP, Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Post, Te...
Robi Axiata Ltd. (Robi) announced its financial results for the first quarter of the year ending on 31 March 2015.
A year started with a very challenging macro conditions resulting from political unrest impacting growth in all dimensions of the business. However despite these challenging conditions, Robi was able to acquire another 1 million new subscribers to reach 26.3
million subscribers, representing 21.3 per cent subscriber market share.
During the period, the company recorded revenue growth of 4.1 per cent compared to the same period of last year...
Pubali Bank Limited signed Corporate agreement with Robi Axiata Ltd. at Pubali Bank Head Office recently. Sk.Golam Mohammad, General Manager of Establishment Division of Pubali Bank Ltd. and Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, Chief Operating Officer of Robi Axiata Ltd. signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations.
Managing Director of Pubali Bank Limited Md. Abdul Halim Chowdhury was present as Chief Guest at the agreement signing ceremony. Deputy Managing Director of the Bank Safiul Alam Khan Cho...
Rohinyga and Bangladeshi refugees are transported to a navy boat where they will be taken to mainland Malaysia, after they landed at Pantai Pasir Berdengung beach in Langkawi May 14, 2015. — Reuters pic[/caption...
