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Celebrating success with Chevron Bangladesh

Nadampur High School, one of 17 educational institutions that receive support under Chevron’s Quality Education Support Initiative, was recently recognized by the Sylhet Education Board as the Best Secondary School in Nabiganj Upazila (under Habiganj District). chevron-logo-promoThe school administration took this opportunity to celebrate this honor with Chevron Bangladesh President Kevin Lyon at a function recently, said a press release. When Lyon arrived, he was felicitated at a local high-school near the Bibiyana gas ...

OIC calls for humanitarian action to address plight of boat refugees

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has been monitoring the situation facing thousands of Rohingya and Bangladeshi refugees, asylum-seekers and economic migrants stranded on boats in the Andaman Sea and Straits of Malacca. ThaiThe OIC Secretary General, Iyad Ameen Madani, is in communication with countries in the region and the international community to express his concern over this humanitarian crisis and discussed possible ways to alleviate the suffering of the affected people stranded on the sea. The Secretary General further called ...

RSS wants border between India, Bangladesh sealed

Raising the issue of illegal immigration between India and Bangladesh, the BJP’s ideological mentor RSS has demanded that the newly-approved Land Boundary Agreement should be followed up by sealing the border between the two countries. The saffron outfit said it would help check the menace of illegal immigration. The Centre recently approved the historic Land Boundary bsf womanAgreement with Bangladesh. Calling the India-Bangladesh deal a “landmark” move, RSS mouthpiece Organiser has cautioned the government that a “Jammu & Kashmir-like imbroglio ...

Libya govt to ban Bangladeshi workers

Libya's official government has banned Bangladeshi workers from entering the country because many were trying to use Libya as a jump-off point to illegally travel by boat to Europe, a government spokesperson said on Saturday. The North African passport Bdcountry, gripped by violence and a breakdown of state authority four years after the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi, has turned into a major hub for human traffickers smuggling African migrants by boat to Italy. "Bangladeshi workers will be banned from entry into Libya," said Hatem Uraibi...

AIBL opens Branch at Sherpur, Bogra

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd (AIBL) has opened its 120th branch at Dhunot Mor, Sherpur, Bogra. Director and Vice Chairman Board Executive Committee of the Bank Alhajj Abdul Malek Mollah inaugurated the branch as Chief Guest while Managing Director Md. Habibur Rahman presided over the ceremony. 20150517 - AIBL Sherpur (Bogra) Branch PressHead of AIBL Bogra Zone Md. Abul Basher delivered the welcome speech. The occasion was addressed by prominent businessmen Md. Rezanur Soh...

UN stresses need to protect migrants stranded at sea

Increasingly concerned about the plight of migrants and refugees stranded in the Andaman Sea and Straits of Malacca, the UN chief and his deputy have spoken separately to leaders in Southeast Asia reiterating the need to protect lives and uphold the obligation of rescue at sea. Myanmar-boat-crisisA statement issued in New York on May 17 by a UN spokesperson said in recent days, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has spoken to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak and Thai Premier Prayuth Chan-...
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