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Bangladesh triumphs in 2015 The Bobs Awards

The winners of Deutsche Welle’s The Bobs 2015 awards have been announced. Online projects from Bangladesh, Mexico and Syria were selected as winners by an international jury. dwelleProjects in 14 languages competed in the categories of Social Change, Privacy and Security and Arts and Media, in addition to People’s Choice. Newly inaugurated this year as part of The Bobs was Deutsche Welle’s Freedom of Speech Award, which was awarded in February to imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi. The Bobs marks its 11th year of existence this...

Telecom report: Mobile growth slowing

With overall mobile growth slowing, Bangladesh looks to 3G to give the market new life. Bangladesh has discovered a way to grow its telecom sector in spite of the odds. It remains one of the poorest, most densely populated, least developed countries in the world; yet it has somehow managed to show considerable spirit in the development of its telecoms and associated activity. mobiledeviceThis nation of almost 160 million people, with its comparatively low GDP per capita, has been involved in the creation of a very competitive mobile t...

Not to exclude Assam from land boundary deal: Gogoi

With reports emanating from New Delhi that the BJP-led government at the Centre was keen to exclude Assam from implementation of Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh, Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to take such a decision. [caption id="attachment_15599" align="alignleft" width="300"]tarun_gogoi The Assam Chief Minister also reminded Prime Minister Modi of his statement made during his visit to Assam in November 2014 that the Protocol 2011 to the Indo-Bangladesh Boundary Agre...

Pran-RFL to export bicycles to 29 countries

Bangladeshi company Pran-RFL Group is implementing a joint venture project to assemble bicycles for exporting to 29 countries, including the ones in Europe and America. 'b'fair', a bicycle brand of Asian Nordic Group, is now being assembled at the Habiganj factory of Pran-RFL. Asian Nordic Group will be responsible for marketing the product. cycleThe first consignment of the bicycles will be sent in four months, according to an announcement of the company. Its officials also said a poor Bangladeshi child will be provided with financial support for educ...

State, ruling party harassing journalists

Harassment of journalists by the state machinery and the ruling party in Bangladesh has increased alarmingly, according to a report 'Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh-2014'. "There has been an alarming increase in the harassment of journalists perpetrated mediaby state actors, from 12.5 % in 2013 to 33.69 % in 2014," said Tahmina Rahman, director of Article 19 Bangladesh and South Asia. The organisation for freedom of expression published the report in a press briefing at Dhaka Reporters' Unity on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on Sunday. "Am...

Bangladeshi maids offered lower wages

Bangladeshi house maids top the choice of Saudi families in view of their availability and lower wages, Arab News reports. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reportedly shifted its focus of recruitment of domestic help to Bangladesh as Dhaka claims lower wages compared to the pays for house maids from the Philippines and Sri Lanka. passport22222In a report titled “Affordable’ Bangladeshi maids top choice in KSA” published on 1 May, Arab News said many Saudi families are not interested in recruiting maids from the Philippines and Sri...
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