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China President to unveil $ 46b super highway to Pakistan

China’s President Xi Jinping is on a two-day visit to Pakistan, where he is expected to announce investment of $46bn (£30.7bn). The focus of spending is on building a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) - a network of roads, railway and pipelines between the long-time allies. They will run some 3,000km (1,865 miles) from Gwadar in Pakistan pak-chinato China’s western Xinjiang region. The projects will give China direct access to the Indian Ocean and beyond. This marks a major advance in China’s plans to boost its economic influ...

Bangladesh girl alleges sexual harassment in India

Fourteen-year-old girl Sona (name changed), who was rescued by the police and was kept in an NGO home in the city, was reportedly sexually assaulted by some staff. The girl complained the matter to the officials. womenSona, who was allegedly brought to the city from Bangladesh in a human trafficking case, was produced before the Child Welfare Committee (CWC). The CWC provided shelter to the girl at Childline Home. Later, she was shifted to Navajeevan Bala Bhavan. When the girl was produced before the CWC recently, she complained that the staff at Childline Ho...

Bangladesh eyes fivefold increase in RMG exports to Canada

Bangladesh aims to raise its exports of readymade garments (RMG) to Canada at least fivefold to $3.5 billion by 2021, the chief of the Canada Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CanCham Bangladesh) said on Sunday. Bangladesh-rmg-workerMasud Rahman said total Bangladeshi exports to Canada stood at $1.1 billion in the fiscal year to June 2014, making it the fifth biggest market for the Asian country. Of that figure, RMG - Bangladesh’s main export - totalled $770 million. “The country aims to increase the val...

Mayoral debates for DSCC candidates

In anticipation of the mayoral elections to be held on April 28, today the Dhaka Tribune in collaboration with ATN News, with research support from IID, hosted the first of the two televised mayoral debates among candidates – for Dhaka South City City Corporation (DSCC) – at Krishibid Institution. DSC_0152_1 Among the participants were Sayeed Khokon, Mohammad Saifuddin Ahmed Milon, Golam Mawla Roni, Mohammad Shafi Ullah Chowdhury, Shahidul Islam and Bazlur Rashid Firoz. The debate was moderated by Munni Saha, Head of News at ATN News. ...

SJIBL EC meeting held

The 616th meeting of the Executive Committee (EC) of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) was held recently at head office of the bank. 616 EC JPGThe meeting was presided over by Alhaj Md. Sanaullah Shahid, Vice-Chairman of the EC of the bank. The members of the committee discussed various issues relating to investment in different sectors. Among others Directors Alhaj Sajjatuz Jumma, Alhaj Engineer Md. Towhidur Rahman, Alhaj Mohiuddin Ahmed, Managing Director Mr. Farman R Chowdhury and Additional Managing Director Mr. Masihul Huq Cho...

Modernized Central Library inaugurated at ICAB

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, MP inaugurated the modernized Central Library of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh at a program at CA Bhaban in the city on Monday, 20 April 2015. ICAB President Masih Malik Chowdhury FCA appraised the Minister about the Institute’s activities and recent progress in Inauguration Pictureprofessional education, training, quality assurance, professional conducts & ethics at a meeting at ICAB Council Hall where ICAB Vice Presidents AF Nesaruddin FCA, Kamrul Abedin FCA,...
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