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Protesters at Children’s Place HQ in Secaucus arrested

More than two dozen protesters were arrested Thursday at the Secaucus offices of clothing retailer The Children’s Place Inc. and were charged with trespassing after staging a demonstration on behalf of the victims of a factory collapse in Bangladesh two years ago. [caption id="attachment_13862" align="alignleft" width="300"]protesters at New Jersey Protesters rallied and entered The Children's Place headquarters in Secaucus. Secaucus and Hudson County Police were called to the scene and made arrests. -Tariq zehawi/staff ...

Canada thinks of Bangladesh a secular Muslim nation

When Canadians think of Bangladesh, they think of garment manufacturing and tragedy. In that vein, many will have seen headlines of the recent disaster where nearly 75 people perished in a ferry accident in the Muslim-majority nation of over 150 million — the most densely populated large country in the world. [caption id="attachment_13859" align="alignleft" width="300"]bangladesh The country remains an ideal partner for Canada to increase its economic base and regional influence, and to help grow a healthy, educated, strong, free and secular Muslim...

UK to join China-backed Asian development bank

Britain said it has sought to become a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), making it the first Western nation to embrace the China-backed institution, but the United States reacted frostily to the development. [caption id="attachment_13856" align="alignleft" width="300"]AIIB File photo of the signing ceremony of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 24, 2014. Photo- Reuters[/caption] The AIIB was launched in Beijing last year to spur investment in Asia in transportation, e...

UK concern over media freedom in Bangladesh

The British government has observed that some of the steps taken recently by Bangladesh government have generated concerns about civil society space, media freedom, and government power to suppress criticism or dissent. UK_BDThe observation was made in the Annual Human Rights and Democracy Report 2014 released in London yesterday. The report is available on the website of UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Saying the Bangladesh government has proposed revisions to the foreign donations act (pending parliamentary approval) and a new broadcast policy, the r...

Indian Jute assoc to file case against Bangladesh

After cheaper jute products from Bangladesh flooding the domestic market, the Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA) is set to file an anti-dumping case in the first quarter of the 2015-16 against subsidised exports. bd-india“The association has been working on an anti-dumping case which should be filed with the Ministry concerned within the next quarter. A countervailing duty has to be either an anti-subsidy or anti-dumping duty, both will be pursued simultaneously,” said Raghavendra Gupta, Chairman, IJMA. The Bangladesh government offers a 10 per cent...

Tea prices sharply down amid unrest

Tea prices in Bangladesh fell sharply at the weekly auction on Tuesday on tepid demand from local buyers despite a drop in supplies amid political turmoil. Bangladesh has been racked by political unrest since anti-government protests turned violent in January over a disputed election a year ago. tea cupMore than 100 people have been killed and hundreds injured, most in petrol bomb attacks on vehicles, amid opposition transport blockades and strikes aimed at toppling the government. Overall, prices fell sharply even though supplies were much ...
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