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Nothing should be banned: Anushka on ‘India’s Daughter’

India’s decision to ban the telecast of Leslee Udwin’s documentary on the 2012 Delhi gang rape has met with a varied response in the country. Actress and producer Anushka Sharma too believes that the concept of a ban of any kind must be scrapped as people are mature enough to take their own call. Anushka-Sharma_Reuters“I have not seen the documentary and I can’t comment on various things that people are talking about. But I can tell you broadly as someone who represents the film industry, you should leave to the pu...

Voluntary changes from global retailers to RMG

Voluntary changes from global retailers have transformed Bangladesh’s garment industry for the better, according to a report released Monday by the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety, but critics are skeptical. The alliance, which includes companies like Walmart, Gap and Target, was formed to improve safety conditions at garment factories in the aftermath of the April 2013 disaster at Bangladesh-rmg-workerRana Plaza, where more than 1,100 workers died in a building collapse. “The [ready-made garment] industry will ...

Norway may pull investment from Rampal coal plant

The massive 1,320 megawatt Rampal thermal plant would sit on the edge of Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, in Bangladesh. For more than two years, citizens, artists, and social and environmental activists protested plans to build this plant close to a forest that is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s world heritage site as well as a Ramsar wetland site. In September 2013, about 20,000 people marched for five days from Dhaka to Dighraj. ‘The long march’ covered a distance of nearly 250 miles, to demand the scrapping of the power plant. [caption id="attachment_13786" align="alignleft" width="300"]

BRACU VC meets CCC President

Professor Syed Saad Andaleeb, Vice Chancellor, BRAC University met Dr. Bjorn Lomborg, President of Copenhagen Consensus Centre (CCC) on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at BRAC University. The Copenhagen Consensus is a think tank focused on identifying smart solutions based on evidence of economic efficiency. Dr. Lomborg 2In the meeting, they exchanged ideas on the top priority development initiatives that Bangladesh should undertake involving all stakeholders across the country especially ‘thought leaders, youth forums and policy makers’ and ...

Airtel partners with IPA

Airtel Bangladesh Limited, the fastest growing telecom operator of the country has signed a corporate agreement with Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). The agreement took place at Airtel’s head office in Tajwar Centre, Banani. Airtel IPA picThe researchers from IPA are development economists and specialists who have made front line contributions to the analysis of economic development and poverty programs. The researchers leading the Electronic Wage Payments project are Martin Kanz and Leora Klapper from the Wo...

BSMMU nursing students’ hostel inaugurated

Nursing Students’ Hostel of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medial University (BSMMU) was inaugurated formally recently. Mr. A Rouf Chowdhury, Chairman of Bank Asia and Prof. Pran Gopal Dutta, Vice Chancellor of the BSMMU inaugurated the dormitory at a function held at the hostel premises at Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Paribagh, Dhaka. BSMMUThe new dormitory built with the donation of Bank Asia would fulfill the long-felt demand of the students of graduate nursing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Managing Director (CC) of the Bank Mr. Amin...
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