Stop extrajudicial executions, disappearances: AHRC
Enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions are on the rise amidst the political crisis in Bangladesh. At least nine people including two women have been disappeared, and seven men extrajudicially murdered between 5 January and 27 January 2015. Personnel from the Detective Branch (DB) of Police, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), and the Joint Forces (which is comprised of Police, RAB, and the Border Guards Bangladesh officers) detained these sixteen citizens, resulting in their disappearance and extrajudicial execution.
Intertek leather, footwear laboratory in Bangladesh
Intertek, a leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide, has inaugurated a comprehensive leather and footwear testing facility in Bangladesh to support the leather, footwear and leather goods industries in South Asia.
The leather and footwear testing lab will be housed in Intertek's Tejgaon, Dhaka, location, which opened last year and is the largest Softlines testing lab in Asia. The new leather and footwear testing capabilities provide additional quality and safety assurance solutions for the leather, foo...
The leather and footwear testing lab will be housed in Intertek's Tejgaon, Dhaka, location, which opened last year and is the largest Softlines testing lab in Asia. The new leather and footwear testing capabilities provide additional quality and safety assurance solutions for the leather, foo...
COPE SOUTH 15 launches in Bangladesh
BAF BASE BANGABANDHU, Bangladesh - U.S. Air Force and Bangladesh air force personnel took to the sky Jan. 24 for the launch of Exercise COPE SOUTH 15, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral tactical airlift exercise at BAF Base Bangabandhu, Bangladesh.
Eighty U.S. Airmen along with three U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules aircraft from the 36th Airlift Squadron, 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, integrated with approximately 200 Bangladesh Air Force Airmen and one Bangladeshi C-130B during the exer...
Eighty U.S. Airmen along with three U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules aircraft from the 36th Airlift Squadron, 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, integrated with approximately 200 Bangladesh Air Force Airmen and one Bangladeshi C-130B during the exer...
Samsung Tizen Z1 smartphone in Bangladesh soon
Samsung plans to soon launch its Tizen OS-based smartphone dubbed ‘Z1’ in Bangladesh, The Economic Times reports, citing Samsung India marketing VP Asim Warsi. Samsung first introduced its Z1 device in India on 14 January. “The [Z1] phone will soon be launched in Bangladesh," Warsi said.
The Samsung Z1 features a 1,500 mAh battery and ‘Ultra Power Saving Mode’. The smartphone is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 768 MB RAM and 4GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with a microSD card.
The device also includes dual SIM support, a 4-i...
The Samsung Z1 features a 1,500 mAh battery and ‘Ultra Power Saving Mode’. The smartphone is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 768 MB RAM and 4GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with a microSD card.
The device also includes dual SIM support, a 4-i...
VIP guests for British Bangladeshi inspiration awards at Canary Wharf
Former foreign secretary William Hague will be the guest of honour in Canary Wharf this evening (Tuesday) when the Bangladeshi community celebrates its contributions and achievements.
The British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration 2015 will recognise the success of 100 British Bangladeshi's across 20 categories at Level39 in One Canada Square.
Other guests will include London mayoral hopeful Dame Tessa Jowell and senior representatives from the other major political parties.
For the first time, BBPI will announce a "Person of...
The British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration 2015 will recognise the success of 100 British Bangladeshi's across 20 categories at Level39 in One Canada Square.
Other guests will include London mayoral hopeful Dame Tessa Jowell and senior representatives from the other major political parties.
For the first time, BBPI will announce a "Person of...
Facebook releases Lite app in emerging markets
Facebook quietly launched a new stand-alone app over the weekend in a handful of test markets in Africa and Asia, according to TechCrunch.
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Ten years and 1.2 billion users into its existence, there’s no question that Facebook has changed our lives.[/caption]
Facebook Lite, a simplified version of the company's mobile website from about five years b...
Ten years and 1.2 billion users into its existence, there’s no question that Facebook has changed our lives.[/caption]
Facebook Lite, a simplified version of the company's mobile website from about five years b...
