Roundtable demands due share of common river water
Bhasani Anusari Parishad holds a roundtable meeting titled ‘withdrawal of water in upstream: catastrophe for Bangladesh’ at National Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday. — New Age photo
Bhasani Anusari Parishad holds a roundtable meeting titled ‘withdrawal of water in upstream: catastrophe for Bangladesh’ at National Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday. — New Age photo
Politicians, academics, water experts and journalists on Saturday at a roundtable demanded rightful sharing of the common rivers between Bangladesh and India.
Survival of the fittest in BD garment sector
Undaunted by a run of horrific factory accidents that have hit Bangladesh’s garments industry, two entrepreneurs bought Adorn Knitwear Ltd. earlier this year.
It is a small business not far from the rubble of Rana Plaza, a Dhaka suburb building that collapsed in April 2013 killing more than 1,100 people, most low-paid seamstresses, and prompting a costly safety 
overhaul at plants large and small. Whether people like Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, one of Adorn’s new owners, can afford those improvements w...
overhaul at plants large and small. Whether people like Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, one of Adorn’s new owners, can afford those improvements w...
Bangladeshi entrepreneurs keen to invest in Rwanda
Bangladeshi investors have promised to visit Rwanda to explore possible investment opportunities in the country.
This was one of the highlights of a meeting between Rwanda’s ambassador to Bangladeshi Ernest Rwamucyo, and Shafquat Haider, the Director of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
The meeting, also attended by Joseph Kabakeza, First Counselor at the Rwanda High Commission in New Delhi took place after Rwamucyo presented his credentials to the President of Bangladesh, Abdul Hamid, on Wednesday....
The meeting, also attended by Joseph Kabakeza, First Counselor at the Rwanda High Commission in New Delhi took place after Rwamucyo presented his credentials to the President of Bangladesh, Abdul Hamid, on Wednesday....
4 Bangladeshis suffocate in Lebanon amid storm
state-run National News Agency of Lebanon says four Bangladeshi workers suffocated as a result of faulty heating in their room in a mountainous region north of the country.
The agency says the four were found dead Saturday in the Dinniyeh region. NNA gave no further details.
The Middle East has been hit with a severe winter storm since Tuesday, affecting tens of thousands of Syrian refugees living in tents around the region.
The latest deaths raise to seven the number of people killed by the weather in Lebanon since Tuesday, includ...
The Middle East has been hit with a severe winter storm since Tuesday, affecting tens of thousands of Syrian refugees living in tents around the region.
The latest deaths raise to seven the number of people killed by the weather in Lebanon since Tuesday, includ...
Polly volunteers to help fight flooding in Bangladesh
A CHARITY volunteer is set to take part in a mercy trip to flood-prone Bangladesh. Polly Williamson, from Hartlepool, raised £800 in just six weeks so she could head to the subcontinent to work with local communities.
The 21-year-old recently graduated from York St John University with a degree in theology and will now spend 10 weeks volunteering in the country which has always sparked her interest.
McDonald’s worker Polly said: “When I applied you could give a preference and I liked the idea of Bangladesh, because I learned about the flood...
The 21-year-old recently graduated from York St John University with a degree in theology and will now spend 10 weeks volunteering in the country which has always sparked her interest.
McDonald’s worker Polly said: “When I applied you could give a preference and I liked the idea of Bangladesh, because I learned about the flood...
Innovative approach to help deicde on energy needs
An innovative web-based computer model to help one of the world’s most densely populated countries get to grips with its energy needs has been developed by the University.
Economic growth is expected to drive up demand for energy in Bangladesh but there are dwindling domestic reserves of conventional fuels.
An open, interactive computer model will enable policy makers in Bangladesh – or anyone else – to consider different approaches to the country’s energy policy for the next 35 years.
It allows users to experiment with a range of ene...
An open, interactive computer model will enable policy makers in Bangladesh – or anyone else – to consider different approaches to the country’s energy policy for the next 35 years.
It allows users to experiment with a range of ene...
