The 3.6 billion-pound British curry industry, mostly owned and run by Bangladeshi entrepreneurs, has a shortage of some 15,000 skilled chefs and managers, said a successful restaurateur, insisting the Bangladesh government on grabbing the opportunity, reports BSS.
A leader of the British-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BBCCI) already dispatched a proposal to the British government requesting to pave the way for fulfilling the requirement of manpower shortage from Bangladesh.
“We’ve, of late, submitted a comprehensive proposal with requirement of around 15,000 jobs to the British Prime Minister . easing immigration rules got paramount importance in the proposal,” Enam Ali, MBE, a Bangladeshi living in Britain and director of BBCCI, told BSS here today.
Weather conditions in various countries and political tensions in the Black Sea region have made food markets more volatile, FAO reports in the new Food Outlook.
In its first major forecast for 2014, FAO puts cereal production at 2 458 million tonnes (including milled rice), down some 2.4 percent from the 2013 record, though global output is still expected to be the second largest ever.
The decline is likely to be more pronounced for coarse grains. Still, inventory levels remain fairly good. Analysts say there is no cause for concern at this early stage before the main 2014/2015 seasons get underway, according to a FAO press release.
The World Bank (WB) urged the authorities concerned to expedite construction of Siddhirganj 335 megawatts (MW) peaking power plant.
The WB came up with the advice after routine review of the project implementation by a joint team of the multi-donor agency and the government.
The team found 46 percent progress in the plant’s construction, which began in 2010. However, the team saw the construction for gas transmission pipeline and power evacuation system was nearing completion with 80 percent and 98 percent work completed respectively.
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Fifteen civil society organisations promoting human rights on Saturday accused the government of favoring multinational companies (MNCs) with tax rules.
They also demanded stopping further extension of value added tax (VAT) net as planned for the upcoming budget as it is ‘regressive to poor’.
They came up with the demands at a rally in front of the National Press Club, said a media release.
The 15 participating organisations are Arpon, Bangladesh Bhumihin Samity, Bangladesh Krishak Federation, Coastal Development Partnership, Kishani Sava, Na...
Secretary General of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) Dr Mukhisa Kituyi has said Bangladesh is an increasingly attractive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI).
He said the Investment Policy Review (IPR) reflects the desire of Bangladesh to build a successful investment framework and policy environment that attracts not only foreign investors, but also promotes domestic private sector development.
“This will contribute to positioning the country as an important manufacturing centre in Asia,” said Dr Kituyi in the sixth session of the Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission of Unctad held in Geneva recently, according to message received here on Friday.
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