Education could cut child marriage by a third: Study
Child marriage in Bangladesh could drop by up to one-third if girls receive educational support or skills training, according to a study looking at ways to combat the practice in a country with one of the highest prevalence rates.
The Population Council’s Bangladeshi Association for Life Skills, Income and Knowledge for Adolescents (Balika) project evaluated the success of three approaches in delaying the number of girls under 18 being married off.
Bangladesh has the fourth highest rate of child marriage in the world. In terms of absolute
University degrees for garment workers
When Rubina Yeasmin was 13, her father died of a heart attack. Her mother scraped together the money to keep her in school but finances became increasingly tight. “My uncle said I must leave school and get married.”
She grew up in Topshe village in Dinajpur district, in northern Bangladesh. According to a Unicef report (pdf) published last year, 65% of girls in Bangladesh are married before the age of 18, and 29% before they are 15. For poor families, early marriage can ease financial pressure as it means one less mouth to feed. It can also negate the need for girls to be educated.
Yeasmin refused to marry and fought to be allowed to complete her education. Her family gave ![]()
Nordic firms to invest more in Bangladesh
Around 91 percent of Nordic companies doing business in Bangladesh are contemplating to increase their activities in Bangladesh over the coming 3-years period. The reason behind increasing activities in Bangladesh could be due to 34% of the respondents experiencing higher profits compared to other markets they are active in, a rise from 25% in 2013.
There has been a 9% rise in favorability of doing business in Bangladesh since 2013 with 56% of the Nordic businesses reporting a very favorable outlook in 2015.
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Help BD recover stolen money, pursue NY Fed: WB
On February 5, 2016, cyber-robbers made off with $81 million dollars (US) after successfully executing a series of transactions that traveled through the New York Federal Reserve Bank and moved money to accounts in Sri Lanka and the Philippines.
As the process of investigating and attempting to recover the illegally purloined funds continues, the World Bank has stepped into the fray. It has proposed to help the Bangladesh Bank in its efforts to recover the stolen money and to enhance Bangladesh’s cyber security. The offer came via letter sent to the Bangladesh Bank on Sunday.
The World Bank offered to extend support to the Bangladesh Bank in its efforts to pursue resolution of this matter with the US Federal Reserve. The attack used a Federal Reserve
Bay of Bengal Business Forum launched
The “Bay of Bengal Business Forum” – a new initiative to enhance business relationships and regional cooperation among the nations in the region and the world was organized on 12th March 2016 in Andaman & Nicobar Islands-India. Mr. Mayeen Chowdhury, Managing Director of Khan Bahadur Group and Member of International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) represented Bangladesh in the forum where it was opined that the business potentials of the Isles can be developed and taken to higher level.
Initiated by the US Consulate of Chennai (Department of Commerce), “Bay of Bengal Business 
Pol stability, good governance must to achieve SDGs
If there is political stability economic growth will be higher definitely said commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, M.P. while delivering his speech as the Chief Guest at ICC Dialogue on Sustainable development Goals : Challenges for Bangladesh organized by ICC Bangladesh in Dhaka on Sunday, 20 March. He mentioned that if the 7th five year plan is properly implemented then it will help us a lot to achieve SDGs and the country’s export will reach US$60 billion by the end of 7th Plan. He thanked ICC Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman as well as other business leaders for working hand in hand with the government in different developmental issues. The Minister mentioned that the Government of Prime Minister Sheikh
