New trade portal makes business easier in Bangladesh
With the launch of its new trade portal, the government of Bangladesh’s is making import and export information more easily accessible to traders interested in doing business in the country.
The portal, a website that provides documents and information on the trade process, is hosted by the Ministry of Commerce with support from the World Bank Group and is expected to accelerate growth in Bangladesh and increase investments.
The Bangladesh Trade Portal will make it easier for traders and investors to comply with regulatory requirements associated with the importation and exportation of goods as well as 
India-Bangladesh drill in Sundarbans
In an attempt to bring in more synergy in coordinated border management, border-guarding forces of Bangladesh and India conducted their first-ever joint exercise in the riverine borders of the Sundarbans.
The exercise between the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)
commenced with troopers, including dog and bomb squads, from both the forces carrying out joint searches of cargo vessels on the Ichamati river.
The second day of the drill called ‘Sundarbans Maithri’ on Sunday was ...
commenced with troopers, including dog and bomb squads, from both the forces carrying out joint searches of cargo vessels on the Ichamati river.
The second day of the drill called ‘Sundarbans Maithri’ on Sunday was ...
Malware suspected in BB heist: officials
Investigators suspect unknown hackers installed malware in the Bangladesh central bank’s computer systems and watched, probably for weeks, for how to go about withdrawing money from its U.S. account, two bank officials briefed on the matter said on Friday.
More than a month after hackers breached Bangladesh Bank’s systems and attempted to steal nearly $1 billion from its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, cyber security experts are trying to find out how the hackers got in.
FireEye Inc’s Mandiant forensics division is helping investigate the cyber heist, which netted 
Five factors define efficient tower markets
Five common features such as clear licensing policy and less restriction are mainly considered to define a tower market as “efficient”, according to a report.
It defined the market as efficient where more than 50 per cent of towers are owned by towercos while tenancy ratio of 1.5x and above for towers owned by towercos.
The independent report “Global Trends in Tower Markets” prepared by Analysys Mason and commissioned by edotco Group focuses on the structures and characteristics of efficient tower
markets in six count...
markets in six count...
New project to trace Bangladesh shrimp back to farm
Consumers of shrimp farmed in Bangladesh may soon be able to trace the origins of what they are eating back to the producer, thanks to an e-traceability system launched by WorldFish. The system, including a new mobile application, is part of a five-month pilot to try out digital traceability in the shrimp sector under the USAID-funded Aquaculture for Income and Nutrition (AIN) project, writes Kate Bevitt, WorldFish.
As part of the pilot project, 300-500 farmers will be connected to a collection center at Borodanga, southern Bangladesh, where the bulk of the country’s shrimp exports are produced.

Modi, Hasina to launch power supply, Internet gateway
Palatana power plant to supply 100 MW to Bangladesh from Mar23 Tripura to supply power to Bangladesh from Bijoy Dibosh Tripura to supply 100 MW of power to Bangladesh Delhi, Dhaka to ink deal for 100 MW power to Bangladesh VHP leader warns Modi, Tripura CM to stop infiltration of Bangladeshis or lose chairs
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