ICSB President Mr. Mohammad Asad Ullah, FCS was speaking at the 2BD economic success story excludes millions masses
Dressed in cheap, worn-out clothes, Farida Begum looks much older than her 30 years.
Her pale face is etched with worry as she sits in her tiny bamboo-fenced shack next to a railway track in Tejgaon slum, in central Dhaka.
The shack has been home for her three-member family for the past four years. It has electricity but no running water, while the local slumlord charges them 1,400 taka (US$18) a month for rent.
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Despite significant socioeconomic progress in the past decades, about ...
Despite significant socioeconomic progress in the past decades, about ...
80pc garment factories safe
More than 80 percent of Bangladesh’s garment factories supplying global retailers have been found to be safe, the government said on Monday, citing improvements made after a deadly 2013 accident.
Syed Ahmed, the inspector general of factories, said 1,475 garment factories had been assessed as part of a government initiative supported by the International Labour Organization, Canada, the Netherlands and United Kingdom.
Some 81 percent were found to adhere to building codes, as well as fire and electrical safety standards, he said.
Among the other f...
Some 81 percent were found to adhere to building codes, as well as fire and electrical safety standards, he said.
Among the other f...
IBFB raises revival of GSP issue to US
The business leaders of International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) strongly raised the issue of revival of GSP facilities of Bangladeshi products in the U.S. market in a meeting with the U.S. State Department in USA. Mr. Hafizur Rahman Khan, President of IBFB & Chairman of Runner Group of Companies and Mr. Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury, Founding President of IBFB, Chairman of Khan Bahadur Group & former Mayor of Chittagong, discussed about GSP issue in a meeting with the officials at the U.S. State Department held on Tuesday, 03 Nov 2015 in Washington DC. Apart from IBFB leaders, Mr. Kurt W. Tong, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, Mr. Gilbert Morton, Officer for Bangladesh Affairs in the State Department and other officials were p...
‘If Bangladesh is confident, it will thrive’
United World gathers the opinions of some of Bangladesh’s most important business leaders from across the economic spectrum, from textiles and pharmaceuticals to aviation, telecoms, and finance. They share their thoughts on the country’s progress, its image in the global media and the vital role the private sector is playing in the country’s development
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Salman F. Rahman, Vice Chairman of the Beximco Group (top-left), MD. Atiqul Islam, President of BGMEA (top-right), ...
Salman F. Rahman, Vice Chairman of the Beximco Group (top-left), MD. Atiqul Islam, President of BGMEA (top-right), ...
Warnings of ISIS expansion gather steam
Last month, United States officials told Bangladeshi authorities that they had information suggesting that terrorists linked to the Islamic State were preparing to ramp up activity within Bangladesh’s borders.
In the days that followed, a series of unusual attacks and threats seemed to substantiate the warnings. An Italian aid worker was fatally shot in this city’s diplomatic zone. A Japanese agriculturalist was shot in the north of the country. Last Saturday, a bomber sneaked into a huge gathering of Shiite Muslims, weaving through rings of police officers before killing a teenage boy and wounding dozens of other people.
