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Malaysia mulling sourcing maids from Bangladesh

There appears to be no end to the problems surrounding the shortage of foreign maids in Malaysia. Currently, there are some 150,000 foreign domestic helpers working legally in this country, most of them Indonesians and Filipinas. With the two source nations – Indonesia and the Philippines – having declared their intentions to cease supplying maids to Malaysia, it is high time the government weaned itself off its dependence on those two countries. maids from BDWith Malaysians generally shunning employment in the domestic help sector, the g...

Etihad officer held for gold smuggling

A security officer with the Etihad Airways was found involved in gold smuggling at the Mumbai airport as he was receiving gold smuggled by a passenger in a cigarette packet, reports The Indian Express. The passenger admitted handing over gold to the security officer on four earlier occasions, said Customs officials according to The Indian Express. deepak-golani-1wbPassenger Sunil Jagwani was intercepted by officers of Air Intelligence Unit when he was handing over gold to Deepak Golani who was in-charge of security for all Etihad ...

Cocaine smugglers turn to India, BD for new routes, markets

Police who seized Asia’s largest known shipment of liquid cocaine at a Bangladeshi port late last month say it was headed for India, the latest sign that drug cartels are increasingly plying their trade in South Asia. It isn’t clear whether India was the final destination for the cocaine, worth as much as $14 million, or whether it was a transit point for other markets in Asia and Europe. “They wanted to redirect it to India when it got stuck at Chittagong,” Bangladeshi police official CocaineAFPMohammad Kamruzzaman said. Kamruzzaman said they ...

President sends notes to Qatar- Emir

The Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani of Qatar has received a written message from the President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid, pertaining to bilateral relations and ways of enhancing bd -qatarthem. The message was received by the Assistant Foreign Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohamed bin Abdullah al-Rumaihi when he met the ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar Sayyed Massoud Mahmoud Khandoukar yesterday. -MENAFN - Gulf Times

India begins work on bridge linking ports in BD

India has started preliminary work, including making Detailed Project Report, to build a bridge over Feni river in Tripura to access Bangladeshi ports to carry goods and heavy machineries for the northeast region, an official said on Sunday. “We have started preliminary work and making DPR (Detailed Project Report) to build the all-important bridge over Feni river,” Sunil Bhowmik, chief engineer, Tripura Public Works Department, told reporters. feni river“After preparing the DPR within two months, it would be submitted to Tripura’s industries...

BD assures increase of trade, investment with SL

Bangladesh High Commissioner Tarik Ahsan was a guest speaker in a Session at the National Chamber of Commerce on “Current Business Trend, Trade and Investment Potential, Opportunities and Other Services Available in Bangladesh” on 30 June 2015. The President of National Chamber of Commerce Thilak Godamanna made the welcome address. bd-LankaHigh Commissioner Tarik Ahsan highlighted the prospect of investment in, and trade with, Bangladesh. He particularly mentioned the potentials of import of pharmaceuticals, home appliances, plastics, steels, c...
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