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India to set up IT hub in Bangladesh for intelligence gathering

The signing of a memorandum of understanding for the setting up of Information Technology centres in Bangladesh is expected to be announced during the two-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi beginning June 6. Apart from imparting training to the Bangladesh police forces in the use of modern technologies, it is bd-indialearnt that the centres would operate as a hub for intelligence gathering and detecting cyber-based offences, including terror activities and intrusions. The plan for establishing the IT centres took shape during the visit of an India...

Grassroots efforts to end violence against women

In Bangladesh, domestic violence against women and girls who live in slum areas is widespread. Efforts to improve the situation are difficult because of ingrained cultural norms. But a campaign by a group of non-profit organizations is trying to spark change among thousands of the country’s poor. women violenceIn a slum in Dhaka, 10 people sit in a narrow lane between small homes with tin roofs. Women with colorful shawls on their heads sit on a mat next to four men. They listen as two female health workers talk about sexually tra...

Modi heading to Bangladesh with China on his mind

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take border settlement and water sharing deals to Bangladesh next month as part of his drive to erode Chinese influence in South Asia, although Dhaka is likely to remain dependant on Beijing for military equipment. India, which has had an uneasy relationship with China for decades, pm-narendra-modi_650x400_51424803339has long fretted over Beijing’s military cooperation with its South Asian neighbours, especially Pakistan. It is also worried China is c...

BWCCI demands Tk 100cr grant for women entrepreneurs

A 9 delegation from Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BWCCI) led by its immediate past President Sangita Ahmed submitted some proposals for the fiscal year 2015-16 in the “Pre-Budget Discussion Session” called by Begum Rowshan Ershad, leader of the opposition of Bangladesh Parliament, at National Parliament Bhaban. The proposals are: [caption id="attachment_16308" align="alignleft" width="300"]SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURES SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURES[/caption] Continuation of 100 cores taka as grant for women entrepreneurship development as...

China, Bangladesh pledge to deepen comprehensive partnership

China and Bangladesh have pledged to deepen the comprehensive partnership between the two countries and further boost cooperation in various fields, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday. BD_CHINAThe pledge was made when visiting Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here on Sunday. During the meeting, Liu said that this year marked the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two sides and China was willing to deepen the traditional friendship, broaden pragmatic...

PM Modi’s visit to Bangladesh being worked out: Envoy

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s visit to Bangladesh likely in the first week of June, the country‘s envoy Syed Moazzem Ali on Thursday expressed happiness over the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) with Bangladesh being “finally settled”. On the other long-pending issue of Teesta water sharing accord, the envoy said there was need for greater collaboration between the two countries to “conclude Teesta as soon as possible”. pm-narendra-modi_650x400_51424803339Ali expressed his “dee...
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