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Dr. Farzana Islam becomes the country’s first female VC

Dr Farzana Islam, a professor of Anthropology department, was appointed the country’s first-ever female Vice Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Sunday for four years. ju-vcA gazette notification in this regard was issued after President Abdul Hamid gave the appointment. On February 20 this year, Senate members of the university elected a three-member Vice Chancellor panel for the appointment of a VC to the university, from which the President picked Dr Farzana who bagged the highest 40 votes out of 70. The other two members of the...

Selima becomes Global Ambassador for TIAW

Selima Ahmad, Founder President of Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BWCCI) has become a Global Ambassador for The International Alliance for Women (TIAW), USA. selimaThis prestigious membership was given to Selima for her extraordinary work in developing women entrepreneurs of the country as well as the region. The chosen ambassadors are women with extensive networks of global contacts within the international women’s economic development community who have substantive practica...

Hindu migrants from Bangladesh must be accommodated: Modi

The Indian prime ministerial candidate of BJP, Narendra Modi said Hindu migrants from Bangladesh must be accommodated in the country and detention camps would be done away with once his party comes to power. “As soon as we come to power at the Centre, detention camps housing Hindu migrants from Bangladesh will be done away with,” Mr Modi told a public rally at Ramnagar in Assam on Saturday. “We have a responsibility toward Hindus who are harassed and suffer in other countries. Where will they go? India is the only place for them. Our government cannot continue to harass them. We will have to accommodate them here,” he said. [caption id="attachment_4374" align="alignleft" width="300"]

BWCCI to promote SMEs through SS-Gate

Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) signed a working agreement with The South-South Global Assets and Technology Exchange (SS-GATE), a UNDP project to promote  Bangladeshi  SMEs  specifically  in  the  southern  region  of  the  world.  The  signing ceremony took  place in  Doha,  Qatar  on the  first  day  of the First  Arab  States Regional  South-South Development  EXPO, 18  February  to  20  February  2014. BWCCISelima Ahamd, Founder President and Chairperson of Women Entreprnenurship Development and Program committee of  B...

Bangladesh urges KSA to reconsider Haj quota

Bangladesh has urged Saudi authorities to reconsider the 20 percent cut in quota of foreign Haj pilgrims and also to implement the electronic web portal service for Haj from this year to expedite various Haj processes. bd-ksaBangladesh Religious Affairs Minister Mohammed Mutiur Rahman discussed these two vital subjects with Saudi Haj Minister Dr. Bandar Al Hajar on Sunday when he met with him at his office in Jeddah, Mohammad Nazmul Islam, Bangladesh consul general said. “We discussed a wide range of subjects related to improvement of Haj services to pil...

India may allow entry to freight vehicles from Bangladesh

India may allow vehicles from Bangladesh to enter and ply in the country when they bring goods, in a big brother gesture to improve bilateral ties and facilitate trade by reducing freight costs and decongesting borders. The measure was originally planned as a bilateral agreement, but with no response from Bangladesh for about a year, the commerce department has now proposed a unilateral offer, government officials said, reports the Economics Times. bd-indiaThe commerce department had written to the road transpo...
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