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Bangladesh moves ahead in human development  

Bangladesh has improved one step in Human Development Index (HDI) to rank 142 globally, up from 143, as per the Human Development Report 2014. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released the report on its website on Thursday. Economic Relations Division (ERD) secretary Mohammad Mejbahuddin launched the report while UNDP country director Nick Beresford and additional country director KAM Morshed jointly made a presentation on the report. PositiveBangladeshBangladesh is among the 18 countries globally which...

UK differs with Bangladesh on Cameron’s view on Jan 5 election

The UK government has expressed its disappointment over the January 5 election in Bangladesh, though earlier Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali claimed, ‘British prime minister termed January 5 Bangladesh election a thing of past and London wants to look forward and strengthen relations with Dhaka’. cameronMahmood Ali told it in a media briefing on Thursday at the foreign ministry on the outcome of prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s three- day visit to London in July 22-24, where she attended the first ever Girl Summit and had bilateral talks with Dav...

Jute workers oppose privatisation drive

About 50,000 workers in nine state-owned Bangladesh Jute Mill Corporation (BJMC) factories in the Khulna-Jessore industrial belt staged protests on July 7 and 8 against the government’s plans to privatise the corporation. Workers have threatened to resume the campaign after the end of the Eid-ul-Fitr Muslim religious festival, on July 27. On July 7, workers laid siege to the administrative offices of the nine factories. On July 8, they blocked the railway and highways from Khulna to Jessore for hours, holding demonstrations and rallies. Their protests followed a July 6 strike by private sector jute mill workers, demanding payment of wage arrears and the reopening of closed factories.

Police hailed for professionalism in UN peacekeeping ops

UN Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous on Wednesday praised the members of Bangladesh Police for their capacity building, professionalism, sincerity and courage in discharging duties during peacekeeping missions in various war-ravaged countries across the globe. women policeThe praise came when Ladsous made a courtesy call on Inspector General of Police (IGP) Hasan Mahmud Khandker at the Police Headquarters, reports UNB. The visiting United Nations Under-Secretary General for Department of Peace Keeping Operations (DPKO) said Bangladesh is the highest police contributing country in UN pe...

PM urges expatriates to invest in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the expatriate Bangladeshis, especially Sylhet diaspora, to invest in Bangladesh in a bigger volume. “Our government has created an investment-friendly atmosphere in the country by providing various incentives to local and foreign entrepreneurs. You can exploit that scope by investing in a bigger volume,” she said. sheikh-hasina2The Prime Minister made the request when a five-member all party parliamentary delegation called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her hotel on Tuesday afternoon. ...

Government urged to disband RAB

The government should disband the paramilitary Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Human Rights Watch said Monday. In a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, it said that until the RAB was disbanded, it should be made an entirely civilian force by withdrawing all military officers and soldiers from its membership. RABEvidence that RAB officers were responsible for the contract killings of seven men in April, allegedly on behalf of a ruling party member, have provoked outrage in Bangladesh and are yet another example of how the unit has operated as a deat...
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