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WB provides $ 410m to improve Bangladesh basic urban services

The World Bank (WB) has approved $410 million to improve municipal governance and basic urban services in district towns and municipalities in Bangladesh and benefit 3.4 million people in around 100 urban communities across the country. The Municipal Governance and Service Project will provide financial support to 26 urban government bodies with high economic growth and job creation potential, located along growth corridors leading from Dhaka towards Chittagong, Rangpur, Sylhet, Mymensingh. It will also cover three district towns in the south. “Bangladesh experienced some of the most rapid urbanization in South Asia. Yet, the cities offer inadequate infrastructure and low levels of urban services, particularly in district towns and municipa...

Bangladeshi expatriates in KSA happy over more recruitments

The Bangladeshi expatriates working in the Kingdom heaved a sigh of relief following a recent announcement by their government that Saudi Arabia would recruit more laborers from the country. Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, Bangladesh expatriate welfare minister, had announced that Saudi Arabia would be recruiting 400 more laborers from Bangladesh. Their immigration process would be accomplished at a much lower price of 17,500 Taka each, as against the hefty amount of up to 500,000 Taka they used to pay agents to come to Saudi Arabia. KSA, India Mohammad Jahangir, a Bangladeshi working i...

Debate on Bangladesh polls in EU Parliament Thursday

The European Parliament (EP) is scheduled to see a debate on recent Bangladesh elections at its debate chamber in Strasbourg, France on Thursday. The debate will focus on fundamental freedoms, human rights and democracy in general in Bangladesh, according to the EP. The EP included the debate on Bangladesh in its agenda following a request from a number of its members (PPE Group). euThey are Cristian Dan Preda, Bernd Posselt, Filip Kaczmarek, Ivo Belet, Tunne Kelam, Elena Băsescu, Monica Luisa Macovei,...

Bangladeshi Aam Admi Party, Kejriwal!

The last general election — virtually without any opposition party taking part in it — and corruption have given rise to the demand for an Aam Admi Party-like entity in Bangladesh. So far, a group of protestors which led the Shahbag movement for secularism and democracy early last year, cyber warriors who supported the Shahbag movement and a retired army officer have made separate moves to create common man’s parties, reports the Hindustantimes. Arvind Kejriwal

Ties with India likely to gain strength with Hasina back in power

The recent general elections in Bangladesh, in which the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League has regained power, has given hope for better trade, cultural and political ties between Bangladesh and India. India and Bangladesh regularly organize cultural exchange programmes and engage in the trade of various commodities through land and water routes. BANGLADESH_INDIAThe construction of Agartala-Akhaura railway link is underway and is expected to further boost trade and people-to-people conta...

Lack infrastructure hampering Indo-Bangla border trade

Infrastructure roadblock has hit the India and Bangladesh’s plan to keep bilateral trade going for seven days a week at Petrapole-Benapole land custom stations.   Located nearly 80 km from Kolkata, Petrapole (India)-Benapole (Bangladesh) border accounts for nearly half of the $5.5-billion bilateral trade. Both the countries planned to extend operations from 6 days to seven days beginning January 1. bd-indiaAt a meeting attended by Union Revenue Secretary Sumit Bose and his Bangladeshi counterpart Golam Hosen at...
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