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India-Bangladesh drill in Sundarbans

In an attempt to bring in more synergy in coordinated border management, border-guarding forces of Bangladesh and India conducted their first-ever joint exercise in the riverine borders of the Sundarbans. The exercise between the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Sunderbanscommenced with troopers, including dog and bomb squads, from both the forces carrying out joint searches of cargo vessels on the Ichamati river. The second day of the drill called ‘Sundarbans Maithri’ on Sunday was ...

Bangladesh urges UK to allow garment imports

Bangladesh clothing exports to Europe jumped 24 percent in 2015, with the UK being the EU’s second biggest garment export destination for the country after Germany. But the government of the UK has banned imported clothing from Bangladesh due to its concern that there is a lack UK_BDof proper security measures at the Bangladesh Airport in Dhaka. Now the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association is calling on its government to take the necessary steps to ensure that the ban on air cargo from Dhaka is lifted, soon. ...

RMG exporters fear UK’s ban on air cargo

Apparel exporters are concerned over the United Kingdom’s ban on cargo flights from Dhaka and said it might have adverse effect on the country’s export. Siddiqur Rahman, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). rmgBangladesh exports apparel worth $3 billion to the UK annually, said Siddiqur Rahman, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). “We are worried as we will incur a huge loss due to the ban,” he added. The United Kingdom governm...

Russian cargo plane crashes in Bangladesh

A Russian Antonov An-26 cargo plane carrying four people crashed Wednesday morning in southeastern Bangladesh, according to reports. The plane’s pilot has been killed, a co-pilot was critically injured and two others are missing. antonov-26According to China's Xinhua News Agency, the plane crashed into the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Bangladesh's southeastern Cox's Bazar district. The deceased pilot's body was recovered from the Bay of Bengal and the second pilot, a Ukrainian national, was seriously injured, Tas...

Better Work Bangladesh evaluates progress

In its first stakeholders and buyers forum in Dhaka on March 6 and 7, Better Work Bangladesh took stock of progress made and discussed the future direction and activities of the initiative, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said on its website. The events saw dialogue on the Better Work programme and its partnerships, achievements and challenges as it seeks to improve working conditions and competitiveness in the Bangladesh ready-made garment sector. betterTaking part in the two day event were some 200 members of ...

BBIN will be game changer: Foreign Minister

Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Tuesday said that the newly formed Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) sub-regional coordinative architecture will be a game changer for the South Asian region. Speaking at the inauguration of the three-day Raisina Dialogue here, a global conclave on geo-politics and geo-economics, Ali said that Bangladesh, because of its geo-strategic location, was indispensable when it came to a south Asian connectivity architecture. nmn1“In this connection, the BBIN will be a game changer,” he sai...
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