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Gülen, Chowdhury presented with award for dedication to peace

Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen and Anwarul Karim Chowdhury, former UN Ambassador of Bangladesh  have been presented with a prestigious peace award in recognition of their “life-long dedication to promoting peace and human rights” at Atlanta's Morehouse College, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s alma mater. image001The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College honored Gülen with its 2015 Gandhi King Ikeda Peace Award on Thursday for promoting ideas shared by the world's leading peace and civil rights activists. Past r...

Dhaka most affordable commercial property in Asia

Bangladesh’s capital city is the most affordable location to invest in commercial property in Asia, according to new data released today by global real estate portal Lamudi. Prices to buy an office in the Gulshan-2 area of Dhaka average 2636.36 Bangladeshi taka (US$33.79) per square meter, Lamudi’s ranking of emerging Asia’s top five Colombo, Sri Lanka - Shutterstockcommercial property hotspots shows. These prices sit in stark contrast to areas such as Hong Kong, which has the world’s most expensive...

US Ambassador condemns Pahela Boishakh assault

The US Ambassador to Bangladesh, Marcia Bernicat has expressed her shock at the incident of sexual harassment the Dhaka University campus during the celebration of Bangla New Year. Marcia_BernicatBernicat took to Twitter to express her condemnation. She tweeted: “Appalled to learn about 20 women assaulted during #PohelaBoishakh celebration at #Dhaka University. Let’s act to stop #ViolenceAgianstWomen.” On 14 April evening, several women were sexually assaulted by 30-40 unruly youth. The incident has generated much condemnation...

Habitat inaugurates community center in Mymensing

Habitat for Humanity International-Bangladesh arranged an inauguration ceremony of the “Bondhon community Center” at Gandropa union of Mymensing district, which was completed in April 2015, in order to enrich community members quality of life, by providing education facilities, access to water supply and sanitation facilities including tube well, public baths, toilets and rain water harvesting system and gathering place. ???????????????????????????????The project has been conducted with financial aid of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOI...

Year 2016: The ‘Year of Tourism’

With the development of tourism hotspots, new luxury hotels being built and improved air connectivity, ‘Beautiful Bangladesh’ looks set to project itself onto the international tourist map While the exoticism of India has long made it a Mecca for Western travellers keen to experience its sights, sounds and culinary delights, its smaller neighbor to the east has been largely overlooked. But a Bangladesh-Tourismnew impetus to attract foreign visitors and develop tourist hotpots could help Bangladesh, which can more than match...

US wants more business-friendly environment

Washington wants to see a more business-friendly environment in Bangladesh through establishment of a smooth dispute resolution system. US ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat has also stressed the need for protecting intellectual property rights for the safety of business operations including Marcia_Bernicatuse of technology, reports Bangla daily Prothom Alo. “Clear pathways to dispute resolution making bureaucratic interaction more user-friendly are essential to boosting the appeal of Bangladesh’s commercial environment...
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