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Canada proposes investment in infrastructure, education

Canada-Bangladesh Incorporated, has proposed Canadian investment in Bangladesh infrastructure including education. Canada-BDA six-member Canadian delegation met Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, MP, at his Secretariat office and made the proposal. Ontario-based Lambton College and Canadian Educational Institute of Technology (CEIT) proposed to set up campuses in Bangladesh. Dean of International Education Christopher T R Slade and CEIT's president, Michael Vourakes, made the proposals on behalf of their respective institutions. The inf...

ECNEC approves 8 projects worth Tk 4,890cr

The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved eight projects worth Tk 4,890 crore on Tuesday. govtPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the meeting at the NEC Conference Room at the Planning Commission in Sher-e-Banglanagar in the city. From the amount, government will finance Tk 1,636 crore while Tk 2,847 crore will come as project aid. Respective organizations will finance Tk 7 crore.

BD stall removed from Kolkata Fair over distorted map

The stall of the Bangladesh tourism department was removed from the Bangladesh Pavilion at the International Kolkata Book Fair on Sunday after Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha members protested against the circulation of a distorted map of India. book_vid_kolkata_s_a“In the map, Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir has been shown as part of Pakistan. We strongly condemn it. It is humiliating and insulting to the citizens of India,” said BJP state secretariat member and district observer Krishanu Mitra. He added that officials of the ...

Death anniv of Khurshida Haque

Today the 3rd February 2015 Tuesday is the 4th death Anniversary of Begum Khurshida Haque, a renowned social worker and wife of former Minister, Member of Parliament, Top ranking Police Officer, Pic-compressorWriter and Exponent of Poverty Alleviation, late Mr. M. A. Haque. On this occasion Quran Khwani has been arranged at Banani graveyard and in the residence of her daughter Mrs. Rehana Ashequr Rahman. Arrangements have been made to feed the poor and the orphans. Special prayer has been arranged in the Mosq...

Cabinet okays draft for new ICT policy

The cabinet today approved the draft of the ‘National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policy, 2015’ seeking to establish a transparent and accountable government through expansion of ICT and its multifaceted use. govtThe approval came from the regular weekly meeting of the cabinet held at Bangladesh Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said the existing ICT Policy was framed back in July 2009 and the ICT Division came up with t...

Thai businesses keen to invest in Bangladesh

Thai entrepreneurs are in dialogues with some Bangladeshi businessmen to invest in the country and exploit its immense business potential, senior Thai government officials said yesterday. As part of the efforts, they held a discussion with the leaders of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) in Dhaka. “Bangladesh has numerous promising sectors for investment thanks to its cost competitiveness, strategic location and the incentive packages offered by the government,” said Chokedee Kaewsang, deputy secretary general of Thailand Board of Investment, the Daily Star reports.
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