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IBFB team meets Housing Minister

A 12-member delegation headed by Mr. Hafizur Rahman Khan, President of IBFB called on Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, MP, Honorable Minister for Housing & Public Works on Wednesday 23 July 2014 and formally handed over the Keynote Paper on Well-planned Urbanization & Development: Involving Private Sector under Public Private Partnership (PPP). image002The paper was written by Mr. Suhel Ahmed Chowdhury, former Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Public Works, Ministry of Shipping and Ministry of Commerce which was presented in different ...

Dhaka needs legal rules to regain Jamdani glory, says study      

Jamdani, one of the finest Muslin textiles, has been loved by Bengali women for centuries for the beautiful sarees it make. Historically, it belongs to Dhaka, but not yet legally. A year after Bangladesh enacted a law to provide geographical identity to it historical products Jamdani has yet to be registered as a geographical indicative product (GI) for lack of rules to consolidate the legal, a researcher said, reports UNB. jamdhaniThe law, Geographical Indicative Products (Registration and Protection) Act 2013, has not been followed by ...

Yunus meets Suu Kyi in Yangon

Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus met Myanmar democratic icon and Nobel Peace laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at her home in Yangon. During the first-ever meeting between the two Nobel laureates, Yunus briefed Suu Kyi about social business programmes in Bangladesh, including micro-credit, healthcare, education and vocational training, renewable energy social businesses as well as equity investment for the development of enterprises by the unemployed young people of Grameen Bank families, said a Yunus Centre Press release on Monday. Unus-Suu KiHe...

Chevron wants new area at Bibiyana without tender  

US oil firm Chevron Bangladesh placed an unsolicited proposal to the government to expand its operational area by 67 square kiliometres, under onshore block 12 at Bibiyana gas field, officials said. Chevron demanded the extended area which its predecessor Unocal relinquished after the discovery of Bibiyana gas field in 1998, they said, reports the New Age. bibianaPetrobangla, the state-run Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources Corporation, owns the area. ‘Under normal circumstances, Chevron will have to bid for oil and gas exploration in the area...

Dhaka most expensive South Asia city    

Expatriates in South Asia have ranked Bangladesh capital Dhaka as the most expensive city in South Asia. dhaka BoatThey were taking part in a survey conducted by the American human resource consultancy firm Mercer. According to the Mercer Survey, Dhaka currently ranks as the 117th most expensive city in the world. In the South Asian context, however, the Bangladesh capital is more expensive Jakarta (119), Manila (125), Hanoi (131), Ho Chi Minh City (135), Mumbai (140), New Delhi (157), Chennai (185), Bangalore (196) and Kolkata (205). ...

Bid to boost trade between Bangladesh, NE

In order to strengthen the socio-economic relationship between Bangladesh and India, a two-member delegation from the Industries and Trade Fair Association of Assam (ITFAA) comprising its vice-president Rajesh Das and secretary Rajeev Das met the Commerce Minister of Bangladesh, Tofail Ahmed, and submitted a memorandum requesting measures to boost trade and commerce between both the countries. bd-indiaThe delegation during the three-day tour of Bangladesh starting from July 2 also called on Maqsoodul Haque, one of the living legends of Bangladesh music w...
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