The Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Elhadj As Sy, has commended the success and leadership of Bangladesh in successfully reducing the human and financial impact of natural disasters and for establishing the country as a world reference in disaster resilience.
Since the catastrophic Bhola Cyclone of 1970, a disaster that claimed an estimated 500,000 lives, the joint Government of Bangladesh/Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Cyclone Preparedness Programme has prevented tens of thousands of deaths and enabled communities to withstand shocks and respond effectively to extreme meteorological events.
Speaking at the end of an official visit to Dhaka, Mr Sy said: “Bangladesh has demonstrated that hazards do not need to become disas...
The growth of the digital economy could add US$1 trillion to the GDP of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) bloc over the next 10 years, according to a report released by global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney in conjunction with Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata), one of the largest Asian telecommunication companies, at the GSMA’s 2016 Mobile World Congress.
The report, titled ASEAN Digital Revolution, focuses on the growth opportunities, the hurdles that need
to be overcome and policy initiatives that will help the sector fulfil its growth potential and
Al-hajj Abul Quasem, sponsor director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was died at 9.30 am on February 24, 2016, Wednesday at a hospital in Dhaka. (Inna lilahi wa inna ilaihi raziun). He was 90. He left behind three sons, six daughters, relatives and a host of well-wishers to mourn his death. He will be buried for eternal rest at his family graveyard at Khuruskhul village after janaja prayer at 10.00am on Thursday at the Cox's Bazar Sadar Eidgah.
Mr. Abul Quasem was the...
ICC Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman recently called on Former President of Indonesia Prof. Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Bali and extended invitation to him to be the Keynote Speaker at Asia Pacific Business Forum(APBF) of UNESCAP to be hosted by ICC Bangladesh in Dhaka sometimes in November-December this year. It may be mentioned that earlier Mahbubur Rahman was honoured by the President of Indonesia as the “Presidential Friend of Indonesia” in 2012. The ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta in August 2012 at the celebration of the 67
th Independence of Indonesia.
In 2015, Moscow delivered five Mi-171Sh helicopters to Bangladesh. Following the delivery, Moscow signed a contract for the supply of another batch to Dhaka.
“At the moment the helicopters are under construction at Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant [located in
the eastern Russian Republic of Buryatia] and are planned to be delivered before the end of 2016,” Alexander Shcherbinin told RIA Novosti.
Russia Plans to Sign Deal on 48 Mi-17V-5 Helicopters Delivery to India in 2016 He added that Mi-171Sh helicopters had alread...
Bangladesh has begun a count of the number of Rohingya Muslims living on its territory, as reported persecution continues to drive thousands from Myanmar. The census will also include data on living conditions.
Authorities in Bangladesh have already begun a survey to document the number of Rohingya living there, according to reports on Saturday.
Until now, some 33,000 Rohingya have been recorded as living in two official camps near the southern coastal area of Cox’s Bazar, which borders Myanmar.
