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Indo-Bangla Rail Project on track

National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog will hold a meeting in New Delhi on June 18 in a bid to break the deadlock on the proposed India-Bangladesh railway project, Tripura Transport Minister Manik Dey said today. “NITI Aayog has called a meeting on Thursday (June 18) to break the deadlock on the 15-km Agartala-Akhaura rail project along Tripura,” Mr Dey told reporters here. Meanwhile, a senior state official said that the central government was “yet to provide funds for the project”. trainNITI Aayog’s chief executive officer...

Govt to further strengthen delta management with WB, Netherlands

The government of Bangladesh signed an agreement on Tuesday with the Netherlands and the World Bank Group including its private sector arm, International Finance Corporation (IFC) with the 2030 Water Resources Group to strengthen management of the Bangladesh Delta, Asia’s largest and the world’s most populated delta. The partnership will help to develop and implement the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100, a long term and holistic vision for the Bangladesh Delta, and help to realize Bangladesh’s goal of becoming a middle-income country by 2021 while maintaining the unique biodiversity and physical characteristics of the delta.

Dutch ministers for good tie with Bangladesh

Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Lilianne Ploumen and Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen are visiting Bangladesh from 14 to 18 June. Textiles and water form the focus of the trip, which aims to strengthen bilateral trade and development ties. A multi-stakeholder delegation comprising representatives of Dutch water companies, textile companies, trade unions, NGOs and pension funds will accompany the ministers. bd-netherlandBangladesh’s position as a delta country with...

Pakistan to move UN against Indian PM’s statement

After passing unanimous resolution against India in the parliament, Pakistan has decided to move United Nations to condemn Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement in Bangladesh, reported Dawn newspaper. During his visit to Bangladesh, PM Modi had said, “At a time during the liberation war when the ‘Mukti Jodhas’ of Bangladesh were shedding blood, Indian citizens too were fighting side by side with them and in a way helped realised the dream of Bangladesh.” pm-narendra-modi_650x400_51424803339

Reducing violence against women through religious leaders

The Asia Foundation Bangladesh, with support from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), organized project-closing workshop on “Reducing Violence against Women through Religious Leaders in Rangpur” initiative on Tuesday at Baridhara in the capital featuring 60 participants from Rangpur and Dhaka, and discussants from University of Dhaka, BRAC University and Development Research Initiative (DRI). 08To address this issues, The Asia Foundation (the Foundation) initiated a project on Reducing Violence against Women (RVAW) in Rangpur S...

Booming auto industry in Bangladesh

The vehicle marketplace Carmudi has examined the current and future state of the automotive industry in Bangladesh and other emerging markets. Carmudi’s report on “The Booming Automotive Industry in Emerging Markets” has provided a detailed look into the global state of automotive sales and how car purchasing behaviors have changed due to the drastic increase in internet and mobile penetration, rising GDP, and the emergence of a middle class. The findings in this report are the result of Carmudi’s quantitative surveys conducted online with both car buyers and car dealers, and in-depth interviews with industry influencers throughout Bangladesh.
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