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Violence, repression at levels not seen in decades

On April 28, the people of Bangladesh had the chance to have their voices heard in municipal elections in the country’s two major cities. Unfortunately, the opposition has boycotted the elections on accusations of widespread vote rigging. Fair elections are needed to give the Bangladeshi people the opportunity to hold the governing voteAL to account for using the nation’s founding tragedy for political gain, and push for reform of the ICT to open the door to a judicial mechanism that lives up to domestic and international standards and bolsters rule of ...

Earthquakes set Nepal’s economy back by more than a decade

Over the last two days, Nepal has been rattled by its worst earthquakes since 1934. More than 3,000 people have lost their lives, and villages, roads, highways and ancient buildings have been devastated. The total economic losses from the damage could be between $1 billion and $10 billion, according to the US Geological Survey’s best estimate. nepal dethIn all, the destruction could push the economy of Nepal—already one of the world’s poorest countries—back by a decade or more, significantly hurting the small Himalayan nation’s efforts to...

Solidarity with Nepal, India, Bangladesh by ASEAN

At the ASEAN Summit, which starts on Monday, Apr 27, foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations said they stood ready to extend assistance to the governments and people of the countries affected by Saturday’s earthquake. nepal dethThe nations of ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, said they stood ready to extend their assistance to the countries hit by a deadly earthquake on Saturday. The delegates were in Kuala Lumpur for the three-day ASEAN Summit, which officially starts on Monday (Apr 27). ...

Progress made towards safer garment industry in Bangladesh

A number of reports and events last week to mark the second anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster all emphasised that while progress has been made towards a safer garment industry in Bangladesh, some major challenges still lie ahead. A special report on just-style looks at the new concerns and frustrations now coming to the fore for industry executives. rmgPlans by Italian fashion retailer Benetton Group to double the amount of compensation paid into the Rana Plaza Trust Fund to US$1.6m following an independent assessment by PwC have also been slammed a...

Over one crore MRP delivered, says IRIS

Under a contract with the government, IRIS Corporation delivered 10,300,000 Machine Readable Passport (MRP) and 240,000 Machine Readable Visa successfully on time, says a press release. Photo no. 1Prior to the successful rollout of Bangladesh Machine Readable Passport system in 2010, IRIS together with the Government of The People's Republic of Bangladesh continue to work together towards meeting the deadline set by International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) whereby IRIS was awarded a two-year contract of extension of BDT1.3 billi...

Airtel announces free calls to Nepal for 48 hours

Airtel Bangladesh Limited, the fastest growing telecom operator in the country, is offering their customers to place calls in Nepal for free of cost for the 48 hours from 12 am, 27th April, 2015. airtel22On 25th April, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude quake struck an area between the capital, Kathmandu, and the city of Pokhara and on 26th April, 2015, another 6.7-magnitude tremor, centered 60km (40 miles) east of Nepal's capital Kathmandu, hit the country. PD Sarma, MD and CEO, Airtel Bangladesh Limited, said, ‘’We are dee...
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