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UN advocates transparent polls process

The United Nations on Sunday urged all concerned in Bangladesh to ensure a transparent, peaceful and inclusive election process. UN-logo"The United Nations urges all concerned to ensure a transparent, peaceful, and inclusive election process," said UN resident coordinator in Bangladesh Robert Watkins. In a statement ahead of elections to three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong, he encouraged voters to exercise their right to vote on April 28 in this important democratic process in the country. Watkins welcomed the largely peaceful environmen...

Research on Gender in Aquaculture by ULAB, GWA

University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)  and Gender and Water Alliance (GWA) has organized a seminar to disseminate research on “Gender in Aquaculture: A Study in Division of Power and Work at ULAB Auditorium in Dhanmondi. 05This research was conducted by ULAB’s Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) in collaboration with GWA from December, 2014 to March 2015 in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh. The main objective was to map the distribution of tasks between men and women involved in aquaculture. GWA is a global network dedicated to main...

Govt incurs Tk 5.83cr loss for duty dodge by mobile brands

The government has suffered a loss of over Tk 5.83 crore as revenue in a year from import of only five brands of mobile handsets as a group of unscrupulous traders dodged the duty through under-invoicing of the prices. According to official data, a total of 81,566 mobile handsets of five brands—Lava, 5 Star, TINMO, G Five and Wimax—were imported during December 2013 to December 2104 period. Describing the scenario as a horrific state of evading duty, the sector insiders said the amount would be even larger if the entire picture is brought into consideration, reports the Daily Sun.

WB-funded projects plagued by corruption

The World Bank-financed several developing projects have allegedly been marred by graft, angering the bank that asked the government to return the funds by June this year. wbDue to unfair tendering and procurement processes, some projects ended up in the hands of unqualified companies which failed to execute them at the required level, officials said. The largest multilateral lending agency recently wrote to the Economic Relations Division (ERD) about the projects afflicted by corruption as procurement and bidding processes were not followed in accordan...

IMO, Bangladesh review shipbreaking industry

The IMO and the government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh are jointly implementing a project entitled “Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling in Bangladesh – Phase I” (in short SENSREC Project – Bangladesh). ship breakingThe project, aimed at improving the safety and environmental standards within the country’s ship-recycling industry, consists of five work packages covering:
  • Two studies assessing the economic and environmental impact of the ship recycling industry in Bangladesh;
  • An assessment of...

Hundreds die, many feared trapped in earthquake in Nepal, India, Bangladesh

More than 700 people are known to have died in a powerful earthquake in Nepal, with many more feared trapped under rubble, officials say. The 7.8 magnitude quake struck an area between the capital, Kathmandu, and the city of Pokhara, the US Geological Survey said. tremor in NepalTremors were felt across the region, with further loss of life in India, Bangladesh and on Mount Everest. The government has declared a state of emergency in the affected areas. Nepali Information Minister Minendra Rijal said there had been “mas...
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