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Southeast Asian Leaders Urged to Act on Rohingya Crisis

Southeast Asian lawmakers on Wednesday urged their leaders to discuss Burma’s Rohingya Muslim crisis at their summit in Malaysia this weekend, saying it has led to the highest outflow of asylum seekers by sea in the region since the Vietnam War. rohinga womanBurma, a predominantly Buddhist nation of 50 million, is home to an estimated 1.3 million Rohingya, and most are considered stateless. Though many of their families arrived from Bangladesh generations ago, almost all are denied citizenship by Burma as well as Bangladesh. The ...

BD women ‘shy away’ to work in Saudi Arabia

Despite much enthusiasm, Bangladesh is unable to send female workers as per the demand of Saudi government for various reasons, including conservative attitude of women. Since the reopening of the labour market in Saudi Arabia in February this year, only Bangladesi muslim women3,000 women have registered with the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) for jobs in Saudi Arabia against the demand for 40,000 workers, reports UNB. But there is rush of male jobseekers till now, as over 21 lakh male work...

BBC Probaho to air on Channel-i

Fran Unsworth announces the upcoming launch of a weekly BBC Bangla TV programme, BBC Probaho, on Bangladesh’s leading cable/satellite station, Channel-i. khaborThe new weekly TV current-affairs show, BBC Probaho - due to start airing at the end of June, will deliver in-depth reporting and live studio interviews, covering international and business stories. Presented by BBC Bangla’s Sharmin Rauma and co-produced with Channel-i, the programme will directly engage with the audiences. It will be broadcast live by Channel-i from its Dhaka studios. ...

Philippines, Bangladesh sign deal on foreign policy

The Philippines and Bangladesh have signed an agreement to establish a mechanism for a periodic review of bilateral relations, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario and Bangladesh Foreign bd-philipinesSecretary Md. Shahidul Haque recently inked the memorandum of understanding on establishing the Foreign Policy Consultations mechanism between the two countries, and they also successfully held their first foreign policy consultation. “At the inaugural meeting,...

‘Tk 1b PM fund not given to Rana Plaza victims’

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) revealed the lack of transparency and also tardiness in the disbursement of the Prime Minister’s Fund for victims of the Rana Plaza collapse incident. tibThe international corruption watchdog’s assistant project director Nazmul Huda said about Tk 1.08 billion (108 crore) out of Tk 1.27 billion (127 crore) aid deposited with the prime minister’s fund is yet to be disbursed among the victims after two years into the incident. TIB came up with the findings while presenting a report on ‘Steps taken to implement goo...

India, Bangladesh agree on extension of transit protocol

India and Bangladesh have agreed on the extension of Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT) with the provision of automatic renewal in line with the proposed amendment to the Bangladesh-India trade agreement during a Secretary-level talk between the two countries held here on April 20. bd-indiaWith regard to development of entire protocol route under regional IDA assistance of World Bank, Bangladesh side while welcoming the proposal agreed to revert after obtaining approval of the concerned Authority of Bangladesh. It was also agre...
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