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Bangladesh – Prioritizing Problems

What makes a country small? Bangladesh is a small country in terms of area, but very large in terms of population. Having roughly the same area as Greece, it has a bigger population than Russia (yes, you might be tempted to read this sentence again, but it is true!). The outside world seems to know very little about this country. It is true that floods, poverty, garment factory collapses and political BD_BREASTFEEDINGviolence exist in Bangladesh, but fortunately this is not the full story. Its GDP has steadily grown at around ...

Fayezur Razzaque dies

Mr. Md. Fayezur Razzaque Ex. CSP (1966 Batch) Died at 1 PM, 15.01.2015. (age 71 ) He was suffering from Cancer for last few years. He was Former Deputy Commissioner, greater Mymenshingh, also worked as Director General of Bangladesh Television, Managing Director of Bangladesh Biman, He was also Secretary of Relief & Rehabilitation, Secretary of Industry Attachment-1Managing Director of Krishi Bank, Secretary of Bangladesh Election Commission, Director, Asian Development Bank in his remarkable career.  Lastly he was working fo...

US Asst Secy Richard to visit Bangladesh

US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Anne C. Richard will be on travel to Burma until January 20 and will visit Bangladesh from January 20-23. US asst secyIn Burma, Assistant Secretary Richard will visit Rakhine State from January 16-19 to meet with state and local government officials, representatives of the Rohingya and Rakhine communities, and international and non-governmental organizations to discuss the political and humanitarian situation in Rakhine State, following her participation in the second U.S.-...

Travel alert to UK visitors to Bangladesh

The United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday issued a travel alert for its citizens intending to visit Bangladesh or those are already here because of political tensions. “If you’re currently in Bangladesh or intend to travel to Bangladesh, even if you’re a regular visitor with family or business links, you UK_BDshould monitor news media and regularly consult this travel advice,” said a foreign travel advice update issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). It said, “If you’re travelling (to Bangladesh) during a blockade you should avoid demonstrations an...

Stronger Philippines-Bangladesh ties to grow trade

In advancing business relations between the Philippines and Bangladesh, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is expecting an increase in trade volume, between the Philippines and Bangladesh, to a minimum of US$1 million within a year. bd-philipines“As we welcome a 10-member business delegation this month from Bangladesh and develop our business relations with them through DTI’s Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in New Delhi, we enhance cooperation between the Philippines and Bangladesh that is seen to expand bilateral trade ...

No business, but burden of loans exists  

Commodity transportation is facing serious problem due to hartal and blockade. As a result, it is not being possible to transport commodities despite huge demand. The business transaction is also being hampered. Businessmen are now worried over how they will pay the loan installments. Talking to this correspondent on Tuesday evening the proprietor of M/S Sarker Traders of Nilphamari Md Abdul Wahed said the Transport (truck) movement has been stopped for some days as the drivers of those vehicles are not interested to ply vehicles. hartalPolice...
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