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Ban on funeral prayers for war criminals

Bangladesh has banned namaaz e janaza or prayers before funerals for the 1971 war criminals in capital Dhaka, the country's Liberation War Affairs Minister Muzammel Hoque confirmed, according to media reports Wednesday. Questioning the merit in holding namaaz e janaza for war criminals, Hoque argued Tuesday that such funeral prayers were hardly held for any of the freedom fighters who had sacrificed their lives in the 1971 War of Independence, bdnews24.com reported. ICT-logoSpeaking at the "Bijoy Mela" - a victory fair, celebrating Banglade...

BCIM corridor beneficial for region’s economy: survey

An economic corridor comprising Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar (BCIM) will benefit the region’s economy and help resolve contentious issues of these countries with neighbours, says a survey. Almost 89 per cent of the respondents said that the BCIM has the potential to benefit the region’s economy, while 85 per cent are of the view that it could be an effective multilateral forum to help India tackle its bilateral problems with immediate neighbours. bcimAccording to the survey, conducted by Centre for Environment Social and Policy Research (CESPR), 88 per...

BIA new body elected

Sheikh Kabir Hossain has been unanimously re-elected as President and Mr. Ahsanul Islam Titu re-elected as Vice-President of the Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) for the year 2015 & 2016 recently. The election was held at the office of the BIA which was presided over by Mr. Nizam Uddin Ahmed, Chairman, Election Board of BIA. Mr. Enamul Haque Khan was the Secretary of the Election Board. BIAMr. Hossain is the Chairman of Sonar Bangla Insurance Limited and former Chairman, Bangladesh Red-Crescent Society, Member, Privatization Commission, Membe...

Global Social Business Summit set to begin in Mexico

The four-day ‘Global Social Business Summit 2014’ is set to being in Mexico City on Tuesday (local time) to discuss innovative ways to fight social and economic problems through social business. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto are scheduled to inaugurate the Summit together, said a Yunus Centre Press Release. GSBSGrameen Creative Lab and Yunus Centre are going to organise the annual event to be attended by experts from the private sector, civil society, governments and academia to set an impetus for the socia...

Extremists didn’t kill Prof Shafiul, says RAB

Bangladeshi authorities said the killing of a university professor this month wasn’t an assassination by an extremist group as had been previously thought. The Rapid Action Battalion, an elite police unit, announced over the weekend that revenge was the motive behind the stabbing death of Shafiul Islam, a professor of sociology at the University of Rajshahi, on Nov. 15. prof shaifiulA group of men have confessed to killing Mr. Islam in retaliation for allegedly insulting the wife of one of the men, said Mufti Mahmud Khan, a commander and s...

Tobacco industry in Bangladesh: Business Report 2014

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Tobacco industry in Bangladesh: Business Report 2014" report to their offering. “Tobacco industry in Bangladesh: Business Report 2014” tobaccoThe aim of this study is to provide a tool which will assist strategy group and the management team specialists in making correct decisions as how to penetrate the Bangladesh market and how to catch the maximum commercial opportunities in dealing with business partners in this country. The first two chapters of the report feature the country profile by g...
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