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Govt plans Tier 4 data center in quake zone

The government of Bangladesh has drawn criticism for planning to build a flagship Tier IV data center in an earthquake prone district of Dhaka. dhakaThe Bangladesh Ministry of Information is planning to build the fifth largest data center in the world at Kaliakair, in the Gazipur district of Dhaka, according to reports in the Dhaka Tribune. The site is some 30km from where the Rana Plaza clothing factory collapsed in 2013, killing more than 1000 people. Tremors The flagship project, estimated to cost some Tk1,000 crore ($8 million) will be used to hold ...

Bangladesh and India cement ties

THE river delta that is Bangladesh has plenty of sand but few stones. As the country’s cities are yet to accommodate the majority of its 160m people, this is no small problem. The capital Dhaka, one of the world’s ten largest cities, has begun to rid itself of its one-buffalo town infrastructure. An estimated 35,000 people move to urban areas every week; an additional 53m people will be living in the cities by the middle of the century. bd-indiaAt one of Dhaka’s clubs for foreigners, a hangover from the days of aid-dependence, a man had told m...

Stop corporate plunder of energy, power sector

A packed meeting in Tower Hamlets heard the secretary of the Committee to Protect Oil Gas and Natural Resources in Bangladesh, professor Amu Mohammad, who was visiting the UK, condemn the corporate plunder of Bangladesh by companies like the UK based Global Coal Management Resources (GCM). oil, gas meetingDespite huge protests and three deaths (reported in the Socialist, 8 December 2010 ), GCM is still pressing ahead with a massive open-cast coal mining operation in Phulbari, north-west Bangladesh, which will displace up to 200,0...

YKK Bangladesh conducts Global Marketing Forum

YKK Bangladesh Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of YKK Holdings Asia engaged in manufacturing of garment accessories like zipper, button, snap, hook & eye, and rivet & burr, organized its 9th Global Marketing Forum in Chittagong and Dhaka, this week. YKKKosuke Miimi, CEO and president of YKK Bangladesh opened the event, which discussed global trends and new specifications for garment manufacturers. The marketing forum was attended by about 500 professionals from the Bangladeshi readymade garment (RMG) sector. These professionals exchanged views with YK...

US, Bangladesh Navy commence 4th CARAT Bangladesh

The fourth annual exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh commenced with an opening ceremony at Naval Base Issa Khan, Sept 25. Continuing through Sept. 30, CARAT Bangladesh 2014 consists of six days of shore-based and at-sea training events designed to address shared maritime security priorities, develop relationships and enhance cooperation among participating forces. nns‘In just a few years, CARAT Bangladesh has become the premier engagement between our navies,’ said Rear Adm. Charlie Williams, commander, Task Force 73 and U.S. 7...

Resolving Indo-Bangladesh border complexities

The Modi government is making a push to settle India’s long-running border disputes with Bangladesh. For decades, India has tried to curb illegal immigration and smuggling along its 4,000 kilometer border with Bangladesh. It has installed thousands of kilometers of barbed wire and floodlights, and its Border Security Force (BSF) even adopted a controversial “shoot-on-sight” policy to deter those who might cross illegally. India - bdIn 2001, the dispute acquired a new dimension when incursions by the border guards of both countries culminate...
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