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Rainwater harvesting to meet water crisis

The usage of ground water is posing a severe challenge signaling severe future crisis for the urban population as the water level is depleting in alarming rate. To face the obvious situation, integrated water management system be introduced in national level for the future generation. Speakers and experts said these at the 2nd Water Convention on Monday. WaterAid Bangladesh in collaboration with CSE-India, RAiN Forum and ITN-BUET jointly organised the program at Spectra Convention in Dhaka. IMG_8629The experts emphasised on rainw...

Bangladesh delegation discusses reform

Many within the fashion industry have been keeping a close watch on the continued efforts in Bangladesh for reform, especially as it relates to the apparel industry. Recently, WWD had the opportunity to speak with the Bangladesh commerce minister, Tofail Ahmed, who was in Washington on Wednesday. He was spearheading a delegation in the U.S. capital to discuss the apparel industry in his country, and how it is looking towards the future, based on the learnings of the past. RMG Rana PlazaBelow are some excerpts from Ahmed’s discus...

Modi govt to stand by promises to Dhaka

Underscoring that the new political leaderships would be business-oriented, Indian envoy to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran has hinted that the Narendra Modi government will be committed to not only maintaining friendly ties with Dhaka but also building a “momentum of the relationship”. bd-indiaIn an interview to an online newspaper, which was telecast by a private TV channel on Friday, he said this was made clear when the Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament Shirin Sarmin Chowdhury met Mr. Modi on the day he took over as Prime Minister of India. The High Com...

Preity Zinta files molestation complaint

One of India’s top Bollywood actresses Preity Zinta has filed a police complaint alleging that she was molested, abused and threatened by a former boyfriend at an Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match, officials said Saturday. priti zintaZinta accused businessman Ness Wadia, who co-owns the Kings XI Punjab IPL team with the actress, of abusing her after the pair got into an argument while watching their team play the Chennai Super Kings on May 30, reports AFP. “We received Zinta’s complaint on Friday,” Mumbai police officer Vijay ...

Per capita loan stands at about Tk 12,700

Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said each citizen of Bangladesh carries foreign loan of nearly Tk 12,700 (US $162.2). LoanThe amount of foreign credit taken by Bangladesh on June 30 last year was Tk 195,146 crore (US $ 24,907 million), he told Parliament on Thursday replying to a starred question from Ayen Uddin MP of Rajshahi-3. In the 2012-13 fiscal year, Bangladesh paid some Tk 2148 crore against the interest of the foreign loans, while paid back Tk 27,545 crore as principal amount from the loans.

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Bangladesh, Burma reach deal on border crisis

After two weeks of rising tensions on the Bangladesh-Burma border, the two sides reached an agreement in Naypyidaw on Wednesday over the ongoing border crisis. In a nine-point statement, the two countries agreed to share information regarding border issues and establish a direct channel of communication between senior officials from both sides. BD-MyanmarThey also vowed to work together to crack down on the illegal narcotics trade across their common frontier. “With regard to preventing and controlling the illegal drug trade, the bor...
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