UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urged the Bangladesh political leaders on both sides to stop political violence and their ‘destructive brinkmanship’.
“Whatever their differences, political leaders on both sides must halt their destructive brinkmanship, which is pushing Bangladesh dangerously close to a major crisis,” Pillay said in a statement issued from Geneva on Sunday.
Instead, she said, they (political leaders) must fulfill their responsibility and use their influence to bring this violence to an immediate halt and seek a solution to this crisis through dialogue.
The statement came at a time when the...
State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) will issue a tender to sell 170,000 barrels of naphtha for Jan. 13-15 loading from Chittagong, a company official said on Sunday.
The tender, which is likely to be issued later this week, will close on Dec. 19, with validity up to Dec. 26.
The offer comes as naphtha sentiment shows signs of flagging, with traders saying Europe and the U.S. are likely continue to provide Asia with cargoes in January.
BPC regularised its naphtha exports since last mo...
Eleven Bangladeshi nationals were pushed into Bangladesh illegally by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) through Bangabari border under Gomostapur Upazila here last night. BSF of Petrolgar Company pushed them into Bangladesh instead of handing them over to BGB in a proper way.
Police of Gomostapur Thana detained them at Naderabad area under Alinagar union of Gomostapur Upazila of the district today at around 8 am, OC of Gomostapur thana said, reports BSS.
The detained Bangladeshi nationa...
Speaking in a press conference at BGMEA, Managing Director of Standard Group Mosharraf Hossain said, 200-250 outsiders were involved in the firing incident who arrived at the factory gate in trucks, and the local people were instigated to take part in the attack by spreading rumors through the mike of the adjacent mosque.
Addressing the press conference BGMEA Bhaban on Saturday, leaders of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the management of Standard Group accused the law enforcers of their failure in this connection.
The price of vegetables rose by Tk 10 to 20 per kg in the city’s kitchen markets on Friday due to short supply during the latest blockade period.
Traders said that they were ready to pay higher fare to the truck owners but most of the drivers refused to arrive in Dhaka for security reason.
Rais Uddin, a wholesaler of Karwan Bazar, said, huge quantities of vegetables had been perished in Bogra and Jessore every day during the hartal and the blockade time. So, the farmers raised the price to recover losses.
Banks and non-banking financial institutions should focus on Green Business while sanctioning loan to protect the environment from pollution, said speakers in a conference in Dhaka on Friday.
Speakers in the ‘SR Asia Second International Conference 2013’ on ‘responsible business conduct to safeguard the people’s issues and environment by managing hazardous waste’ urged the government to formulate environment-friendly policies in this respect.
SR Asia, CIRDAP and BangladeshBankTrainingAcademy jointly organised the two-day conference.
