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Yunus not enjoying respect he deserves

Grameen Bank founder Dr Muhammad Yunus has not been enjoying the respect he deserves in his own country, said German Ambassador to Dhaka Dr Albrecht Conze. “It saddens me that the distinguished pioneer of microfinance and social business has not been enjoying the respect he deserves in his own country lately,” the German diplomat came up with the remark when he met Prof Yunus in Thursday morning to convey an invitation by German President Joachim Gauck to visit Berlin early next year. Yunus-German envoyDuring the meeting, the Germa...

Trade balance to decline in FY 2013-14

The country’s terms of trade have been deteriorating unabated, reflecting a major structural weakness of the economy, reveals the Unnayan Onneshan, an independent multidisciplinary think-tank, in its latest monthly economic update released on Wednesday. The terms of trade, the value of exports relative to that of imports, reached at 70.1 per cent in FY 2011-12 from 70.8 per cent in FY 2010-11 and the leading think-tank projects further weakening in the upcoming years to reach at 69.2 per cent, 68 per cent, 66.7 per cent and 65.5 per cent in FY 2012-13, FY 2013-14, FY 2014-15 and FY 2015-16 respectively, if radical actions are not taken.

GO-NGO efforts for eliminating hazardous child labour stressed

Speakers at a workshop have stressed for joint efforts of the government and non-government organisations to eliminate hazardous child labour for ensuring universal rights for all children. They also favoured providing necessary assistance to the working children in hotels, restaurants, welding workshops and other hazardous places to pave way for their normal growth and flourishing talents to uphold their human and social rights, reports BSS. ‘Come to Work’, an NGO, organised the daylong workshop with the assistances of ‘Oporajeyo Bangladesh’ and Eco Social Development Organisation (ESDO) at Young Star Club in Parbotipur upazila town of Dinajpur on Tuesday.

Experts urge media to focus more on raising TB awareness

Experts at a meeting on Wednesday called on the media to play more effective role in raising awareness about tuberculosis.

The media’s role is vital in disseminating information on TB treatment management and related innovations, depicting the inconsistencies if they occur at any level of the disease management and suggesting improvements, the experts said at an orientation programme for journalists on the National Tuberculosis Control Programme.

The National TB Control Programme (NTP) under the Directorate General of Health, Bangladesh Health Reporters’ Forum (BHRF), and leading non-governmental organization BRAC arranged the event at the BRAC Centre in the capital, reports UNB.

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