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Shrimp farmers facing life on the edge

Coastal Bangladesh is an unlikely place for a fresh water crisis. Mighty rivers carve paths through the landscape, all the way from melting Himalayan glaciers in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south. Viewed from above, the countryside is an extensive patchwork of agricultural ponds, glinting in the sunlight. [caption id="attachment_21916" align="alignleft" width="650"]Shrimp Farmer As more farmers convert freshwater fields into shrimp farms the salt from seawater seeps further inland. Photograph: Joanna Lovatt[/capt...

Russia makes 7 mi-171sh helicopters for BD

In 2015, Moscow delivered five Mi-171Sh helicopters to Bangladesh. Following the delivery, Moscow signed a contract for the supply of another batch to Dhaka. “At the moment the helicopters are under construction at Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant [located in Russia Hcthe eastern Russian Republic of Buryatia] and are planned to be delivered before the end of 2016,” Alexander Shcherbinin told RIA Novosti. Russia Plans to Sign Deal on 48 Mi-17V-5 Helicopters Delivery to India in 2016 He added that Mi-171Sh helicopters had alread...

CNS, SJIBL sign deal for BRTA

Recently a Bi-lateral agreement has been signed between Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) and Computer Network Systems Limited (CNS) at CNS’s head office in Dhaka. The Computer Network Systems Limited (CNS) signed on the agreement on behalf of BRTA. Agreement with CNS JPG-2 Under this agreement the Motorjan owner will able to deposit their Registration Fee and Tax in all the branches of SJIBL. The Deputy Managing Director of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited Mr. M. Akhter Hossain and the ...

PBL holds annual managers’ conference

A 2(two) days long ‘Annual Managers’ Conference-2016’ of Pubali Bank Ltd. participated by all 444 Branch Managers, Regional Managers & Sr. Executives of Head Office was held at Hotel Ocean Paradise, Cox’s Bazar recently to motivate them to increase Bank’s business by rendering better services. Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder, Chairman, Board of Directors of Pubali Bank Ltd. graced the Conference as Chief Guest while Managing Director Md. Abdul Halim Chowdhury presided over the Conference. Vice-Chairman Fahim Ahmed Faruk Chowdhury & Directors- Syed Moazzem Hussain, Monzurur Rahman, M. Kabiruzzaman Yaqub and Azizur Rahman were attended as Special

EPZs may get trade unions; draft law approved

The cabinet today gave the final approval to the draft of the ‘The Bangladesh EPZ Labour Law, 2016’ keeping a provision for constituting labour organisations in the Export Processing Zones (EPZs) as well as forming a permanent wage board for their workers. The approval came at the regular weekly meeting of the Cabinet held at Bangladesh Secretariat today with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, reports UNB. rmgbdCabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam briefed reporters after the meeting. He said the law is going to ...

Boxers fight to raise funds for Bangladesh

The boxers participating in the 2016 Bengal Bouts are fighting — not just in the ring, but also to eradicate poverty in Bangladesh, a country where most people make under two dollars a day, according to the Bengal Bouts website. [caption id="attachment_21889" align="alignleft" width="650"]Boxer Adam Pasquinelly, right, tries to clinch Ryan Dunn at Sunday night’s preliminary bouts.[/caption] According to senior captain Mike Grasso, the combined efforts of the boxers participating in the bouts raises over $100,000 every year, which goes ...
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