Democratic backsliding in Bangladesh
The news of a new round of violent attacks in Bangladesh underscores a deteriorating security risk the world can no longer ignore. Last week in Dhaka, groups of men stabbed two prominent secular publishers, leaving one dead and the other in critical condition. Western intelligence agencies have warned the government that terrorists linked to so-called Islamic State are targeting foreigners and are set upon bringing increasing terror to Bangladesh.
The ruling Awami League and religious extremists are fomenting civil war while the rest of the country—especially the legitimate political opposition—is caught in the middle of violence and oppression.
For those who have been watching Bangladesh closely, it is clear that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has abandoned
BATB gets ICSB Corporate Award
British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) received ‘ICSB National Award for Corporate Governance Excellence-2014’ in Manufacturing Companies Category for practicing good governance for 2nd time.
BATB Managing Director Shehzad Munim and Board of Directors member Md. Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan ndc received the award from finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith at a grand ceremony held at Grand Ballroom, Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the city recently.
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Ban...
BATB Managing Director Shehzad Munim and Board of Directors member Md. Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan ndc received the award from finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith at a grand ceremony held at Grand Ballroom, Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the city recently.
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Ban...
SBEC Bank EC Meeting held
The 25th Executive Committee Meeting of South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce (SBAC) Bank Ltd was held recently at its Corporate Office of the Capital City.
Mr Maksudur Rahaman Chairman of the Executive Committee presided over the Meeting.
S.M Amzad Hossain Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bank, there was attend another EC Member along with Managing Director & CEO Md. Rafiqul Islam of the Bank. Mr. Md Mokaddess Ali Board Secretary of the Bank were also present there.
Mr Maksudur Rahaman Chairman of the Executive Committee presided over the Meeting.
S.M Amzad Hossain Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bank, there was attend another EC Member along with Managing Director & CEO Md. Rafiqul Islam of the Bank. Mr. Md Mokaddess Ali Board Secretary of the Bank were also present there.
New Symphony smartphone H250
The leading mobile handset brand of the country, Symphony, has launched a new smartphone Symphony H250. Asahi glass has been used on both front and back side of beautifully designed H250. The 5-inch HD display is sharp, bright and vibrant, which is what most of us like on our smartphones. Mira Vision display technology has been used on H250, which makes contents more vivid and saturated having more details, providing a far richer and more colorful viewing experience. This handset is powered by 64-bit 1.3GHz Quad core coupled with 2GB of RAM. Having
Bangladeshi asylum seekers in Ireland triple
The number of Bangladeshi youth who apply for asylum in Ireland has tripled in a year.The number of Bangladeshi youth who applied for asylum in Ireland has tripled in a year, The Irish Times newspaper reports.
A total of 99 Bangladeshi nationals applied for asylum in the entire year of 2014 but in nine months of 2015, as many as 231 claims were lodged.
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The number of Bangladeshi youth who apply for asylum in Ireland has tripled in a year.[/caption]
The Bangladeshi nationals have lodged the h...
The number of Bangladeshi youth who apply for asylum in Ireland has tripled in a year.[/caption]
The Bangladeshi nationals have lodged the h...
BD economic success story excludes millions masses
Dressed in cheap, worn-out clothes, Farida Begum looks much older than her 30 years.
Her pale face is etched with worry as she sits in her tiny bamboo-fenced shack next to a railway track in Tejgaon slum, in central Dhaka.
The shack has been home for her three-member family for the past four years. It has electricity but no running water, while the local slumlord charges them 1,400 taka (US$18) a month for rent.
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Despite significant socioeconomic progress in the past decades, about ...
Despite significant socioeconomic progress in the past decades, about ...


















