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Competitiveness index up despite major setbacks

Bangladesh’s competitiveness among global economies has slightly improved to 107 out of 109 in rankings published yearly by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The country ranked 107 this year, from last year’s position 109, among 140 countries in the world, Xinhua news agency cited WEF report as saying. Bangladesh’s leading think-tank Centro for Policy Dialogue (CPD) disclosed the ranking on women-bdbehalf of the Geneva-based body at a press conference in Dhaka on Wednesday. The report says the list of top 10 countries including Switzerland, Singap...

Forcibly displaced people reaches 60m worldwide

As we continue to see headlines and editorials almost every day about migrants and refugees, it’s not surprising when UNHCR reports that the number of forcibly displaced people has reached 60 million worldwide for the first time since World War II. This figure includes internally displaced people, refugees, and asylum seekers. While many are on the move as refugees, others migrate willfully at rates that have also reached unprecedented levels. Below, I’ve explored some trends in regional, country- and economic-level migration and refugee data. But first: What’s the difference between a migrant

English education in Old Dhaka

Liaquat Avenue in Sadarghat is jam-packed with countless rickshaws, traders and hawkers, as usual, like any other part of Old Dhaka. In a little open space at the edge of the road, opposite to Jagannath University, stands Krishna Bhattacharya, a well-groomed woman in a simple sari. “Hello! Where are you? Stuck in traffic? I guess you will have to leave your rickshaw and walk,” she phones this correspondent, struggling to make herself heard above the unrelenting blare of horns. bangladeshKrishna Bhattacharya is the principal of HEED Internati...

NRBCBank opens ATM Both at Raozan, Ctg

An ATM Both of NRBC Bank was inaugurated at Raozan Branch premises, Chittagong. Vice Chairman of the Bank Mr. Abu Bakr Chowdhury inaugurated the ATM Both recently. ATM Both Raozan BrThe inaugural ceremony was attended, among others, by the Senior Vice President Syed Mahabubul Haque, First Asstt. Vice president  Mr. Md. Aminul Islam and Senior Executive Officer Mr. Md. Nawshad Aziz. A good number of respectable persons and local businessmen were also present on the occasion.

Nepal to suspend Indian TV channels

Nepal’s cable federation said it would suspend Indian television channels, while protesters marched in Kathmandu carrying an effigy of India’s prime minister on Monday, accusing their neighbour of imposing an economic blockade and meddling in internal politics. The Federation of Nepal Cable Television planned to suspend broadcasting of Indian channels in Nepal from 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sunil Kumar Lama, the organization’s general secretary, said on Monday. nepalese-student-take“This is to protest against the blockade,” Lama...

‘No existence of IS in Bangladesh’

Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said there is no existence of militant organisation IS in Bangladesh, and the news of the involvement of IS in Italian citizen Tavella Caeser’s killing has not been ascertained yet. However, he expects the mystery of the killing would be solved soon. asaduzzamankhankamalHe was addressing a press briefing at the conference room of the home ministry on Tuesday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia was also present on the occasion. The minister said four intelligence age...
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