Satellites reveal ‘child slave camps’ in Bangladesh
Hundreds of child slaves could be working on a protected World Heritage Site in Bangladesh, according to a researcher who discovered five previously unknown labour camps using satellite technology.
Two fish processing plants located on the Sundarbans National Park in the south west of Bangladesh were already suspected of using forced labour, including, it is claimed, children as young as nine, working for up to 40 hours straight.
The additional five camps, used to dry fish for pet food, were located by Professor Kevin Bales of the University of Nottingham using satellite technology including Google Earth.
“People are suffering here. Children are killed in these places regularly: sometimes they’re
Symposium on ‘Representation of ‘Other’ in Media
Department of English, BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology (BUFT) organized a symposium on “Representation of ‘Other’ in Media: The Context of Bangladesh” at 02:30 pm in Room number 901.
Prof Dr Nizamuddin Ahmed, Vice-Chancellor, BUFT, inaugurated the symposium. Mr Ali Azgor Talukder, Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, delivered the welcome speech. A panel of four speakers namely Mohiul Islam, Sr. Lecturer, Israt Taslim, Lecturer, Mahmuda 
Iasmin, Sr. Lecturer, and Mr. Prokash Chandra Sharkar, Sr. Lecturer...
Iasmin, Sr. Lecturer, and Mr. Prokash Chandra Sharkar, Sr. Lecturer...
BAGDOOM.com receives Digital World 2016 award
BAGDOOM.com, the leading lifestyle e-commerce platform of Bangladesh, has received a prestigious award for its contribution in the e-commerce of Bangladesh at the award night session of Closing Ceremony of Digital World 2016 which was organized by the Communications and Information Technology Division, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications & Information Technology It is the flagship annual event of the ICT sector of Bangladesh, held at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital on 21st October, 2016.
Syeda Kamrun Ahmed, the CEO of BAGDOOM.com received the award from Abul Maal Abdul ![]()
Ali Riaz presents book on Bangladesh at UC-Berkeley
Department of Politics and Government Chair Ali Riaz speaks about his new book on Bangladesh’s political history at the University of California-Berkeley.
Department of Politics and Government Chair Ali Riaz spoke October 18 at the Center for Bangladesh Studies at the University of California-Berkeley about his new book, titled Bangladesh: A Political History since Independence.
Riaz said in his presentation that writing the history of Bangladesh has become challenging task because all regimes...
Riaz said in his presentation that writing the history of Bangladesh has become challenging task because all regimes...
Potential savings of 21pc energy cost
Findings from DANIDA financed energy efficiency project show that Bangladeshi companies can adopt energy efficiency measures and save 16% of energy consumption, 21% of energy costs and lower their CO2 emissions by 18%.
This were revealed at a seminar titled “Bangladesh – A Great Potential for Energy Efficient Industry”, organized by The Energy Efficiency Engagement (3e) Program Secretariat in collaboration with Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) at Hotel Six Seasons in the capital Dhaka.
The main objective of the event was to promote implementation of energy efficiency in 
Geopolitics hamper modernization of BD ports
The port of Chittagong, pictured, is working well above its designed capacity, but Bangladesh has no alternative maritime gateways.
The competition to develop much-needed modern port facilities in Bangladesh has intensified following the recent visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the South Asian country.
Despite the clear need for a new port, and plenty of commercial incentives to build one, projects have been slow to materialize, as China, Japan, and India fight for the right to provide financing, and with that a ticket to build their influence in the country and in the region.
During the presidential visit, China committed $24 billion for the development of
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