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Apparel exporters go green to receive more orders

Bangladesh’s apparel exporters are turning to green building initiatives aiming to get more work orders by impressing the eco-friendly retailers across the globe. rmg222As part of the move, 14 garment factories from Bangladesh have already received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) after confirming their practice of good compliance and environmentally safe procedures. The LEED certification is a rating system that reviews a factory’s green initiatives such a...

April foreign reserve hits all-time high

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserve hit an all-time high of more than 24 billion U.S. dollars at the end of April, said a central bank official on Monday. [caption id="attachment_4203" align="alignleft" width="300"]The reserves now stand at $19.04bn, enough to pay off six months’ imports and second highest among SAARC countries The reserves now stand at $19.04bn, enough to pay off six months’ imports and second highest among SAARC countries[/caption] The Bangladesh Bank official who preferred to be unnamed said that foreign curr...

Bangladeshi migrants’ mass grave in Thailand!

At least 32 shallow graves believed to belong to trafficked migrants were discovered yesterday on a remote and rugged mountain in border district Sadao, in Songkhla. The bodies were discovered at a so-called “waiting area” for the migrants before they were sneaked through the border into Malaysia,reports Thai newspaper The Nation. [caption id="attachment_15587" align="alignleft" width="300"]thailand-mass-grave-2wb Authorities in Thailand uncovered a mass grave in an abandoned jungle camp on May 1 believed to contain the...

Press freedom stifled, democracy waning in Bangladesh

Tomorrow is the World Press Freedom Day. This day is an opportunity to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom; to assess the state of press freedom throughout the world; to defend the media from attacks on their independence; and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the line of duty. In Bangladesh, however, the day will be observed as yet another day, where scribes will continue to face physical threat and other harassment, falsely implicated in criminal cases, and arbitrarily detained for just doing their job, says the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC).

Political stability required for higher growth, says ICCB

Bangladesh economy, over the past decade, has maintained a healthy 6%-plus growth rate, despite global shocks. Sustained growth has generated higher demand for improved infrastructure including uninterrupted power supply, better transport and telecommunication services. All these require increased private investment, according to ICCB Executive Board Report. ICCB Annual Council PhotoIn the budget of current fiscal, the government has set 7.3% growth target. To achieve the target, according to ADB, the total i...

US calls for probing ‘irregularities’ in city polls

US under secretary for political affairs Wendy Sherman (L) raises Washington’s concern both at voting irregularities and the BNP’s boycott of polls during a briefing after the plenary session on Friday. Reiterating the calls for investigating ‘irregularities’ in the just-held city polls, Washington has called on Dhaka to make sure that the next election is highly improved. [caption id="attachment_15555" align="alignleft" width="300"]us minister US under secretary for political affairs Wendy Sherman (L) raises Washington’s concern both at voting i...
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