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Children take the lead in cyclone early warnings

As Cyclone Roanu approached the coast of Bangladesh last May, 10-year-old Mohammad Hossain worried about his father, a fisherman out at sea in the Bay of Bengal. But the schoolboy, who lives in the Kutubdia Para neighbourhood of Cox's Bazar, a town on the southeast coast of Bangladesh, knew what to do. He sent his father, Ramzan Ali, a text message, asking him to return to shore and take shelter. Fortunately, Ali was close enough to the coast to receive the message. He forwarded it to climatefishermen on other boats, an...

‘New apparel export markets will benefit Bangladesh’

A top advisor to the Bangladeshi prime minster has suggested that the Bangladesh apparel export industry should explore new markets, rather than just concentrating on exporting to the US and the EU. Dr Gowher Rizvi, international affairs adviser to the prime minister observed this while speaking at the ‘BIDS Research Almanac 2016’ held in Dhaka. rmgA leading Bangladeshi daily quoted Dr Rizvi as saying that exploring new regions and countries like Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Africa and Turkey, would accelerate growth and human ...

Bangladesh Bank responsible, says Philippines bank

The Philippines bank through which $81 million stolen from Bangladesh’s central bank was channeled in February said on Tuesday that the Bangladesh central bank was responsible for the heist, and so any liability should not be passed on. Manila-based Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) was responding to comments by a Bangladeshi investigator that some Bangladesh Bank officials deliberately exposed its computer systems and enabled hackers to steal the money from its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Bangladesh Bank had been demanding that RCBC compensate it for the loss, blaming it for i

SJIBL opens 99th branch at Jurain in city

Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) inaugurated its’ 99th Branch at Jurain in the Capital city of Dhaka on 14th December 2016. The Director and Chairman of the Bank Foundation of Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd. Mr. Anwer Hossain Khan formally inaugurated the Branch as Chief Guest. Among others the Deputy Managing Directors Mr. Md. Shahjahan Shiraj and Mr. Abdul Aziz, jurain-branch-opening-press-release-jpgHead of Common Services Division Mr. M...

MOU signed between ADL, BAU

American Dairy Limited (ADL) and Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a period of five (5) years on December 10, 2016 with the view of performing better research to establish a center for work of excellence in the field of AnGR, Genomic evaluation and genetic tools. Professor Dr. M A Akbar, Honorable Vice-Chancellor, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh was present as Chief Guest in the MOU signing ceremony. Chief Operating Officer image-mo... </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <div class=

UN General Assembly grants observer status to ICC

In an unprecedented move, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly has today granted Observer Status to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) — the world’s largest business organisation representing more than six million members in over 100 countries. The decision—taken by 193 members of the UN General Assembly during its on-going 71st session in New York—is the first time that a business organisation has been admitted as an Observer at the UN General Assembly. The list of UN observers is highly restricted and features principally intergovernmental organisations. The new role for ICC means that business will for the first time have direct voice in the UN
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