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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. [caption id="attachment_20715" align="alignleft" width="650"]bd success Despite significant socioeconomic progress in the past decades, about ...

‘BCL men’ beat up 2 JCD activists at JU

Two activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) of Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit were beaten up by Bangladesh Chhatra League men on Tuesday over took part at the protesting procession demanding to cancel the Arrest warrant issuing of BNP’s senior vice president Tarique Zia. The victim was identified as Rafiqul Islam Pappu and Saddam Hossain of Geological Sciences ju photodepartment and also resident student of Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall and Shahhed Rafiq Jabbar Hall respectively. Sources said, around at 7.00 am, some JCD leaders and activists o...

Robi organizes Career Carnival @ KUET

Robi organized a daylong programme named “Robi Career Carnival” at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) today. The programme was organized to make the students of KUET aware of the career opportunities available with the company and the industry at large. Prof. Dr. Muhammed Alamgir, Vice Chancellor of KUET inaugurated the day-long program. Prof. Dr. Md. Mustafizur Rahman, Head of Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering and Prof. Dr. Nurunnubi Mollah, Dean, Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering from KUET were also present on the occasion. 041

80pc garment factories safe

More than 80 percent of Bangladesh’s garment factories supplying global retailers have been found to be safe, the government said on Monday, citing improvements made after a deadly 2013 accident. Syed Ahmed, the inspector general of factories, said 1,475 garment factories had been assessed as part of a government initiative supported by the International Labour Organization, Canada, the Netherlands and United Kingdom. rmgbdSome 81 percent were found to adhere to building codes, as well as fire and electrical safety standards, he said. Among the other f...

Key economic indicators Monday

Taka/US $ (inter-bank) 78.22-78.27 78.21-78.22 Call money rate (inter-bank) 02.75-05.00 02.75-05.00 Dhaka Stock Exchange index 4,416.91 4,443.15 --------------------------------------------------------------- MONTHLY moneyCURRENT PREVIOUS Growth in: Consumer price index (BBS) Change yr/yr (pct) Sept. 6.24 6.17 M2 supply (bln taka) (BB) September 8,214.73 8,053.78 Forex reserves ($bln)(BB) Oct. 27.06 26.38 Exports(FOB) ($mln)(BB) Sept. 2,374.65 3,054.07 Imports(FOB) ($mln)(BB) August 3,226.00 3,767.00 ----------------------------------------...

1st ever radio car show in Bangladesh

Carmudi, the leading online vehicle marketplace in Bangladesh, in collaboration with Radio Foorti 88.0 FM has brought in the first ever radio car show of Bangladesh, named as the Foorti Vroom Vroom Show. The weekly Foorti Vroom Vroom Show, brought to you by Carmudi is the first of its kind here being a completely dedicated car show full of every inch and detail one would seek for their love of cars. Packed with a series of 3 segments: What's Hot, Gear Up and Ask the expert: Dr. Car, the show dynamically educates the listeners and followers on vast subjects related to automobiles like, gear and accessories or even with information
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