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Law to regulate govt employees’ marriage with foreigners

The government proposed a bill in parliament that would regulate the nuptials of all public servants with foreigners, reports said in Dhaka on Thursday. Local government minister Syed Ashraful Islam on Wednesday night proposed the bill titled Public Servants (Marriage with Foreign Nationals) Bill, 2015 that suggested the government employees must obtain presidential assent to marry or even agree to marry a foreign national. laws“A public servant who contravenes the provisions shall, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law or in the terms and con...

Fish chutney to solve malnutrition, stunting

Chutney and flour made of small fish could be the simple solution to chronic malnutrition and stunting in the women and children of Bangladesh. An Australian PhD student has worked with researchers at the WorldFish Research Centre in Bangladesh. fish chutnyJessica Bogard, from the University of Queensland said the small fish solution could be made anywhere in the world, using local spices. “Bangladesh suffers from, what we call in nutrition, the double or even triple burden of malnutrition,” said Ms Bogard. “Globally we have 800 million...

RMG safety improving

National Retail Federation executives returning today from a visit to Bangladesh said a report issued by the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety reflects improvements in garment worker safety they saw during tours of factories and other facilities. “The Alliance is doing important work to ensure the safety of Bangladeshi workers who make clothing worn by millions of Americans and other consumers around the world,” NRF Senior ranaplazaVice President for Government Relations David French said. “We saw first-hand in the past few days that significant...

Bangladesh plans land from sea to help climate migrants

Bangladesh is going ahead with an ambitious plan to reclaim land from the sea to help relocate people who have lost their homes to sea level rise, erosion and extreme weather. Climate change-linked natural disasters are common in Bangladesh, with cyclones and storm surges displacing huge numbers of people. “River erosion alone claims about 20,000 acres of land in Bangladesh every year,” said Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud. climateThat leaves up to 200,000 people homeless each year, according to a 2013 study by the Refugee and Migra...

IBBL opens branch at Chandanaish, Chittagong

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) opened its 300th Branch at Chandanaish in Chittagong. Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director of the Bank inaugurated the branch being the chief guest on Wednesday (September 9, 2015). [caption id="attachment_19662" align="alignright" width="540"]DSC_1090 Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director, Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurates 300th branch of the Bank at Chandanaish in Chittagong on September 9, 2015. Executive Vice President of the Bank Muhammad Amirul Islam, Head of Chittagong South Zone and Mustafizur Rahman ...

Airtel, Robi to combine business in Bangladesh

Axiata Group Berhad (“Axiata”) and Bharti Airtel Limited (“Bharti”) (collectively “Parties”) wish to announce that they have entered into an exclusive discussion to explore the possibility of combining the business operations of their telecommunication subsidiaries in Bangladesh; airtelnamely, Robi Axiata Limited and Airtel Bangladesh Limited. There is no certainty that this discussion will lead into the execution of binding definitive agreements between the Parties, says a press release. This announcement is to facilitate the on-going discussions and e...
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