Cabinet Okays draft of revised agriculture policy
The cabinet today approved the draft of a revised National Agriculture Policy eying to benefit farmers and attaining food and nutrition security for the people.
The cabinet approval came at its weekly meeting at Bangladesh Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, reports BSS.
“The policy has been framed by upgrading the previous policy of 2013 . . . its prime goal is to make the agriculture sector safe and profitable and attain food and nutrition security,” Cabinet Secretary Md Shafiul Alam told a news briefing after the meeting, simultaneously approved in principle the draft of Bangladesh Shishu Academy Act.
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IBBL Barishal Zone holds client’s get-together
Barishal Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a client’s get-together on Saturday 7 July 2018 at a local hotel.
Md. Mahbub-ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the bank addressed the function as Chief Guest. Abu Reza Md. Yeahia, Deputy Managing Director and Muhammad Qaisar Ali, Senior Executive Vice President of the bank addressed the program as special guests.
Md. Abdus Salam, Senior Vice President and Head of Barishal Zone presided over the program. Heads of 23 branches and clients attended ...
Md. Mahbub-ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the bank addressed the function as Chief Guest. Abu Reza Md. Yeahia, Deputy Managing Director and Muhammad Qaisar Ali, Senior Executive Vice President of the bank addressed the program as special guests.
Md. Abdus Salam, Senior Vice President and Head of Barishal Zone presided over the program. Heads of 23 branches and clients attended ...
BIAC provides certificates to trainees in India
Following a five daylong training programme on mediation and negotiation held in India, a meet & greet session was recently organized with a small certificate giving ceremony at the Bangladesh International Arbitration Center (BIAC) Secretariat office.
A five-day–long training programme on “International, Cross Cultural, Civil and Commercial Mediation and Negotiation” was organized jointly by Bangladesh International Arbitration 
Centre (BIAC) and Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA); under the Ministry of Corpor...
Centre (BIAC) and Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA); under the Ministry of Corpor...
Life expectancy rises to 72
Life expectancy at birth increased to 72 years last year in Bangladesh from 71.6 years in 2016, according to a survey of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
For women, life expectancy increased to 73.5 years in 2017 from 72.9 years in 2016, says the survey titled Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics 2017.
However, in comparison to women, the life expectancy of men increased a little between 2017 and 2016. In 2017, men's life expectancy was 70.6 years whereas it was 70.3 years in 2016.
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa ...
For women, life expectancy increased to 73.5 years in 2017 from 72.9 years in 2016, says the survey titled Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics 2017.
However, in comparison to women, the life expectancy of men increased a little between 2017 and 2016. In 2017, men's life expectancy was 70.6 years whereas it was 70.3 years in 2016.
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa ...
BD peacekeeper killed in South Sudan
A Bangladeshi officer serving with the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has been killed in an attack on an aid convoy in the country torn by civil conflict, according to the UN.
Lieutenant Commander Ashraf Siddiqui was hit by shots fired by “unknown gunmen” on Tuesday and died shortly afterward, Francesca Mold, the spokesperson for the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said in a statement.
Siddiqui, who was the Bangladesh military liaison officer with UNMISS, was travelling in ...
Siddiqui, who was the Bangladesh military liaison officer with UNMISS, was travelling in ...
ADB approves $ 500 for BD power plant
The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a $500 million loan to develop a state-of-the-art 800 megawatt (MW) power plant in Khulna, Bangladesh, along with associated connections to natural gas and power transmission facilities.
"In the face of rising demand for energy in a growing economy, the Rupsha power plant will be the first of its kind in Bangladesh, vastly increasing the availability of efficient and cleaner 
energy," ADB Energy Specialist Aziz Yusupov was quoted as saying in a statement received on...
energy," ADB Energy Specialist Aziz Yusupov was quoted as saying in a statement received on...
