World Bank: China needs reform, not growth targets

BEIJING, Oct 29 (NsNewswire) — The World Bank says China’s economic growth could decline to close to 7 percent next year but Beijing should focus on pushing ahead with market-oriented reforms instead of trying to stick to official growth targets. The bank said Wednesday that China needs to overhaul its labor and real estate markets […]

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Human Traffickers in Bay of Bengal Cast Sights on Bangladesh

By SYED ZAIN AL-MAHMOOD: TEKNAF, Bangladesh— Abul Hasan, a 30-year-old fisherman, was drinking tea at a restaurant here when he was approached by two men who said they could help him get a good job at a factory in Malaysia. He was told that he could pay for his passage after he started working, he […]

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Chevron Announces First Gas From Bangladesh Bibiyana Expansion Project

SAN RAMON, Calif, Oct. 29 (NsNewsWire)– Chevron Corporation has announced that its Bangladesh subsidiary has commenced natural gas production from the Bibiyana Expansion Project in the northeastern part of the country. Chevron made the announcement through a statement on Oct. 28. “The expansion is one of a slate of projects across the region that will […]

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Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia Meets in Dubai

DUBAI, Oct. 28 (NsNewsWire) — The United States joined over 80 countries, international organizations, and companies in Dubai on October 28 for the 17th Plenary of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Todd C. Chapman led the U.S. delegation, which included representatives […]

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Bangladesh is opening its doors to tourists

IT’S one of the world’s most populated countries yet travellers are only just starting to discover Bangladesh. If you’re looking for somewhere completely different, a place you’re not likely to run into tourists and a really good kebab, then put Bangladesh on your itinerary. “Bangladesh is about to be discovered. It’s a great time for […]

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বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকে চিত্রকর্ম প্রতিযোগিতার পুরস্কার বিতরণ

ঢাকা, ২৮ অক্টোবর, (এনএসনিউজওয়্যার) — বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের নববর্ষের শুভেচ্ছা কার্ড মুদ্রনের জন্য নির্বাচিত চিত্রকর্মের শিল্পীদের মধ্যে পুরস্কার বিতরণ করা হয়েছে। আজ মঙ্গলবার বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের জাহাঙ্গীর আলম কনফারেন্স হলে এতে প্রধান অতিথি হিসেবে বিজয়ীদের মধ্যে পুরস্কার বিতরণ করেন গভর্নর ড. আতিউর রহমান। বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের নির্বাহী পরিচালক জনাব আহমেদ জামালের সভাপতিত্বে অনুষ্ঠানে নির্বাহী পরিচালক, ঊর্ধতন কর্মকর্তাবৃন্দ এবং […]

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ConocoPhillips to pull out of Bangladesh exploration: minister

US energy giant ConocoPhillips has decided to stop exploring for oil and gas in Bangladesh’s two deep-sea blocks after deciding it was not commercially viable, a minister said Monday. Bangladesh awarded the US company rights to explore in blocks 10 and 11 in the energy-rich Bay of Bengal in 2011 after Myanmar found a huge […]

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Delhi convenes meeting on new India-Bangladesh rail link

Indian External Affairs Ministry has convened a meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday to finalise the pending issues relating to proposed Agartala (Tripura)-Akhaura (Bangladesh) new rail link project, official said here on Monday. “Various pending issues relating to new Agartala-Akhaura rail link project would be discussed and expected to be finalised in Wednesday’s meeting in […]

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A year and a half ago, an eight-story building in Bangladesh, housing several garment and apparel factories, crashed down around 3,500 workers, killing about a third. While this event shined a spotlight on the horrific conditions experienced by garment industry laborers, who supply much of the Western world, action on campus to put a complete […]

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