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11 held with 2 pounds of uranium in Bangladesh‏

The Detective Branch (DB) of Bangladesh Police has arrested 11 people in capital Dhaka on charge of what it said smuggling of uranium. Acting on a tip-off, a team of DB conducted drives in different parts of the capital city from Friday night to Sunday morning and seized two pounds of the uranium worth about […]

Journalist arrested over news in Bangladesh

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobodhikar Sambadhik Forum (BMSF) in demanding the immediate release of journalist Rabiullah Robi arrested on August 19, accused of violating religious sentiment. Robi, news editor of the Bangla-language daily Inqilab, was arrested in a midnight raid at the newspaper office at RK Mission Road, Dhaka. This […]

Silk Road could revive vital link between East and West

China’s initiatives of reviving the ancient Silk Road through a network of roads and maritime linkages will boost cooperation between China and the various regional blocs and could alter the economic landscape of a vast area stretching from Asia to Europe, according to experts in Dhaka. “The architects of the Silk Road Economic Belt and […]

World Bank Supporting Infrastructure Development in Bangladesh through Public-Private Partnerships

Supporting Infrastructure Development in Bangladesh through Public-Private Partnerships The World Bank supported Investment Promotion and Financing Facility (IPFF) Project promotes private sector participation in infrastructure development by supplementing long term financing resources beyond the capacity of local financial institutions. The project provides partial debt financing through the Bangladesh Bank to participating financial institutions (PFIs). The […]

Pakistan citizen held with huge Indian rupees in Bangladesh airport‏

Bangladesh Customs officials Sunday arrested a Pakistani citizen along with around 5 million Indian rupees at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Dhaka Sunday, an official said. The customs official who preferred to be unnamed said the Pakistani national Abdur Rahim, 35, about a week earlier came to Bangladesh from Qatar via Dubai. Late last night he […]

Bangladesh’s 2013-14 fiscal exports hit all-time yearly high

By Sheuli Akter DHAKA, July 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh grossed the highest ever yearly export income in the immediate past 2013-14 (July 2012-June 2013) fiscal year as demand for garment products further soared on Soccer World Cup 2014 in Brazil. An Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) official told Xinhua Thursday export income in the 2013-14 fiscal […]

Bangladesh bans marriages for Rohingya Muslim refugees

Bangladesh said Thursday it has barred official marriages between its nationals and Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya refugees, whom it claims are attempting to wed to gain citizenship. Law minister Syed Anisul Haque said he has ordered marriage registrars not to officiate any unions between Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas and also between Rohingyas themselves, thousands of whom […]

Speeding bus loses control, killing 11 in southern Bangladesh

At least 11 people were killed as a speeding passenger bus went out of control and collided with the persons standing roadside before plunging into a ditch in Bangladesh’s southern Barishal district on Friday night, the district’s police chief said. “We’ve come to know that 11 persons died while 15-20 others injured as the bus […]

Big brands close factories in Bangladesh due to safety concerns

A North American-led group of fast fashion brands operating in Bangladesh said Friday that it had closed or partially shut seven factories for remediation after inspectors found structural problems and safety concerns. The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety — which includes 26 big brands such as Walmart, Hudson’s Bay Company, The Gap, Canadian Tire and […]