DHAKA, April 27 (Xinhua) — The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development II (RERED II) Project is continuing to provide access to electricity in rural areas of Bangladesh through renewable energy sources. The project has provided access to electricity to over 377,000 households in remote rural areas where grid electricity cannot reach easily. Every month […]

Saskatchewan has a new customer for the province’s potash. A contract with Bangladesh worth US$40 million will see Canpotex Ltd. supply 120,000 metric tonnes of potash to the Asian country in the next year. There’s also an option worth another US$20 million for an additional 60,000 metric tonnes of the pink mineral used in fertilizer. […]

DHAKA, April 24 (NsNewsWire) — Press Releases: Joint Statement on the Anniversary of Rana Plaza Building Collapse in Bangladesh 04/23/2014 10:53 AM EDT Joint Statement on the Anniversary of Rana Plaza Building Collapse in Bangladesh Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 23, 2014 The text of the following statement was released by […]

Bangkok, April 23 (NsNewsWire) — Survivors of the Rana Plaza building collapse one year ago in Bangladesh are still suffering from their injuries and loss of income, Human Rights Watch said today. International companies that sourced garments from five factories operating in the Rana Plaza building are not contributing enough to the financial trust fund […]