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ILO Global Business Forum Highlights the Importance of a Sustainability Vision for Bangladesh’s RMG Sector

Representatives from the world’s largest retails brands met with leading figures from the country’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector at the Annual Bangladesh Business Forum in Dhaka last Wednesday, 2 October 2019. Under the theme ‘Driving Sustainable Change’, the forum was organised by the Better Work Bangladesh (BWB) programme, a joint collaboration between the International Labour Organization […]

Village courts to increase access to justice in CHT

To improve the access to justice for disadvantaged and marginalised groups of people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Local Government Division with support from the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Porgramme (UNDP) launched Activating Village Courts in Bangladesh (AVCB) Phase -II, at the Parjatan Conference Room in Rangamati, on 25 September. […]

At least 4 wedding guests killed as boat sinks in NE Bangladesh

DHAKA, Sept. 25 (NsNewsWire) — At least four wedding guests have been killed after a boat capsized in a wetland in northeastern Bangladesh, a police official said, reports Xinhua. Local sources said search continued for several people missing after the incident. The boat was carrying at least 20 wedding guests along the wetland, known as Kaliakutha […]

Dengue fever death toll climbs to 75 in Bangladesh

The mosquito-borne dengue fever has claimed 75 lives and infected over 85,000 persons across Bangladesh so far this year, reports Xinhua. The death toll climbed to 75 on Monday as the Bangladeshi government confirmed seven more dengue fever deaths including four this month and three last month, according to the latest figure reported by […]

World Bank Vice President & the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Road Safety Arrive in Bangladesh Tomorrow

The World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region, Hartwig Schafer, and the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Road Safety, Jean Todt will arrive in Bangladesh tomorrow to discuss the challenges and opportunities to improve road safety in the country. During the two-day visit, they will meet the Honorable Finance Minister, Honorable Roads, Transport, […]

First time ‘PR & Brand Comms Summit’ in Capital

To uplift the skills of public relations, media management and brand communications strategies, the first-ever ‘PR & Brand Comms Summit 2019’ is to be held in the capital. The daylong Summit will hold on October 26 at Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) Complex. Communication firm Ra’dia Inc in association with Dream Deviser and ShobdoKolpoDrum have hosted […]

Bangladesh appoints new Ambassador and Permanent Representative to United Nations

The Government has decided to appoint Ms. Rabab Fatima, current Ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan, as the new Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, New York. Ambassador Rabab Fatima is a career foreign service officer belonging to 1986 batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Affairs cadre. In her distinguished diplomatic […]

Protracted conflict, climate crisis, a rise in mental illness and online misinformation among biggest emerging threats to children – UNICEF

Protracted conflicts, the worsening climate crisis, a rising level of mental illness among young people, and online misinformation are some of the most concerning emerging global threats to children, UNICEF said today in an open letter issued by the organization’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore. In addition to existing threats to young people, such as access […]

Emirates Red Crescent distributes food items among Rohingya families

The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, distributed food items among the Rohingya refugee families living in makeshift camps in Cox’s Bazar today. ERC delegations, led by Mr. Saeed ALkhemeiri, supervised the distribution of the aid to refugees and visit their humanitarian conditions. The move is in line with the UAE leadership’s directive and with the monitoring […]