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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 […]

ওয়ার্ল্ড রেম্যানের ঈদবস্ত্র বিতরণ

ওয়ার্ল্ড রেম্যান’র উদ্যোগে ২৬ জুলাই ঢাকার শিশু একাডেমী ভবনের সামনে গরিব ও পথশিশুদের মধ্যে ঈদবস্ত্র বিতরণ করা হয়। এ সময় তারা শতাধিক পথশিশুর মাঝে ঈদবস্ত্র বিতরণ করেন। ঈদবস্ত্র বিতরণের সময় উপস্থিত ছিলেন সংগঠনটির সভাপতি শফিউল আজম, সাংগঠনিক সম্পাদক আব্দুস সাত্তার পাটোয়ারী, মহাসচিব লোকমান হোসেন। এছাড়া সদস্যের মধ্যে উপস্থিত ছিলেন নাঈম-উল-করিম, রেজাউন নূর মেহেদী এবং মহিউদ্দিন […]

Nuton Jibon for the Rural Poor

DHAKA, July 14 (NsNewsWire) — The Empowerment and Livelihood Improvement “Nuton Jibon” Project is in line with Government of Bangladesh’s vision of pro-poor growth and human development. The project covering 3262 villages in 16 districts has been improving rural extreme poor peoples’ livelihoods and quality of life. The project especially targets extreme hard core poor […]

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 […]

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 […]

How tourism is taking off in Bangladesh

How tourism is taking off in Bangladesh It’s way off the south Asian travellers’ trail, but on a recce to Bangladesh, our (theguardian) writer discovers a country about to hit the tourist radar For details: http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jul/05/tourism-taking-off-in-bangladesh

Indian heroin is going to US and Bangladesh now

India is not only producing heroin for its domestic supply but also for both neighbouring and faraway countries like Bangladesh and the United States, according to a UN report. “Heroin originating in India also reaches other countries in South Asia such as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, although the flow to Sri Lanka has reportedly declined, […]