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Tourists stay away from Bangladesh during turbulent political times

Bengal Tours, a leading inbound tour operator, had around 100 visitors from Europe and Japan due in between October and the first week of November but all of them abandoned their planned trips, according to Masud Hossain, the company’s executive director. Local tour operators in Bangladesh are passing through a slump with foreign visitors calling […]

H&M Grabs More Control of Asia Factories Amid Bangladesh Unrest

Three decades after it started doing business with suppliers in Bangladesh, Hennes & Mauritz AB (HMB) is seeking greater control of production in a nation where it is among the largest purchasers of clothing. H&M this year agreed to become the sole client of two factories in Bangladesh and one inCambodia, helping convince building owners to offer satisfactory […]

Typhoon-stricken Filipinos rely on countrymen abroad for lifeline

As millions of Filipinos desperately search for sustenance and shelter in the devastation left by Typhoon Haiyan, many may be comforted by the knowledge that help is surely on the way from family members working abroad. The Philippines’ biggest export has long been its workers, with at least 10% of the country’s approximately 100 million […]

Bangladesh calls for intra-ASEM cooperation

DHAKA, Nov. 12 (Foreign Ministry Press Release) — Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni highlighted the need for ensuring food, water and energy security for development and called for intra-ASEM cooperation for addressing these non-traditional security concerns. She suggested that ASEM takes collaborative initiatives to manage common rivers, through basin wide and integrated water management. It […]

Australian Mobile Advertising Market to Reach $682 Million in 2018

Australia’s mobile advertising market is predicted to grow strongly at a CAGR of 39% from 2013 to 2018, with expenditure reaching $682 million in 2018. By that time, 70% of overall mobile advertising spend will be served on tablets, whilst 30% of adverts are expected to be served on smartphones. Frost & Sullivan’ says that […]

Indian CEOs to attend Commonwealth biz forum in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — Eleven high-profile officials of Indian companies have arrived here for a major Commonwealth business forum, though the Indian prime minister has opted out of the upcoming Commonwealth Summit in Colombo for human rights concerns, said the Indian High Commission here on Tuesday. The 11 chief executive officers (CEOs) belong to […]

Bangladesh officials seize 320 gold bars from Qatar Airways flight

DHAKA, Nov. 12 (nsnewswire) — Bangladesh officials have again seized 320 gold bars weighing about 37 kilograms from an arriving plane from Doha. Alamgir Hossain, in charge of Airport Armed Police Battalion, told nsnewswire that they seized the gold bars worth about 150 million taka on Tuesday morning at about 6:00 a.m. Hossain said the […]

No India-Bangladesh passport service from November 1

KOLKATA: The ministry of external affairs will discontinue the India-Bangladesh Passport (IBP) service from November 15. However, the passports already issued will remain valid till their expiry. No new applications for IBP will be accepted by any of the state governments, who were earlier delegated with the power to do so. The ministry has said that all […]

Grim Toll Rises Amid Ruin and Chaos

People covered their faces with towels and scarves against the stench of death Monday, clogging the typhoon-ravaged roads of the hardest hit part of the Philippines in a traffic jam of desperation. Headed into one center of devastation were Filipinos frantic to find loved ones, or help, or both; fleeing in the other direction were […]