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Dhaka, Nov. 7 (U.S. embassy Press Release) — In 2013, for the third year in a row, Bangladeshi State Alumni submitted winning entries in the global Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) competition. Two projects from Bangladesh were selected from among 681 proposals from 119 countries, making Bangladesh one of only four countries to win multiple […]
Read Moreঢাকা, ৭ই নভেম্বর — বাংলাদেশী স্টেট অ্যালামনাইগণ চলতি ২০১৩ সালে তৃতীয় বছরের মত গ্লোবাল অ্যালামনাই এনগেজমেন্ট ইনোভেশন ফান্ড (এইআইএফ) প্রতিযোগিতায় অনুদানের জন্য আবেদন করে। ১১৯টি দেশের ৬৮১টি প্রস্তাবের মধ্যে বাংলাদেশের দু’টি প্রস্তাব নির্বাচিত হয়। এর ফলে বাংলাদেশ এ বছর একাধিক অনুদানের প্রাপ্ত চারটি দেশের একটিতে পরিণত হয়েছে। এইআইএফ পুরস্কার ছাড়াও দি আমেরিকান সেন্টার আনন্দের […]
Read MoreTOKYO, Nov. 7 (ADB statement) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno met today to discuss how the two regions can step up joint efforts to tackle shared opportunities and challenges, such as increased economic integration, private sector development, rising inequality, and a lack of […]
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On 24 October, Bangladesh’s Parliament passed a law that criminalizes custodial torture and death. While there is scope for the law to be more closely aligned with the Torture Convention, it is a step forward in the fight against torture in Bangladesh where police torture and deaths in custody are rife. Saber Hossain Chowdhury is an […]
Read MoreToday’s death sentences handed down by a Bangladeshi court to 152 people involved in a 2009 mutiny are a perversion of justice, Amnesty International said. “Justice has not been served with today’s ruling, which, if carried out, will only result in 152 more human rights violations,” said Polly Truscott, Amnesty International’s Deputy Asia-Pacific Director. […]
Read MoreGENEVA, Nov. 6 (UNOG Statement) — United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday expressed serious alarm at the sentencing to death in Bangladesh of 152 paramilitary personnel after mass trials that fell far short of international human rights standards. The officers of the Bangladesh Border Guards (previously known as the Bangladesh […]
Read MoreBangladesh has formally asked Britain to extradite ex-premier Khaleda Zia’s “fugitive” elder son as he is wanted by courts here on charges of graft and a deadly grenade attack on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Zia’s 45-year-old son Tarique Rahman has been living in London since 2008 in self-imposed exile as he faces corruption and criminal […]
Read MoreBangladesh on 31 October 2013 approved the commercial cultivation of transgenic Bt brinjal. With this decision Bangladesh became the first country in South Asia to cultivate the genetically modified food crop. National Committee on Biosafety (NCB), the highest regulatory body for GM crops in Bangladesh, officially approved the Bt brinjal varieties. With this step, Bangladesh becomes the 29th […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) — New Zealand, who lost the One Day International or ODI series 3-0, managed a consolation win over Bangladesh in the lone T20 match at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday. New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 15 runs to win the only T20. Batting first, the visitors (Black Caps) set a target […]
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