Monthly Archives: April 2010

Grameenphone Selects Intec Solution

April 30, 2010
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Grameenphone Selects Intec Solution

Intec Telecom Systems, one of the world’s leading providers of Business Support Systems (BSS) solutions, has announced that Grameenphone, the largest network operator in Bangladesh, has deployed Intec’s market-leading InterconnecT software to assist in regulatory compliance while driving operational efficiencies. Grameenphone, whose network offers coverage for nearly 98 percent of Bangladesh’s population, is widely acknowledged…

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Bangladesh to raise garment worker wages: minister

April 29, 2010
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Bangladesh to raise garment worker wages: minister

Bangladesh will raise the minimum wage for millions of garment workers, a minister said Wednesday, as workers staged another mass protest that blocked the country’s main highway. A new wage board, with union representatives, manufacturers and industry experts, has been set up to propose new basic pay levels for the country’s 2.5 million garment workers,…

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US to increase climate fund for Bangladesh

April 28, 2010
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US to increase climate fund for Bangladesh

The US is going to more than double its financial assistance in the coming financial year to help Bangladesh addresses challenges of climate change. United States Climate Envoy Ambassador Todd Stern stated this when he met with Bangladesh Speaker Abdul Hamid Advocate, MP and accompanying delegation in the State Department yesterday. Ambassador Todd Stern appreciated…

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WIND POWER :first U.S. offshore wind farm, approved -Overview

April 28, 2010
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WIND POWER :first U.S. offshore wind farm, approved -Overview

The first U.S. offshore wind farm, a giant project 5 miles/8 km off the Massachusetts coast, was approved on Wednesday after years of opposition involving everyone from local Indian tribes to the Kennedy family. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar gave the green light for the 130-turbine, 420-megawatt Cape Wind project in Horseshoe Shoal, Nantucket Sound,…

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Hasina urges leaders to build peaceful, green SA

April 28, 2010
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Hasina urges leaders to build peaceful, green SA

Sources :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the plenary session of the 16th Saarc Summit urged the leaders of South Asia to turn the region into a peaceful and green area. ?Let us build a green and peaceful South Asia,? Hasina told the summit at the traditional parliament building at the heart of Thimphu, Bhutan. She…

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16 th SAARC summit Started with Regional Strong Commitment

April 28, 2010
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16 th SAARC summit  Started with Regional Strong Commitment

The Sixteenth Summit of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has begun at Thimpu of Bhutan from Wednesday. The main agenda of the summit has been fixed as aiming to take united initiative to deal with climate change and boost trade for economic development of the region.The stage is ready for the opening…

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Bangladesh starts Pandemic (A/H1N1 influenza )Vaccination Campaign On May 4

April 27, 2010
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Bangladesh starts Pandemic (A/H1N1 influenza )Vaccination Campaign On May 4

It was a year ago that the term “H1N1″ entered the American consciousness, stamped in 72-point tabloid type. In April 2009 researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discovered that two children in California had been infected with a new strain of influenza virus ? what would become known as H1N1 ?…

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The decision to allow screening of Indian films in cinema halls in Bangladesh is to be repealed

April 26, 2010
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The decision to allow screening of Indian films in cinema halls in Bangladesh is to be repealed

Bangladeshi film-makers and actors say they have forced the government to reverse last weekend’s decision to allow cinemas to show Indian films.The decision to allow screening of Indian films in cinema halls in Bangladesh is to be repealed. The decision came only hours after a protest at the FDC by producers and actors involved in…

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Bangladesh Bank gearing up to full digital -to cope with changed global finacial situation

April 26, 2010
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Bangladesh Bank gearing up to full digital -to cope with changed global finacial situation

The central bank of Bangladesh will complete its transformation to computerization by the end of 2011, officials told Media Sunday. The World Bank has urged the central bank of Bangladesh to coordinate and speed up implementation of information technology and to formulate a comprehensive project plan that identifies all the dependencies. ?The current global financial…

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Bangladesh seeks financial help as imported oil bill to meet growing energy needs

April 26, 2010
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Bangladesh seeks financial help as imported oil bill to meet growing energy needs

Sources :Bangladesh seeks financial help as imported oil bill to meet growing energy needs.State-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corp is seeking help to pay for an estimated $4.3 billion of oil imports in the next fiscal year to run new power plants to meet growing energy needs, a top executive said on Monday. BPC, Bangladesh’s only fuel…

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Bangladesh Calls bids for 550 megawatts (mw)

April 25, 2010
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Bangladesh Calls bids for  550 megawatts (mw)

The Bangladeshi government has invited bids from interested local and foreign firms for setting up three more power plants in the country on build, own and operate (BOO) basis to generate upto 550 megawatts (mw) of electricity, energy officials said Saturday. “All the three plants will be run by either furnace oil or natural gas,”…

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Bangladesh lifts ban on Indian films

April 25, 2010
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Bangladesh lifts ban on Indian films

By nex few days you will able to see Bollywood world standard film in Bangladeshi Cinema Hall.According to Agence France-Presse, Bangladesh has lifted a four-decade ban on Indian films. Some Bangladeshi actors and technicians may be none too happy, as they dislike competition just like most everybody else ? Hollywood included. Bangladeshi movie theater owners,…

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“Develop network with peers in Bangladesh”-Ambassador Akramul Qader urges expatriate doctors.

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and State Minister Mr. Akramul Qader attended the annual conference of Bangladesh Medical Association of North America, Louisiana chapter in Orleans, Louisiana and addressed a…

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Bangladesh opposes proposed dams in Meghalaya: Minister

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Meghalaya has made it clear that the dams which are to be built across the Myntdu and Umiew rivers would not have any negative impact…

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