Monthly Archives: April 2012

Bangladesh hotspot for Pakistani textile sector

April 30, 2012
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Bangladesh hotspot for Pakistani textile sector

Could be there one particular reason or multiple reasons for the Pakistani textile sector investing in Bangladesh – a country which has emerged as the second biggest exporter of apparel to the US. The number-1 reason is the rampant shortage of electricity and industrial gas, due to which units stay shut for long hours each…

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Govt prepares draft of Ticfa deal with US

April 30, 2012
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Ahead of the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Bangladesh, the government has prepared the draft of the Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement (Ticfa) that the two countries may sign in future. A copy of the draft was sent to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a few days ago for her approval, a…

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Photovoltaic Solar Energy Gains Popularity in Pabna

April 29, 2012
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Photovoltaic Solar Energy Gains Popularity in Pabna

The demand for solar power has been increasing day by day in the district of Pabnaq following the erratic supply of electricity for a long time. A large number of people in Iswardi upazila, of the district have set up solar power panels on the roof tops of their buildings and over business centers to…

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BANGLADESH: Warn government to stop waging war against its own people

April 29, 2012
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BANGLADESH: Warn government to stop waging war against its own people

The Honorable Hillary Clinton Re: BANGLADESH: Warn government to stop waging war against its own people Dear Secretary Clinton: I am William Nicholas Gomes, Human Rights Ambassador for Salem News.com. I am writing to you concerning your upcoming trip to Bangladesh from May 5-7, 2012. I believe this trip is an important opportunity to raise…

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Bombs explode at Secretariat :combing operation would be carried out across the country !!

April 29, 2012
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Bombs explode at Secretariat :combing operation would be carried out across the country !!

Unidentified miscreants hurled two ‘bombs’ – one in front of the home ministry at Bangladesh Secretariat and the other adjacent to the boundary wall of the secretariat – Sunday afternoon, an official says. The explosions took place during the hartal enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance to protest disappearance of BNP leader M Ilias Ali.…

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About D-8

April 29, 2012
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About D-8

D-8, also known as Developing-8, is an arrangement for development cooperation among the following countries: Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey. The establishment of D-8 was announced officially through the Istanbul Declaration of Summit of Heads of State/Government on June 15, 1997. The objectives of D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation are to…

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Dipu Moni flies to receive the prestigious Mother Teresa award

April 29, 2012
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Dipu Moni flies  to receive the prestigious Mother Teresa award

Foreign minister Dipu Moni has left for Kolkata on Sunday to receive the prestigious Mother Teresa award. “She left in a Biman flight at 11:00 in the morning,” public relations officer of the foreign ministry Monirul Islam Kabir told media Dipu Moni has been nominated for the award for ‘social work and administration’. The Bangladesh…

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Golden Bangladesh hinges on youth: US Ambassador Dan Mozena

April 29, 2012
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Golden Bangladesh hinges on youth: US Ambassador Dan Mozena

Brighter days beckon Bangladesh and the youth should realise that potential, US Ambassador Dan Mozena said yesterday. “The dream of Golden Bangladesh can be a reality within a decade or two,” Mozena told a gathering of several hundred young people. The US envoy spoke at the concluding session of the three-day Youth Leadership Summit organised…

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OMBUSMAN is Time Demand !!-

April 29, 2012
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OMBUSMAN  is Time Demand !!-

Democracy is preferred to any other system of Governance because of it adherence to “rule of Law” “Fair dealing” and “ Good Administrator . It is opposed to arbitrariness ,Unreasonableness ,and mala fide exercise of power . Democracy is the cherished form of Government as it limits Government within the framework of law and aurguments…

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Service to people is our only goal: BD Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina .

April 28, 2012
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Service to people is our only goal: BD Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina .

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government came to power not to enjoy the benefits of power but serve the people to achieve the objective of the war of liberation for making the country self-reliant economically. “We are moving forward keeping the ideology of Bangabandhu as our guideline to make Bangladesh a secular, developed…

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Forests are vital for maintaining the earth’s ecological balance:Tree plantation needed.

April 28, 2012
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Forests are vital for maintaining the earth’s ecological balance:Tree plantation  needed.

Tree plantation necessary to face climate change.Forests are vital for maintaining the earth’s ecological balance. They form an integral component of the biosphere, essential for the stabilization of the global climate and management of the land and water. Forests shelter countless species, including organisms that are useful in pollinating crops and controlling disease-carrying pests. Forest…

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The United Nations Calls for a New Asia-Pacific Energy Compact

April 28, 2012
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“Connecting the dots between the challenges of water, food, and energy security lies at the heart of sustainable development—and Rio+20 will be a generational opportunity for us to turn ideas into action—globally and especially in Asia and the Pacific.” — Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, United Nations. The top UN Asia-Pacific official urged policymakers in the region…

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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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