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India, China, And Bangladesh: The Contentious Politics Of The Brahmaputra River

March 11, 2013
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India, China, And Bangladesh: The Contentious Politics Of The Brahmaputra River

is one of the most significant confidence-building measures between India, China, and Bangladesh. Despite a well-functioned relationship between India and China in recent decades, the Brahmaputra River may pose new challenges to the continued supply of fresh water for both countries in the future. In addition, China’s announcement, last month, of its plans to construct…

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The first ever of Local Industry Exports Solar Panel to Malaysia

June 24, 2012
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The first ever of Local Industry Exports Solar Panel to Malaysia

Bangladesh has entered in the era of exporting solar panel as against huge quantity of import of the product from China in the recent years. Customs export sources said that Greenfinity Energy Ltd, a local private manufacturer, has exported the non-traditional high-tech solar panel to Malaysia in a limited scale. Greenfinity said it has exported…

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$50 million deal inked for cleaner brick kilns

June 22, 2012
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$50 million deal inked for cleaner brick kilns

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday signed a $50 million deal with the government to help improve the environment by financing more energy-efficient brick kilns in Bangladesh. ADB’s Board of Directors approved the “Financing Brick Kiln Efficiency Improvement Project” on 10 May. Under the project, the ADB will provide $50 million in local currency…

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Bangladesh Budget In Brief 2012-2013 : unveils $23 bn budget

June 8, 2012
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Bangladesh Budget  In Brief 2012-2013 : unveils $23 bn budget

Bangladesh’s coalition government on Thursday unveiled a 23.43-billion-dollar budget that allocates more money to infrastructure projects in the impoverished South Asian country. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said 27 per cent of budgetary spending in the 2012-13 fiscal year will be used to improve the country’s agriculture and rural sectors, as well as communications,…

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Q. and A.: How to Save Bangladesh?

May 18, 2012
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Q. and A.: How to Save Bangladesh?

In just over a month, policymakers from around the world will meet in Rio de Janeiro for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. The meeting has been dubbed Rio+20, marking the two decades that have passed since a landmark conference on the environment and development was held in Rio in 1992. This time the…

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Oregon USA – Bangladesh Partnership

May 2, 2012
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A unique partnership between Oregon and Bangladesh could help to save lives in times of natural disaster. That partnership was strengthened through an international visit to Kingsley Field today… The top Bangladeshi military official is touring Kingsley Field under a partnership program between Oregon and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Lt. Gen. Abdul Wadud, the…

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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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Earth Day – 40th Int’l Mother Earth Day: UN chief says world needs more food, energy, jobs

April 22, 2012
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Earth Day – 40th Int’l Mother Earth Day: UN chief says world needs more food, energy, jobs

United Nation Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says “the world will need at least 50 per cent more food, 45 per cent more energy, 30 per cent more water and many millions of new jobs”. He stated this in his massage on the eve of the 40th Earth Day. Mother Earth is a common expression for…

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UN envoy commends disaster preparedness initiatives in Bangladesh

March 31, 2012
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UN envoy commends disaster preparedness initiatives in Bangladesh

The UN envoy responsible for disaster risk reduction today commended Bangladesh for issuing a policy directive requiring that risk assessment be integrated into all development projects, as the country expands its cyclone preparedness to include earthquake readiness. “I am heartened to hear that the same dedication which the country has devoted to protecting the population…

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Bangladesh :PVH commits $1m to improving factory safety

March 22, 2012
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Bangladesh :PVH commits $1m to improving factory safety

Apparel maker PVH Corp today (21 March) revealed plans to commit $1m to improving conditions in Bangladesh’s garment factories – as an ABC News report prepares to criticise it for continuing to source clothes at a facility where dozens of workers died in a fire. The new two-year scheme focuses on fire and building safety,…

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Bangladesh to host global parliamentary conference on climate change

March 13, 2012
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Bangladesh to host global parliamentary conference on climate change

The global state of climate… The global state of climate change comes into scrutiny next week in Dhaka, Bangladesh at a conference called by Parliamentarians to review its significant consequences. The conference dubbed ‘Meeting of Parliamentarians of Countries Most Vulnerable to Climate Change: Durban and Beyond’, takes place on March 14-16, 2012. The conference is…

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Dhaka summit battles climate change policy :UN chief for compromise on Kyoto protocol

November 14, 2011
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Dhaka summit battles climate change policy  :UN chief for compromise on Kyoto protocol

UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon asked governments to reach a compromise on the Kyoto Protocol at Durban climate conference and to make a broader comprehensive climate agreement possible in the future.“Durban must complete what was agreed last year in Cancun,” he said at the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF)-2011 conference in the capital on Monday. The…

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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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