Manpower

Bangladesh eyes middle-income country status by 2021

April 23, 2013
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Bangladesh eyes middle-income country status by 2021

With hundreds of rivers and a population of close to 150 million people, Bangladesh boasts an efficient and entrepreneurial work force that has been changing the profile of the country. The country has natural endowments which increase the potential for development. Bangladesh has an educated, adaptive and industrious work force ready to work at low…

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The Rohingyas and Bangladesh: urgent steps need to be taken

November 7, 2012
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The bouts of ethnic violence in the Rakhine region of Myanmar since the middle of this year have once again triggered the attempted exodus of Rohingyas into Bangladesh. The purpose of this commentary is to explore key dimensions of the Rohingya tragedy and potential courses of action from the Bangladesh perspective. First, the conflicting and…

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Dhaka urges world to help Rohingyas settle in Myanmar

June 24, 2012
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Bangladesh yesterday urged the international community not to act in a way that might deprive the troubled Rohingya people in Myanmar of their rights, saying Bangladesh wants them to live in their country in peace. “They (Rohingyas) are nationals of Myanmar (and) so the international community should not say or do anything that may deprive…

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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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Ameerah Haq Bangladeshi get top UN post under secretary general

April 26, 2012
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Ameerah Haq Bangladeshi get top UN post  under secretary general

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed veteran Japanese diplomat Yukio Takasu as the new U.N. management chief and senior U.N. official Ameerah Haq of Bangladesh to head the department in charge of management and logistics for the world body’s far-flung peacekeeping operations. Secretary-General Appoints Ameerah Haq of Bangladesh Special Representative for Timor-Leste The Secretary-General has appointed…

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BANGLADESHi Life : Old, alone and without support

October 22, 2011
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BANGLADESHi Life : Old, alone and without support

As their numbers grow and their family support weakens, elderly people in Bangladesh are not getting the social protection they need, say campaigners and researchers. Government payments for the elderly are inadequate, critics say, and only one in four elderly are getting them, according to a study by HelpAge International. Meanwhile, adult children and younger…

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Eight Bangladeshi men have been beheaded in the Saudi Arabia.

October 9, 2011
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Eight Bangladeshi men have been beheaded in the Saudi Arabia.

Eight Bangladeshi men have been executed in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on Friday.The public execution of eight Bangladeshi migrant workers in Saudi Arabia has been condemned by a leading human rights group in Bangladesh, Ain O Salish Kendra. The workers were beheaded in public in Riyadh on Friday after they were found guilty of…

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Debts and dreams: Singapore’s migrant workers

October 7, 2011
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Debts and dreams: Singapore’s migrant workers

It is early evening at the Isthana restaurant in Singapore’s Little India and migrant workers are streaming in. Some pay for their curries and packets of rice, while others come for a free food program run by an NGO called The Cuff Road Project. Many of these men — mainly from Bangladesh and India —…

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Society Spotlight: Bangladesh students

September 14, 2011
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Society Spotlight: Bangladesh students

One of the biggest Bangladeshi student bodies in the UK, building cultural bridges and welcoming participation from all students, whatever their cultural background. Bangladesh Students’ Society (BSS) at the University of Manchester is one of the biggest Bangladeshi student bodies in the UK. The society is dedicated to the welfare of Bangladeshi students in order…

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The Canterbury Health Laboratories’ microbiologist heads global pneumonia study- including Bangladesh

September 11, 2011
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The Canterbury Health Laboratories’ microbiologist  heads global pneumonia study- including Bangladesh

Sources Canterbury microbiologist David Murdoch has been picked to lead the laboratory side of a $52 million study into childhood pneumonia, the largest ever undertaken. The Canterbury Health Laboratories’ microbiologist will work with scientists across the world to study the causes of childhood pneumonia in some of the world’s hardest-hit populations. The Pneumonia Etiology Research…

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Siddikur Proud of Bangladesh -dreams of being paired with his idol Els

October 27, 2010
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Siddikur Proud of Bangladesh -dreams of being paired with his idol Els

It was only three months ago that Siddikur, who grew up as a ball boy in the Kurmitola Golf Club in Dhaka, was just one of the boys on the Asian Tour but his star has shone brightly since rewriting the history pages at the Brunei Open as the first winner from Bangladesh. BANGLADESH,S Siddikur…

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THE POWER OF POSITIVE ATTITUDE – BY REMEZ SASSON

October 2, 2010
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THE POWER OF POSITIVE ATTITUDE – BY REMEZ SASSON

Positive attitude helps to cope more easily with the daily affairs of life. It brings optimism into your life, and makes it easier to avoid worry and negative thinking. If you adopt it as a way of life, it will bring constructive changes into your life, and makes them happier, brighter and more successful. With…

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Bangladesh

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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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