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Doing better in our neighbourhood.

February 24, 2012
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A key intuition of modern thinking in international trade and international finance is that distance matters much more than we think. We may like to believe that the world is becoming more flat. We may like to believe that for weightless things like services and financial flows, distance is irrelevant. But the research evidence is…

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Nepal‚ Bangladesh to sign DTAA soon.

February 22, 2012
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Nepal will soon sign the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with Bangladesh. “We are prepared to go to Dhaka to finalise the draft of the DTAA, but the host country has not yet finalised the dates,” said director general of Inland Revenue Department Tanka Mani Sharma, who will lead the Nepali team to Dhaka. Though,…

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The World Bank launched a wildlife conservation project for Bangladesh.

February 13, 2012
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The World Bank launched a wildlife conservation project for Bangladesh.

WB approves $36 mn for Bangladesh wildlife project .that will also cover three neighbouring countries, including India and Bhutan.The “Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection in Asia” project, which is to be implemented in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal, aims at helping the participating governments to enhance shared capacity, institutions and knowledge. It also aims…

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Four-nation climate change summit begins in Thimphu.

November 19, 2011
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A four-nation climate change summit kicked off Saturday afternoon in Thimphu , the capital of Bhutan . More than 200 delegates including environment secretary from India and environment ministers from Nepal , Bhutan and Bangladesh are taking part in the Summit . Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmy Y Thinley will chair the meeting. The team leaders…

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Analysis : Risks in Indo Bangladesh Relations

October 5, 2011
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General. Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh paid a State Visit to Bangladesh on 6-7 September 2011 at the invitation of Sheikh Hasina ,the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The presence of the Chief Ministers of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura added significance to the visit. The Prime Minister held extensive discussions with the Prime Minister…

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2011 OzAsia Festival Comes To A Close

September 16, 2011
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2011 OzAsia Festival Comes To A Close

2011 OzAsia Festival draws to a close this weekend after two weeks of storytelling, theatre, dance, music, visual arts, films, cultural collaborations and sharing of ideas through a wide variety of art forms. It is not too late to soak up the rich and diverse offerings of Asia and its interactions with Australia with a…

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for coordinated power and energy supply among the Saarc member countries.

September 15, 2011
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for coordinated power and energy supply among the Saarc member countries.

Hasina for coordinated energy supply among Saarc countries to tap the high potentiality of the region. The premier gave the call while inaugurating the 4th Saarc Energy Ministers’ Meeting at a city hotel on Thursday. Hasina said the South Asian economies are on ascendancy nowadays and Saarc member countries are gradually taking steps to unlock…

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Changing Export : Proposed Sub regional group within SAARC

September 14, 2011
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Changing Export : Proposed Sub regional group within SAARC

The proposed sub regional group within SAARC that appeared in The Island on 24th August. What perhaps should be of concern to trade promoters in Sri Lanka and those who feel that regional trade remains important despite SAARC’s failure to deliver is that a sub regional movement may affect the overall concept of the eight…

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2,000MW power from Nepal and Bhutan

November 28, 2010
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Quoting the electricity crisis, the Finance minister said Bangladesh will get 2000MW power more by 2011,Nepal and Bhutan have pledged to export hydroelectricity to Bangladesh. A Bangladesh delegation expressed eagerness to import 2,000megawatt electricity – 1,000MW from each of the neighbouring countries — during a recent visit. Prime minister’s Finance Adviser Dr Moshiur Rahman led…

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Neglected Disease to be cared by Institute for OneWorld Health

November 24, 2010
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Neglected Disease to be cared by Institute for OneWorld Health

Institute for OneWorld Health to Help Eliminate Neglected Disease in Bangladesh and Nepal Visceral Leishmaniasis program expands to support South Asian regional elimination efforts. San Francisco, CA – November 24, 2010 The Institute for OneWorld Health (iOWH), the US based non-profit pharmaceutical company with offices in San Francisco, USA and India that develops drugs for…

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Bangladesh, Nepal revive transit deal

July 16, 2010
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Bangladesh, Nepal revive transit deal

Bangladesh and Nepal have revived a deal signed more than three decades ago to work out a transit route through which landlocked Nepal can access the Mongla port. Trucks from Nepal will be allowed into Bangladesh territory to get to Mongla Port. There will be no entry fees for cargo from Nepal. But Bangladesh will…

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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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