ecoomy

Bangladesh anticipates 7.2 percent economic growth

June 12, 2012
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Bangladesh said Thursday it anticipates 7.2 percent economic growth in the coming fiscal year from increased export earnings and more remittances from Bangladeshis abroad. Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith unveiled the budget for 2012-13 in Parliament amid a boycott of the proceedings by the opposition, who accuse the government of repressing its leaders and activists. Muhith…

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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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investments expected to increase following new double tax treaties with Bangladesh and Singapore

February 1, 2012
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Saudi Arabia continues its drive to enhance investment landscape 1 February 2012 – According to Deloitte Middle East, Saudi investments in Bangladesh and Singapore are expected to increase in the near future as a result of two new double tax treaties that have entered into force between Saudi Arabia and the two respective nations. In…

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Appropriate technology solutions.

January 21, 2012
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An initiative, styled ‘Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves,’ and launched last year by the US Secretary of State herself, sought to address the very real difficulties that poor women worldwide face when cooking with fuelwood and other biomass. This specially designed stove, as the name suggests, is said to be more fuel efficient and generating…

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Bangla keypad must on mobile handsets

November 25, 2011
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Bangla keypad must on mobile handsets

The government will not allow foreign companies to directly import mobile-phone handsets and all sets bought in must have Bangla keypad from February, the telecoms regular says. A guideline will be formulated ‘soon’, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) chairman Zia Ahmed told bdnews24.com on Friday. February is the month when the nation spilled blood to…

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Govt mulls sovereign tie: Muhith

November 3, 2011
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Govt mulls sovereign tie: Muhith

Finance Minister AMA Muhith said on Thursday the government is mulling the introduction of a sovereign bond to ease pressure on foreign currency reserve. “Bangladesh for the first time is considering to introduce the sovereign bond, giving much thought to the positive and negative sides of the initiative,” he said. Muhith was speaking to reporters…

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The World Bank says..2012 growth outlook uncertain.

October 25, 2011
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The World Bank thinks growing external and domestic risks looming over Bangladesh’s economy has made its GDP growth outlook for 2012 fiscal year uncertain. Prolonged slowdown in the global economy could affect the country’s economy through several channels, said the WB’s latest economic update on Bangladesh released by the organisation on Tuesday. The deceleration can…

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Muhammad Yunus brings ‘social business’ to Haiti

October 14, 2011
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Muhammad Yunus brings ‘social business’ to Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus is introducing a concept called “social business” to Haiti as it tries to rebuild after last year’s earthquake. 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus, from Bangladesh, and founder of the microcredit Garmeen Bank, right, talks to Haiti’s President Michel Martelly after a meeting at the presidential…

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Update on global rolling stock market in September 2011

October 7, 2011
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Update on global rolling stock market in September 2011

Bangladesh: CNR Tangshan is to supply BR with 20 three car meter gauge commuter … location system to enable the provision of real time information online. … Railway Gazette has published world rolling stock market for September 2011 as follows: Argentina: The province of San Luis has acquired a 3GS-24C GenSet N ViroMotive for ARA…

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Golden fibre brings hope to Bangladesh farmers

September 20, 2011
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Golden fibre brings hope to Bangladesh farmers

Long a key export crop in impoverished Bangladesh, jute, a fibre derived from reed-like plants, fell from favour as demand for cheap synthetics soared. But now it is seeing a broad international renaissance for use in shopping bags to replace polythene, non-biodegradable and harmful to the environment. Polythene bags, with roughly 1 million used each…

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Asia falls even as Wall Street gains :Europe’s debt crisis continues to spook stock traders

September 14, 2011
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Asia falls even as Wall Street gains :Europe’s debt crisis continues to spook stock traders

Asian stock markets fell Wednesday despite gains on Wall Street and in Europe the day before as simmering worries over Europe’s debt crisis cast a pall over trading. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index, Asia’s largest stock market, extended earlier losses to fall 1.1 per cent to 8,524.12, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined 1.3 per cent…

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A Golden Age :“while economic growth is essential, it is not sufficient for attaining real human well-being.”

September 13, 2011
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A Golden Age :“while economic growth is essential, it is not sufficient for attaining real human well-being.”

From the view of Islamic law, writes Umar Chapra, a leading economist in Saudi Arabia, “while economic growth is essential, it is not sufficient for attaining real human well-being.” Rather, we depend on “spiritual health at the core of human consciousness, and justice and fair play at all levels of human interaction.” Much more than…

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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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