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July 3, 2023

Job-seeking Bangladeshis risk lives to find work

Of the roughly 3,000 boat people who have landed in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia in recent weeks, about half are ethnic Rohingya who are fleeing persecution in Myanmar. The rest are mainly Bangladeshi men whose quest to provide for their families has led them to embark on the dangerous sea journey. rohingya“A huge number of men from Bangladesh are taking the boats with a hope to reach Malaysia for jobs there. In our boat the Bangladeshis outnumbered the people from Myanmar. Among 160 or 170 people there were 116 Bangladeshi men,” said 2...

As imports by China drop, CCI eyes Bangladesh buyers

With China importing lesser cotton from India, the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has decided to scale up its exports to Bangladesh. “CCI has started issuing advertisements inviting global parties to cottondirectly get registered with the agency for purchase of cotton for the Bangladesh market. A separate tender will be floated after the registration process is completed,” CCI CMD BK Mishra said. The agency had earlier put on hold its plan for a global tender for cotton sale. Bangladesh buys around 55-60 lakh bales from India. CCI chose Banglad...

Dhaka, Colombo to enhance cooperation on fishing sector

Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Mr. Tarik Ahsan paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Mr. Mahinda Amraweera at the New Secretariat in Colombo on 20 May 2015. The Secretary to the Ministry Mr. Nimal Lanka-BDHettiarachchi was also present during the call. The High Commissioner was accompanied by a two-member business delegation from Bangladesh comprising Mr. Sarwar Hussain and Mr. Azizus Samad Azad Dawn. During the meeting, the Bangladesh High Commissioner sought the support of the Ministe...

Caustic Soda, Potassium Hydroxide Market in Bangladesh

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Caustic Soda and Potassium Hydroxide Market in Bangladesh: Business Report 2015″ report to their offering. The report presents analysis of caustic soda and potassium hydroxide market in Bangladesh. sodium-hydroxide-pellets-ip-250x250Scope
  • Brief country profile includes general information and main economic indicators and specifies business environment in Bangladesh
  • Caustic Soda and Potassium Hydroxide market is analyze...

Mobile units at BD Embassy in Muscat to issue MRPs

With the aim of issuing machine readable passports (MRPs)to all Bangladeshi citizens in Oman, the embassy in Muscat has set up mobile units for the purpose, said a senior embassy official. [caption id="attachment_16207" align="alignleft" width="300"]BD Oman embassy Mohammed Abul Hasan Mridha, counsellor and head of the Chancery at the Bangladesh Embassy in Oman, in front of a computer at the mobile passport issuing unit. Photo - Supplied[/caption] “The first unit has been deployed in Buraimi today (Friday). It will be in Buraimi for tw...

Bank Asia inks Microsoft enterprise deal

Bank Asia has signed Microsoft Enterprise Agreement with Tech One Global (Pvt.) Ltd, a licensing solution partner of Microsoft in Bangladesh, at a function held at the Corporate Office of the Bank at Purana Paltan Dhaka on Thursday (21 May 2015) aiming to excel the Bank’s IT progression. Press-MicrosoftMr. Md. Mehmood Husain, President & Managing Director of the Bank, Mr. Lahiru Munindradasa, Country General Manager of Tech One Global (Pvt.) Ltd and Ms. Sonia Bashir Kabir, Managing Director of Microsoft Bangladesh Ltd. signe...
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