UNFPA supplement 2013
SAARC officials meet to set agenda for bringing down tariffs
KATHMANDU, July 30 : The main South Asian regional group on Tuesday took new steps toward eliminating tariffs to boost trade in the region, reports AFP. Senior officials from South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries began a three-day meeting here to set an agenda for bringing down tariffs. The inter-governmental group on trade liberalisation will make recommendations to the governments of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka on how to free up trade. The meeting was inaugurated by SAARC Secretary General Naeem U Hasan who stressed the importance of regional cooperation for developing regional trade and commerce through concessional tariffs. The member nations set up the South Asian Preferential...
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'American Corner' opens on IUB Ctg campus today
The American Centre of the US Embassy will inaugurate 'American Corner', a new resource centre, on the Chittagong campus of the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) at Jamal Khan Road today. Commerce Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury will attend the inaugural ceremony as guest of honour while US Ambassador Mary Ann Peters will be present as chief guest.
Clarification of US envoy's remarks
Several press reports published yesterday inaccurately quoted US Ambassador Mary Ann Peters' comments following her meeting with Foreign Minister Morshed Khan in a way that suggested that Bangladeshi students studying in the US will not be affected by the new immigration registration procedures for Bangladeshi males over the age of 16. This is not what Ambassador Peters stated to the journalists at the Foreign Ministry, said a US embassy press release.
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Danish embassy's donation for cold-hit people
The Danish Embassy yesterday donated Tk 2.4 million to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to purchase blankets for distribution among the cold-hit people of the country.
During the last three weeks, the BDRCS has distributed blankets, warm clothes and high protein biscuits donated by the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) among 15,000 families in the northern districts.
The BDRCS youth groups are also distributing warm clothes in vulnerable areas of Dhaka over the last few days, said a press release.
AL urges US to exclude Bangladesh
The main opposition Awami League (AL) yesterday called upon the United States to exclude Bangladesh from the list of 'terror-risk' countries.
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Govt takes steps to face new US immigration rules
The overseas employment authorities are closely working with the foreign ministry to face any possible affect on the employment of Bangladeshis abroad against the backdrop of stricter United States immigration rules.
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Australian envoy opens School Feeding Programme in Panchagarh
Australian High Commissioner Lorraine Barker inaugurated a 'School Feeding Programme' at Goleha Government Primary School in Sadar upazila, Panchagarh on Tuesday.
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India for Nepal as future SAARC summits hosts
India said Sunday it was open to Nepal hosting all South Asian summits after refusing to confirm participation in a meeting hosted by arch-rival Pakistan.
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Japan keen to set up specialised hospital
Japan has shown keen interest in providing higher training to the physicians and setting up specialised hospital at private level in Bangladesh.
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UN Peace Messenger Dr Jane visits Bangladesh
One of the World's greatest living conservationist and UN Messen-ger of Peace Dr. Jane Goodall is currently visiting Bangladesh to work with Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) and Grameen Bank.
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BESO offers voluntary professional expertise
A British development agency came up with a proposal for offering professional expertise voluntarily to organisations in less-developed communities that cannot afford to hire commercial consultants for helping their productive activities.
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