Reposted from Biometric Update
Tiger IT Bangladesh has been selected to provide an automated fingerprint identification system for the Department of Home and Civil Registration and Census and the Department of Immigration in Bhutan.
The contract was signed with the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairsin Bhutan. According to a report in The Daily Star, Tiger IT won the contract, competing against vendors including Sagem, NEC, IRIS and eDruk in an open international tender. More…
Reposted from First Post
RailTel, the telecom arm of Railways, is set to provide optical fibre-based broadband network in neighbouring countries like Bangladesh and Bhutan.
“We are in the process of getting the Rs 80 crore job for providing broadband network in Bangladesh and Rs 10 crore worth contract in Bhutan,” said a senior RailTel official. More…
Bhutan and Bangladesh look to enhance cross-border trade relationship
Reposted from the Financial Express
The eight-member Bhutanese delegation arrived in the capital Monday for secretary-level talks scheduled to start on March 20 between Dhaka and Thimphu, a high trade official said.
Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs of Bhutan Dasho Sonam Tshering will lead his country while Commerce Secretary Mahbub Ahmed will steer the Bangladesh side at the meeting. The meeting will be held in the conference room of the ministry of commerce (MoC) to give a final shape to transit issue. The meeting will continue till March 21, 2013. More…
IFC has made an equity investment in Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd (GDIC) of Bangladesh for up to 10 per cent. The two parties signed and exchanged agreements in this regard at the head office of Green Delta Insurance Company in the city Sunday.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has made an equity investment in Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd (GDIC) of Bangladesh for up to 10 per cent.
The two parties signed and exchanged agreements in this regard Sunday at the head office of Green Delta Insurance Company in the city.
“Through this investment it is expected that global best practices and product offerings will be available to the insurance industry and the consumers through a market leader in the country,” a Green Delta Insurance Company source said. More…
Reposted from bdnews24.com
The United Nations has listed Bangladesh as one of the 18 countries in the world that have made rapid progress in human development in the last three decades, though occupying a rather low position.
The United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) “2013 Human Development Report”, released on Friday in Dhaka as elsewhere in the world, measured national achievements in health, education and income to rank countries in the Human Development Index (HDI). More…
Reposted from bdnews24.com
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide a loan package worth $1.03 billion to implement four key projects including construction of the four-lane second Kanchpur, Meghna and Gumti Bridge.
Bangladesh on Sunday inked the four agreements with Japan under which the package will be provided as Official Development Assistance (ODA). More…
Reposted from The Financial Express
The upcoming secretary-level meeting between Bangladesh and Bhutan is likely to finalise the draft agreement on transit between the two South Asian economies, a senior trade official said.
The official said an inter-ministerial meeting will be held Sunday on how to push the issue forward. The high-level meeting between Bangladesh and Bhutan will be held on March 20 and 21 at the ministry of commerce (MoC). More…
Reposted from The Daily Star
Investors may bypass Bangladesh for other less attractive locations unless the country is able to achieve political stability soon, speakers said at an international conference held in the US recently.
All the participants agreed that the political gridlock Bangladesh has faced is a huge barrier and must be overcome. There is not much time to lose since the race is on, they said. More…
A solar home system sits on a rooftop. More than 50,000 solar home systems are installed a month, according to the World Bank.Photo: STAR
Bangladesh now has the fastest growing solar home systems programme in the world with more than 50,000 new installations a month, the World Bank said in a statement yesterday.
The lender has been supporting the programme to provide electricity to rural households since 2002 through the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development Project. More…
Reposted from The Daily Star
The telecom regulator is going to appoint an international consulting firm to prepare, conduct and manage auction for the upcoming spectrum allocation for 3G licences.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) published a media advertisement yesterday that it wants to appoint an international auction service provider to conduct the auction. More…
