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PM’s speech on the inauguration of the India- Bangladesh Grid interconnection at Bheramara, Bangladesh through video-conference from New Delhi

Following is the text of Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s speech on the inauguration of the India- Bangladesh Grid interconnection at Bheramara, Bangladesh through video-conference from New Delhi today: “Let me begin by saying how delighted I am to see Her Excellency the Prime Minister of Bangladesh once again following our meeting last week in …

Asian Fusion: New Thinking and Actions for Improving Food and Nutrition Security in Asia

September 27, 2013, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA – Country experience shared at a recent conference showed that fertilizer subsidies can have huge costs, crowding out public expenditures on agricultural research, extension, rural roads and other expenditures that promote agricultural development. The private sector is often more efficient in delivery of fertilizer to farmers. While historically the …

CFA Institute Launches Guide to Successful Careers in Asia-Pacific’s Finance Industry

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 4 September 2013 CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, has released the new version of its popular career development tool to help students and young professionals launch successful careers in the Asia-Pacific finance and investment industry. The CFA Institute Asia-Pacific Career Guide (2014 edition) serves as a navigational tool …

TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL – CALL ON CLOTHING COMPANIES TO TACKLE CORRUPTION, FACTORY SAFETY

PULL-OUT FOLLOWING FACTORY COLLAPSE WON’T SOLVE SECTOR’S PROBLEMS, ASIAN NGOS FROM THREE COUNTRIES WARN Dhaka/Phnom Penh/Jakarta, 11 June 2013 – Global clothing companies must work with governments and local groups to improve factory safety and working conditions, the Bangladesh, Cambodia and Indonesia chapters of anti-corruption group Transparency International (TI) said in a joint statement today. Media …

CABLE TV SHOW 2013

Kolkata, March 5, 2013: CABLE TV SHOW 2013 KOLKATA, one of the largest shows on satellite and cable television in India, was flagged off today at a gala function at the Netaji Indoor Stadium. The three-day event (March 5 to 7) is a much-awaited annual affair organised by Kolkata-based Cable TV Equipments Traders & Manufacturers …

Missiles of Peace – Chawm Ganguly

The images are disturbing. Burning rubber, riot police in full regalia, rampaging mobs – their sticks held high in defiance. That’s Bangladesh, on the east of India. Blaring sirens, helpless rescue operators, heaps of mutilated bodies, the acrid smell of death, the wrench of terror… That’s Pakistan, all’s literally quiet on the western front. And …