Inside Stories of Bangladesh

Farming of ‘banned’ high-yield species of Venami shrimp has began in Bangladesh. The test run of the project is being implemented by a Khulna based private company and a Shatkhira based NGO together by importing eight hundred thousand Venami shrimp fry from Thailand. The government of Bangladesh issued special permission for cultivation of Venami shrimp […]

1 crore =10 million & 1 EUR = BDT 102.67 Loan applications to financial institutions in Bangladesh require five layers of scrutiny before being approved, usually. The Uttara Finance and Investment Limited, a non-bank financial institution and publicly traded company in Bangladesh under the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) trading code UTTARAFIN did not followed any of the […]

Women, performing manual and physical (other than intellectual, administrative, supervisory or managerial) labour in Bangladesh are entitled to 16 weeks of Maternity Benefits. The terms and conditions of employment, including the Maternity Benefits, of the female staff at the intellectual, administrative, supervisory or managerial positions should be regulated in the employment contract. No paid maternity leave shall be […]