Voting begins for Bangladesh’s general elections
DHAKA: Nationwide voting opened Sunday morning in Bangladesh’s general elections to elect hundreds of representatives to parliament, reported Xinhua. The voting started at 8:00 a.m. local time at over 42,000 polling centres nationwide and will continue without any break until 4:00 p.m. local time. According to the Election Commission, a total of 1,970 candidates are […]
Dhaka prepared to supply skilled labour for S’wak’s devt agenda
KUCHING: Bangladesh is ready to supply skilled workers to Sarawak. The High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia MD Golam Sarwar said the Sarawak government is open to hiring workers from Bangladesh to support the state’s ongoing development agenda state. “The Sarawak government has assured us of their support in all forms of cooperation, particularly in […]
Cyclone Mocha crossing Bangladesh, Myanmar coastlines
DHAKA: Extremely dangerous Cyclone Mocha began crossing the Bangladesh and Myanmar coasts Sunday, a senior official of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) told Xinhua. Mocha has a diameter of more than 500 kilometres, and its impact will be felt in many areas of Bangladesh, said BMD director Md Azizur Rahman. According to a special bulletin from the […]
Bangladeshi student charged with child pornography
SEREMBAN: A Bangladeshi student of a private university in Kuala Lumpur pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to 12 counts of producing and possessing child pornographic materials. Zobaidul Amin, 24, made the plea after changes were read out in the English language before judge Datin Surita Budin. Eight of the charges were […]
Thumbs-up to lifting of foreign worker freeze
KUCHING: Malaysian employers can afford a smile now following Indonesia’s recent announcement to lift a freeze on sending its migrant workers to Malaysia effective Aug 1. They have reacted positively to Jakarta’s announcement. Committee member of Kuching Coffeeshop and Restaurants Owners Association Kapitan Tan Yit Sheng and secretary-general of Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) Datuk Jonathan […]
Over 14,000 children die of drowning in Bangladesh each year
DHAKA: Drowning has become the second leading cause of death for children under the age of five in Bangladesh as over 14,000 children in the South Asian country die due to drowning each year, reported Xinhua. In a joint press statement issued on the World Drowning Prevention Day which falls on Monday, the World Health […]
Floods in Bangladesh kill 36, spread waterborne diseases
DHAKA: Floods that swept across most of Bangladesh’s low-lying areas due to heavy rains have killed at least 36 people and spread waterborne diseases in the affected regions, with calls mounting for food and potable water, reported Anadolu Agency. The deaths were mainly due to diarrhea, snake bites, drowning, landslides and other injuries, according to […]
Bangladesh ready to meet Sarawak’s manpower needs
KUCHING: Bangladesh is looking forward to meeting Sarawak’s needs for workers in various sectors, especially the plantation sector. However, this would have to be done on a government-to-government basis, said Deputy High Commissioner of the High Commission for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to Malaysia, Mohammad Khorshed A Khastagir. He said this during a courtesy […]
Soppoa looking forward to foreign manpower application green light
KUCHING: The palm oil industry continues to be a strong revenue earner for the state and country and could be even more productive if the worker shortage is addressed quickly. The Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) opined that the announcement of 32,000 foreign workers being approved entry into Malaysia from mid-October was timely. […]
Malaysia has potential to be reliable source of LNG to Bangladesh
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has the potential to be a secure and reliable source of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh as it has an established market position as one of the world’s most reliable and reputable LNG suppliers. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said Malaysia was ranked fourth in […]
