Bangladesh has a primarily agrarian economy. Agriculture is the single largest producing sector of the economy since it comprises about 18.6% (data released on November‚ 2010) of the country’s GDP and employs around 45% of the total labor force.[1] The performance of this sector has an overwhelming impact on major macroeconomic objectives like employment generation‚ poverty alleviation‚ human resources development and food security. A plurality of Bangladeshis earn their living from agriculture.
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BANGLADESH BUDGET Growth: the world economy was close to a collapse due to the recent Global economic crisis. However‚ the global economy has turned around and recovered from recession faster than expected. The process and pace of recovery‚ however‚ varied in different regions of the world. In the recovery process‚ the developing Asian economies made remarkable strides. According to the latest forecast‚ the world economic growth is expected to reach 4.2 percent in 2010 whereas it shrank to
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Rivers of BAngladesh The rivers of Bangladesh mark both the physiography of the nation and the life of the people. About 700 in number‚ these rivers generally flow south. The larger rivers serve as the main source of water for cultivation and as the principal arteries of commercial transportation. Rivers also provide fish‚ an important source of protein. Flooding of the rivers during the monsoon season causes enormous hardship and hinders development‚ but fresh deposits of rich silt replenish the
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Higgins‚ A. P. (1967). The international law of the sea (pp. 716-717). London: Longmans. Bissinger‚ J. (2010). The Maritime Boundary Dispute between Bangladesh and Myanmar: Motivations‚ Potential Solutions‚ and Implications. asia policy‚ 10(1)‚ 103-142. Liss‚ C. (2011). Oceans of crime: Maritime piracy and transnational security in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Marten‚ B. (2014). Port State Jurisdiction and the Regulation of International Merchant Shipping. Springer
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ICT in Health: Bangladesh Is Moving Ahead The Daily Star‚ the famous English daily newspaper in Bangladesh‚ in association with technology and business partners‚ organized a two-day leadership colloquium in Dhaka on 6-7 January 2012 on “ICT in Health.” This was the first colloquium of its kind in the country‚ with both international and national experts discussing the current practice of ICT in health care globally. The global experts further mentioned the Bangladesh’s potential to take the lead
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has become one of the most alarming problems in Bangladesh. According to the yearly reports of transparency international Bangladesh is one of the most corrupted country in the world. Courses behind corruption: there are a number of causes behind corruption. Unemployment‚ lack of good governance‚ lack of morality‚ inadequacy of salary‚ political instabilities etc. Have led to the expansion of corruption. Corruption and Bangladesh: in Bangladesh‚ corruption has engulfed the administrative‚ commercial
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Bangladesh-Myanmar‚ two neighboring states of third world‚ have been maintaining bilateral and diplomatic relations since 1972 when Myanmar recognized Bangladesh as a sovereign independent state. It was Burma‚ present Myanmar‚ among the first few states to recognize Bangladesh whether for any specific reason or not. As a next door neighbor‚ Myanmar shares some historical ties with Bangladesh‚ for example-the British colonial legacy. Concededly‚ these two states are geographically apart‚ maintain
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1. Introduction 1.1 Origin This project proposal titled “Critical Analysis of Tea Industry in Bangladesh from Managerial Economic Perspective” has been proposed for Dr. A. K. M. Saiful Majid‚ Course Instructor‚ Managerial Economics‚ as a partial requirement of the course. 1.1. Scope We have used this study to find out present situation of the tea market which includes the demand supply equilibrium‚ demand supply scenario‚ market structure‚ problems and potentialities of the distribution
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Public Confidence on Bangladesh Police Accountability mechanisms for Bangladesh police are evidently weak. Internal disciplinary mechanisms have long collapsed. Courts have failed to play a proactive role in bringing officers to account. A national human rights commission has been set up recently but it lacks the necessary powers or teeth. External accountability mechanisms solely set up for the police are absent in Bangladesh. Without external oversight‚ police are essentially left to police
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EARTHQUAKE IN BANGLADESH An earthquake is a sudden‚ rapid shaking of the Earth caused by the release of energy stored in rocks. It is a natural phenomenon like rain. Earthquakes have occurred for billions of years. Descriptions as old as recorded history show the significant effects they have had on people’s lives. Long before there were scientific theories for the cause of earthquakes‚ people around the world created folklore to explain them. In simple terms‚ earthquakes are caused by the constant
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