EU-Bangladesh Relations at a glance: Since Bangladesh achieved independence in 1971‚ its population has grown from about 70 million people to 150 million or more in 2009. Over the same time period‚ the population of the European Community has expanded as new countries have joined. From six EC Member States in 1971 with a combined population of some 210 million‚ the European Union (EU) as it is now called has 27 Member States with some 500 million people. The European Community (EC) established
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Women employment in Bangladesh It is well known that women’s employment in South Asia is lower than in any other part of the world except perhaps the Middle East. The women’s employment rates in Bangladesh despite increase over the last decade is the increase in younger women’s employment‚ the low opportunity for employment for poor women and the sharp rise in women reporting unpaid work. But opportunities for educated women are increasing and combined with the increase in educational attainment
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Multi-Level Marketing in Bangladesh Samina M. Saifuddin1 Mohammad Nazmul Huq2 Abu Hena Reza Hasan3 Abstract Multilevel Marketing (MLM) is a recent trend added to the business notion of Bangladesh. It is a concept used by many countries around the globe‚ with United States of America practicing it for almost fifty years. MLM not only operates as direct marketing channel but also it is being practiced by many companies to increase their customer base. The concept of MLM in Bangladesh was introduced by Global
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Unemployment Problem in Bangladesh Bangladesh is a poor country. The country has many problems. Unemployment is one of the major problems on Bangladesh. Unemployment means to remain without work. This problem hampers our all round development. Many causes work behind unemployment. Ours is an agriculture country. People cannot work all the year round. In agriculture there is some seasonal work. After the seasonal work people become workless. As a result they become unemployed. We have a traditional
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MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS The Ready-Made Garments (RMG) industry contributes to the Bangladesh economy in a distinctive manner. The last 20 years witnessed unparalleled growth in this sector‚ which is also the largest exporting industry in Bangladesh. It has attained a high profile in terms of foreign exchange earnings‚ exports‚ industrialization and contribution to GDP within a short span of time. The industry plays a significant role in terms of employment generation. Nearly two million workers
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Bangladesh has a master guideline for foreign policy from its constitution “friendship with all and malice towards none”. Foreign policy of Bangladesh is one of few sectors that has ever been unreformed since the birth of the nation. Bangladesh is obviously a prospective country of its unique position. In view of achieving its prospects‚ Bangladesh needs significant changes in foreign policy sector. The more the time goes ahead‚ the more the world becomes interdependent. In this age of globalization
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Bangladesh-PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS Bangladesh Index Despite its poor-country status‚ increasing numbers of tourists have visited Bangladesh‚ a new but minor source of foreign exchange earning. Tourism in the early 1980s amounted to some 49‚000 visitors per year‚ but by 1986 more than 129‚000 tourists--mostly from India‚ the United States‚ Britain‚ and Japan--visited Bangladesh. According to the Bangladesh Parjaton Corporation (Bangladesh Tourism Corporation)‚ some Tk44.6 million in foreign exchange
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bureaucracy‚ to help the RMG sector and to boost up the foreign exchange earnings of the country urgently needed at that time. Responding to that necessity‚ 19 (Nineteen) RMG manufacturers and exporters joined together and by their untiring efforts got Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) incorporated on February 20‚ 1983‚ Today 2400 small and medium scale privately owned garment factories‚ registered with BGMEA‚ spread in cluster over the EPZ and urban areas of Dhaka‚ Chittagong
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Introduction Ethics concern an individual’s moral judgements about right and wrong. Decisions taken within an organisation may be made by individuals or groups‚ but whoever makes them will be influenced by the culture of the company. The decision to behave ethically is a moral one; employees must decide what they think is the right course of action. This may involve rejecting the route that would lead to the biggest short-term profit. Ethical behaviour and corporate social responsibility can bring
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WTO Cell at the Ministry of Commerce‚ the Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute and a National Advisory Committee. Despite its strong attachment to‚ and active involvement in‚ the multilateral rules-based system‚ Bangladesh‚ an advocate of special and differential treatment of LDCs at the WTO‚ is involved in negotiations to deepen its existing regional integration (including free-trade agreements) and for other preferential trade arrangements. Bangladesh has benefited from several forms of trade-related
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