Journalist's daughter killed in city flat

Unidentified miscreants today strangled to death the daughter of former editor of the Daily Ittefaq Akhtarul Alam at her Rampura residence, police and hospital sources said.

Police said they recovered 47-year old Fahmida Akhter alias Bithun's body at about 2:30pm from her Mohanagar Porject apartment at Rampura while her husband Golam Robbani currently lives in Bahrain and her only son Siratim Mustakim aged about 23 stays in the United States as a US national.
Bithun's father was a former acting-editor of the Ittefaq who later served as the Bangladesh ambassador to Bahrain.
"Her body was found lying on the floor with hands and legs tied up with rope while neck was wrapped in scarf" at her fifth floor apartment, sub-inspector Rafiqul Islam of Rampur Police Station told BSS.
Doctors of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) who carried out the autopsy said she was strangled to death and pepper power was also sprayed in her face.
Police said the process was underway to file a murder case. 

DHAKA, Jan 30, 2015 (BSS) -

Selim Osman seeks blessings for his recovery

NARAYANGANJ, JAN 30 (BSS)- A milad and doa mahfil was held at Chashara BB Road Nur Mosque here today after juma prayers seeking divine blessings for the recovery of BKMEA president and director of FBCCI AKM Selim Osman MP.

BKMEA sources said Selim OSman has been admitted to Bamrungrad Hospital at Bangkok in Thailand. He underwent a surgery in the early hours of today.
He sought blessings from the people as well as the business community of Narayanganj for his early recovery.
Former president of BKMEA Manjurul Hoque, vice-president (finance) GM Faruk, former vice-president Shamim Ahmed, Chairman of Alirtek Union Parishad Zakir Hossain, members of Narayanganj Chamber of Commerce and Industry and leading businessmen attended the doa mahfil.
The milad and doa mahfil was led by Alhaj Moulana Abdus Salam.

Dutch investors consider Bangladesh as ideal place for investment

DHAKA, Jan 30, 2015 (BSS)- A group of Dutch investors termed Bangladesh as a land of untapped potential with huge market size and said Bangladesh is slowly but surely emerging as the gateway to the South Asia given its geostrategic location with both China and India on either side of its border.

The rise of ASEAN common market makes Bangladesh even more auspicious for the potential investors to consider Bangladesh as their next investment destination, they said while speaking at an investment seminar on "Bangladesh: Opportunities and Best Practices" held at Hague, the Netherlands, on Thursday.

Bangladesh Embassy in Hague hosted the seminar in collaboration with Nyenrode University, the Netherlands.
Over 50 Dutch investors attended the seminar which was moderated by Andre Nijhof of Nyenrode. The Dutch investors who have investments in Bangladesh shared their experience with other participants, according to the information received here today.
Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands Sheikh Mohammed Belal also spoke at the seminar.
Peter Van Bergen, proprietor of Budgetview and Impel IT solutions with big IT offices in Amsterdam and Dhaka and Vicenta Ariza, representative of Maruboshi Europe BV in Bangladesh shared their experience with the participants about the overall business atmosphere in Bangladesh.

Rene Beerepoot of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) made a presentation on Dutch assistance for firms to expand their business in Bangladesh.
He said there is a Dutch fund of 750 million Euro for Dutch businesses willing to expand their business in the world's 66 countries including Bangladesh. Dutch SMEs, if approved, could receive low interest loan for up to 10 to 15 million Euro for expansion of business in Bangladesh, he added.
While sharing experience, Peter Van Bergen said he found the commitment of the people of Bangladesh as highly praiseworthy and also he found the level of spoken English very satisfactory.

He said he found working in Bangladesh 'easier' compared to other countries.
Vicenta Ariza said he found 'commitment' and 'enthusiasm' of the people of Bangladesh unparallel. Expressing his plan to stay in Bangladesh at least next 10-15 years, he said despite 'strike' or 'hartal' his shippers in Bangladesh never failed to deliver.