UK Government to double its aid to Bangladesh; Reports: Islami Bank Bangladesh funds militants; Chinese company to get contract for Ghorashal 200-300 megawatt power plant; Food inflation in Bangladesh rose to 11.91 percent in January; HR situation improve
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    • The UK government has announced that it would double its aid to Bangladesh over the next four years, following a major review of Britain's global aid programmes. UK's development programme in Bangladesh will focus on creating jobs and incomes, increasing skills, and making Bangladesh a more attractive place to do business as well as helping the very poor pull themselves out of poverty by increasing their earning potential. The UK will also support Bangladesh in facing the major challenges such as climate change and natural disasters; the economic and social status of women; and malnutrition. 1

    Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s State Minister for Home Shamsul Huq Tuku has reportedly said that Islami Bank Bangladesh spends eight percent of its profit to fund militants in Bangladesh.2

    The cabinet purchase committee of Bangladesh approved a proposal to award the Ghorashal 200-300 megawatt power plant contract to the consortium of China National Technical Import and Export Corporation (CNTIC) and China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC). 3

    Reports noted that food inflation in Bangladesh rose to 11.91 percent in January, compared to 11.01 percent in the previous month. Thus food inflation soared 0.9 percentage points to hover around a 30-month high in January, amid rising prices on both domestic and international markets.4

    In other developments, Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Bangladesh, Dr Mizanur Rahman said that the number of extra-judicial killing has been decreased and human rights situation has also been improved in Bangladesh. He was speaking in a stakeholders' consultation workshop on 'Building a Human Rights Culture in Bangladesh' organised by NHRC at RDRS Auditorium in Rangpur.5

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