Monthly Archives: July 2009

An overview on Merchant mariners of Bangladesh.

July 31, 2009
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An overview on Merchant mariners of Bangladesh.

LEST we forget, we are a maritime nation with a rich history of courageous officers and sailors sailing across the seas and enriching the merchant navy. Even today, the country can rightly boast of producing many excellent merchant navy officers, engineers and sailors who are not only serving in the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation but also…

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Power shortage in Bangladesh Industriies

July 31, 2009
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Power shortage in Bangladesh Industriies

Power is the key factor for any development because its the key element of activating production. The port city and its suburbs continue to suffer from acute power shortage despite the move to increase power generation in two units of Raozan power plant by diverting gas there from the Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Ltd (CUFL). The…

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Chittagong City Corporation building is developing newly

July 30, 2009
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Chittagong City Corporation building is developing newly

Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has started the process to construct a new administrative building replacing its century-old building that has been lying in a most dilapidated condition for long. A project has already been taken to construct a 16-storey administrative building replacing the existing three-story building over some 14 kathas of land at Anderkilla in…

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77 million dollars to Bangladesh for the social and economic development

July 30, 2009
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Germany to provide 77 million dollars in aid to Bangladesh ,Germany plans to provide financial assistance worth 77 million dollars to Bangladesh for the social and economic development of the impoverished South Asian country, the German embassy said Thursday. About 56 million dollars of the money is to go to the promotion of energy efficiency,…

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Bangladeshis want faster progress

July 30, 2009
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Bangladeshis want faster progress

The Bangladeshi belongs the prospect of the Nation . -(boston.com)Bangladesh native Abdul Momen, a management professor at Framingham State College, was a longtime critic of successive governments, military and civilian alike, in his homeland. Now that he has been appointed ambassador to the United Nations for Bangladesh, Momen will have to field criticism of the…

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Bangladesh Urges More Help For Poor

July 28, 2009
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Bangladesh asked developed economies on Monday to ensure the world’s poorest countries get enough help in countering the global financial crisis. Of the additional $1.1 trillion (666 billion pound) programme committed by the Group of 20 major advanced and emerging economies, only $50 billion was targeted specifically at low income countries, the government said. “The…

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Bangladesh to set up fuel plant to use naphtha

July 26, 2009
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bANGLADESH. July 26 – Bangladesh will set up a fuel plant to produce high octane at Chittagong port city, at a cost of $110 million, by using naphtha, a leading entrepreneur said on Sunday. “With the technical assistance of (Honeywell (HON.N) unit) UOP of the U.S.A. and Exxon (XOM.N) … the plant will be able…

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Borderless Education proposed

July 26, 2009
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Borderless Education proposed

A knowledge-based society should be established through creative, interactive and self-learning education system to achieve sustainable development, visiting former Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam said yesterday during a lecture at Dhaka University. India, Bangladesh could partner deve? .Borderless interaction presupposes inculcating spirit of borderless-ness in education, says the ex-Indian President lopment of complex ICT…

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BANGLADESH Today- July 26

July 26, 2009
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These are some of the leading stories in the Bangladesh press on Sunday. gurumia has not verified these stories . THE DAILY STAR — The results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations saw a drop in both the pass percentage and number of GPA-5 scorers. — The anti-graft cases filed against high-profile accused…

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Bangladesh Today -JULY 25th

July 25, 2009
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The leading stories in the Bangladesh press on Saturday THE DAILY STAR — Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina yesterday issued a warning to the ruling party leaders and workers saying breach of public confidence or any other unjust behaviour by her party members will not be tolerated. — Food rationing programme for garment workers becomes…

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Cabinet body sends back proposal to award offshore gas blocks

July 24, 2009
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A key cabinet body Thursday dragged its feet in awarding offshore gas blocks to two foreign companies, saying the leasing process needs further review, an official said. The cabinet committee on economic affairs found some last minute ‘gaps’ in the information provided by the energy ministry on the selection of two companies for offshore gas…

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Leopard in Bangladesh Captured by Villagers

July 24, 2009
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Leopard  in Bangladesh Captured by Villagers

The last time anyone saw a wild clouded leopard in Bangladesh was in 2005, and the time before that in 1992. That is, until a few weeks ago when villagers in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of the country (on the border of Burma and the India state of Mizoram) captured one. AFP describes what…

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“Develop network with peers in Bangladesh”-Ambassador Akramul Qader urges expatriate doctors.

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and State Minister Mr. Akramul Qader attended the annual conference of Bangladesh Medical Association of North America, Louisiana chapter in Orleans, Louisiana and addressed a…

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Bangladesh opposes proposed dams in Meghalaya: Minister

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Meghalaya has made it clear that the dams which are to be built across the Myntdu and Umiew rivers would not have any negative impact…

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