Monthly Archives: August 2010

Harsco wins $13M in rail equipment contracts

August 31, 2010
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Rail maintenance equipment maker Harsco Corp. said Monday it has received $13 million in new rail orders, including contracts from Bangladesh and Liberia, a nod to the company’s effort to bring in new business from overseas. Under one of the deals, Harsco will build a machine for the Bangladesh Railway system that makes rail tracks…

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Bangladesh India MOU Signed For Power Cooparation

August 31, 2010
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Bangladesh India MOU Signed For Power Cooparation

Sources :The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and the Indian state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) signed here today (Monday-30-08-2010) a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for improving power stations in Bangladesh. The NTPC, as government utility of India, as per the MoU will assess the feasibility of establishing coal-based power stations in Bangladesh. It will…

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Bangladesh’s Secular Revolution – A World Model

August 30, 2010
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Bangladesh’s Secular Revolution – A World Model

In the pantheon of Islamic states, Bangladesh seems an unlikely place for a secular revolution. It is a dry country with no bars, casinos or horse races. Bangladesh is not liberal in its social mores, compared to Muslim-majority countries like Turkey or Indonesia. And secular principles are far from being consistently upheld: Madrassas receive state…

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Research on Islam, finance, and politics in Bangladesh Highlights -By Bridget Kustin

August 30, 2010
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All America is hallowed ground for freedom By Bridget Kustin Last week, I returned to Baltimore after spending a summer researching Islam, finance, and politics in Bangladesh. I still haven’t unpacked–I want to preserve the memories of hospitality and gratitude that couldn’t be captured in my field notes. The smell of wood smoke on clothes…

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Bangladesh approves $7.2 bn -Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib International Airport project-under PPP

August 30, 2010
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Bangladesh on Sunday approved plans for a new international airport near Dhaka to be completed by 2013, officials said. The USD 7.2 billion Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib International Airport , named after the Bangladesh independence leader, will have two runways with provision for a third and will be connected to the capital by an elevated expressway…

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Bangladesh Beximco & Saudi firms eye joint venture investment to upgrade Bangladesh’s sole oil refinery

August 30, 2010
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Bangladesh Beximco & Saudi firms eye joint venture investment to upgrade Bangladesh’s sole oil refinery

Leading business conglomerate Beximco has set up a joint venture with a Saudi firm to invest nearly $1 billion to upgrade Bangladesh’s sole oil refinery. “Beximco and Marasel Company Ltd of Saudi Arabia will jointly submit interest for funding an upgradation project of the Eastern Refinery Limited,” a statement from Beximco said. State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum…

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Bangladesh census to be digitised

August 27, 2010
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Bangladesh will conduct its census next March and the process will be implemented using digital methods for more accuracy. Planning Minister A.K. Khandker Thursday said the population and housing census, an exercise undertaken every 10 years, will be held across the country in March. It will be the fifth exercise since the country’s independence, United…

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Bangladesh to Buy 30,000 Metric Tons of Parboiled Rice

August 27, 2010
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Bangladesh is seeking to import 30,000 metric tons of non-basmati parboiled rice from any country other than Israel, the Directorate General of Food said in a notice on its website. Suppliers have until Sept. 6 to submit offers, according to the Aug. 26 notice posted on the website. The grain is to be shipped 40…

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India Bangladesh Relations

August 25, 2010
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Sources The most talked about issue in South Asia is India-Pakistan relations. Bangladesh-India relations are seconding among the population of the region. It could be mentioned that India Bangladesh relations also significantly impact on the internal politics of both the countries. Especially the dynamics and pattern of the internal politics of Bangladesh is importantly influenced…

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The Harry Potter star,Emma Watson – Watson Visits Fair Trade Factory In Bangladesh

August 25, 2010
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The Harry Potter star,Emma Watson – Watson Visits Fair Trade Factory In Bangladesh

And Watson jumped at the chance to get involved – she waded barefoot into a river to help dye natural yarns and fabric and attempted to operate several textile machines. The kind-hearted star also made a stop at a local school, where she taught a math class to young students and handed out gifts. In…

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Dhaka mulling Tehran offer to join ??peace pipeline?

August 25, 2010
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“Iran formally invited Bangladesh last month to join $7.5bn plan India remains hesitant because of disputes about prices, transit fees and its volatile ties with Pakistan” DHAKA: Energy-hungry Bangladesh is examining an offer from Tehran to join a much-delayed project to pipe natural gas from Iran to Pakistan and India, an official said on Tuesday.…

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Bangladesh vaccinating cows to contain anthrax outbreak

August 24, 2010
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DHAKA ? Bangladesh has launched a vaccination drive in its northern dairy farming region to contain an outbreak of anthrax that has affected more than 100 people this week, an official said Tuesday. Another 62 infections have been reported in the last 24 hours, taking this week’s toll to 114, Mahmudur Rahman, a health ministry…

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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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