Monthly Archives: December 2011

Bangladesh army officers to get frontier training

December 27, 2011
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Army officers transferred to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on deputation from now on must undergo a mandatory training course at the frontier as part of a massive reform of the border force since the 2009 rebellion, officials and reports said yesterday. “The 20-day training for army officers who come to serve the BGB will minimise…

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Tripura varsity to confer honorary D.Litt to Hasina

December 22, 2011
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would be conferred honorary Doctorate of Literature by the Tripura Central University in its ninth convocation to be held here on January 12. “Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has consented to participate in the convocation and receive the honorary D.Litt,” Vice Chancellor Arunoday Saha told PTI. She would arrive here…

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Bangladesh Festival from December 16

December 14, 2011
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Bangladesh Festival from December 16

A five day Bangladesh Festival with focus on music, culture and food will be held in the city from December 16 to celebrate 40 years of the country’s Liberation War. A group of around 30-35 artistes from Dhaka will be in the city to perform for the annual festival, Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner Md Mustafizur…

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BANGLADESH: “Invisible hazard” of groundwater depletion

December 14, 2011
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DHAKA, 13 December 2011 (IRIN) – Experts warn rapid depletion of Bangladesh’s underground water table could jeopardize food and water security for millions throughout the country and also endanger the biodiversity of one of the world’s largest mangrove forests within the next two decades. “We have been drawing groundwater recklessly. Since 2004 groundwater in Bangladesh…

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Oil spill seen in the Bay

December 14, 2011
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A 10-kilometre oil slick was reported in the Bay off the district’s Sitakunda upazila yesterday. Boatmen and passengers crossing the area in the morning said they had noticed the strip which was around 50 feet wide and spreading to Kadam Rasul from Kumira coast. Both the reason and the severity of the spillage so far…

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Bangladesh to stage first transgender reality TV show

December 10, 2011
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Bangladesh looks set to get its first TV reality show for transgender people, which programme makers hope will end taboos associated with gender and sexual issues. The show will go out on ATN Bangla, a Bengali-language digital cable channel, which transmits from Dhaka. According to the news agency AFP, “Across South Asia, hijra communities of…

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Bangladesh Air Force inducts air defence missiles

December 9, 2011
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked members of the Bangladesh Air Force to remain always ready imbued with patriotism to safeguard the country’s independence and sovereignty. She gave the directive while addressing the induction ceremony of surface-to-air missile system and Bangabandhu Aeronautical Centre at Kurmitola Air Force Base in the morning. The Chinese government extended…

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Bangladesh Power Generation to Hit 8,000 MW by 2013

December 9, 2011
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The most thirsty sector of Bangladesh -Power is growing towards satisfaction of Nation .Minister of Finance AMA Muhith said the government wouldensure supply of electricity for 60 per cent citizens of the country by the end of the tenure of Awami League ledalliance rule in 2013. “The country will be able to achieve the capacity…

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Bangladesh clothing industry hit by European woes

December 9, 2011
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Bangladesh clothing industry hit by European woes

China’s current willingness to help the European economy is down to one factor – trade issues. And with the European economy in trouble other Asian countries may also be feel the squeeze. In Bangladesh the clothing industry is already facing problems. It depends heavily on exports to the EU countries and millions of people are…

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BANGLADESH: State appears bankrupt in protecting rights

December 9, 2011
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Sources : A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the Occasion of the International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011 International Human Rights Day is going to be ‘observed’ in Bangladesh amidst numerous victims facing gross abuses of human rights without an access to legal remedies from the existing criminal justice system. On…

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Boeing Dreamliner sets record on test flight to Bangladesh

December 9, 2011
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Boeing Dreamliner sets record on test flight to Bangladesh

It was well before dawn at 5:30 a.m. Thursday when Boeing’s sixth 787 test airplane touched down at Boeing Field. Another record was in the book – an around the world flight that left from Boeing Field just after 11 a.m. Tuesday. There was only one stop – for one hour, 53 minutes in Dhaka,…

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BD-Myanmar to embark on a new phase of bilateral ties

December 8, 2011
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Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to embark on a new phase of bilateral ties for resolving outstanding refugee issue and enhancing cooperation in the fields of energy, trade and investment, and regional connectivity, reports BSS. “Bangladesh and Myanmar are going to enter a new phase in bilateral relations for the mutual benefit of their peoples…

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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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