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Bangladesh opposes proposed dams in Meghalaya: Minister

April 13, 2013
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Bangladesh opposes proposed dams in Meghalaya: Minister

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 on Bangladesh. Bangladesh has opposed the construction of two hydro-based power projects along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya until the two countries sign a water sharing agreement, Power Minister Clement…

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CREATING EMPLOYMENT FOR BANGLADESHIS- THE SUBLIME POLITICAL DEMAND OF THE SILENT MASS OF BANGLADESH.

April 11, 2013
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Prof. Parvez speaks with GURUMIA.COM about establishing Deep sea port for mammoth economic activities and regional economic hub in the port region of Bangladesh. “Governments in the past failed to create adequate numbers of jobs in the country. Due to bureaucratic bottle necks and percentage seeking of the government, Korean EPZ could not start yet-…

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Tullow sells off Bangladesh stakes for $42m

April 10, 2013
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Tullow sells off Bangladesh stakes for $42m

sources : Tullow Oil, the British oil and gas exploring company, has sold its Bangladeshi operations to KrisEnergy Asia Holdings BV. The final price agreed for the transaction was $42.35 million, Tullow said in a statement yesterday. Tullow has a 30 percent interest in and operates Block 9 on behalf of partners Niko Resources (60…

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Nepal exports set to flow more freely to Bangladesh

April 9, 2013
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Nepal exports set to flow more freely to Bangladesh

Removal of import duties on Nepali exports will open avenues for farmers and businessmen in both countries Diplomats and merchants in Nepal are cheering Bangladesh’s decision to remove import duties on 108 agricultural products including vegetables, fruits and lentils from the Himalayan country. A Nepalese farmer walks through a paddy field to his home in…

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Maldives keen to take docs, medicines from Bangladesh

April 2, 2013
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Maldives keen to take docs, medicines from Bangladesh

Maldives expressed its interest to recruit physicians and import pharmaceutical products from Bangladesh, said a health ministry release Monday. The visiting health minister of Maldives Dr Ahmed Jamsheed Mohamed expressed the view during a meeting with the health minister Dr AFM Ruhal Haque. Praising Bangladesh’s success in health sector, the Maldivian minister said the two…

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PM calls for self-reliant Bangladesh

March 19, 2013
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PM calls for self-reliant Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her government’s determination to make Bangladesh self-reliant. “Bangladesh will not go out for alms in the form of foreign aid any more… We want to become self-reliant and hold our head high in the international arena,” she said addressing a rally in Patuakhali on Tuesday. Hasina assured the people…

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Review of ADB-aided projects stresses time-bound actions

March 14, 2013
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Review of ADB-aided projects stresses time-bound actions

A joint review on the ADB-assisted projects of Bangladesh held Wednesday emphasised the need for time-bound actions for further improvement of development results, said a press release. “The review agreed on time-bound actions with monitoring targets to improve the performance of the portfolio,” country director for Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Bangladesh M. Teresa Kho…

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What lies beyond this U-turn? INDIA – BANGLADESH POLITICS.

November 17, 2012
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What lies beyond this U-turn? INDIA – BANGLADESH POLITICS.

Sources Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s leader of the opposition in Parliament, made some significant statements during her October 28-November 3 visit to India that deserve scrutiny. As far as her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is concerned, the visit had a dual purpose: one, to establish a stronger relationship between the two countries, and two, to remove…

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Hurricane Sandy

October 30, 2012
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Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean, has traveled north. It will soon bring heavy winds and floodwaters to the mid-Atlantic region, combining with other weather systems to possibly become what some are calling a historic “superstorm.” Gathered here are images from Sandy’s story so far, from the Caribbean to…

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How should macroeconomics be taught to undergraduates in the post-crisis era? A concrete proposal

October 30, 2012
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How should macroeconomics be taught to undergraduates in the post-crisis era? A concrete proposal

Is economic teaching keeping up with the changing economy? This column presents a new way of teaching economics in light of the continuing crises. It argues that if we are to create a better-informed public debate we must begin by improvin Economics students have started to establish new student societies, which focus not on how…

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Sheikh Hasina Void : Caretaker government system !!! Respecting democracy – rights of the common people

September 27, 2012
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Sheikh Hasina Void : Caretaker government system !!! Respecting democracy – rights of the common people

Rejecting to restore the caretaker government system, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in New York on Wednesday night that all the doors to the caretaker system have been closed. “People are the source of power…we all need to be aware that no one can play with the rights of the common people. They don’t want…

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Fewer under aged young girls getting married in South Asia

May 16, 2012
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Fewer under aged young girls getting married in South Asia

Fewer girls in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan are getting married before the age of 14, according to a new study. The decline varied in each country, but was generally sizeable. In Bangladesh, for example, about 34 percent of women reported being married by age 14 in 1991 and 1994. By 2005 and 2007 that…

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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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