Chittagong

Turn Chittagong into a global port city :Ctg holds key to country’s growth

April 9, 2012
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Turn Chittagong into a global port city :Ctg holds key to country’s growth

Experts from different backgrounds have recommended six urgent tasks to turn Chittagong into a global port city which will drive the country’s economic growth. The suggestions came from a two-day economic conference “Future Chittagong, Future Bangladesh” organised by The Daily Star and Chittagong Research Initiative with the support of the BGMEA and AK Khan Foundation.…

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Chittagong !!-a better Bangladesh better Chittagong .

March 28, 2012
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Prime Minister  Sheikh Hasina at Chittagong !!-a better Bangladesh better Chittagong .

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has warmly received by Chittagong people, She commit here for a better Bangladesh better Chittagong . “Development activities gain momentum when the Awami League comes to power. None except the Awami League attaches priority to the development of Chittagong,” she said at a divisional ‘grand rally’ of the ruling 14-party Grand Alliance at Polo Ground…

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Asian University For Women Faces Problems and Flak

March 27, 2012
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Asian University For Women Faces Problems and Flak

The Asian University for Women in Bangladesh, the dream of a U.S. lawyer of Bangladeshi origin called Muktadir Kamal Ahmad, is facing a nightmare of negative publicity. The university opened its doors in 2008 in Chittagong, Bangladesh, to offer liberal arts and science degrees to women in a region where they are often denied opportunities.…

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Bangladesh as a “New Horizon for investment”.

March 26, 2012
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Bangladesh as a “New Horizon for investment”.

Socio-economic development is essential in order to reduce poverty in developing countries and to improve people’s living standards. Investment plays an important role in the socio-economic development of a country. The contribution of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is very significant especially in the underdeveloped and developing countries. Private sector provides bulk of employment and contributes…

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Lanka offers Bangladesh to use H’tota sea port .

March 12, 2012
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Lanka offers Bangladesh to use H’tota sea port .

Sri Lanka offered Bangladesh to use seaport at Hambantota which will be helpful for us, Bangladesh Finance Minister A. M. A Muhitha said. “Let’s explore the benefit since Hambantota port users wouldn’t need to go inside the Colombo. That will help save time at,” the Bangladesh Minister said at the conclusion of the fourth round…

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Oli, Ctg AL file cases over attack

November 25, 2011
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Oli, Ctg AL file cases over attack

Three separate cases were filed Thursday night in connection with the attack on LDP chief Col (retd) Oli Ahmed allegedly by BCL workers. Two cases were filed by Chittagong Awami League while another by Col Oli. Abul Klam Azad, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said Chandnaish upazila Awami League leader Aftab Ahmed Shimul filed a…

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Chittagong Hill Tracts: Indigenous People Or Ethnic Minority?

November 14, 2011
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Chittagong Hill Tracts: Indigenous People Or Ethnic Minority?

As every year, the Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Facility (CHTDF), UNDP-Bangladesh is going to organise Cultural Diversity Festival 2011 this year over a one week period from 2 December to 8 December 2011 in Dhaka. Though UNDP-CHTDF used the word “indigenous peoples” in the previous cultural diversity festivals in the last four years, however, this…

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Thousands of homebound people have been stuck in a 60-km traffic tailback on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway.

November 3, 2011
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Thousands of homebound people have been stuck in a 60-km traffic tailback on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway.

60-km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Since Thursday morning hundreds of passenger buses and cattle carrying trucks remain stagnant on both sides of the highway starting from Comilla Cantonment to Meghna Bridge as road repairing works were underway, reports the Prothom Alo. Passengers, especially women and children, suffered severely lacking food and drinking…

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Bangladesh draw with Windies in rain-hit test

October 25, 2011
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Bangladesh draw with Windies in rain-hit test

The rain-affected first test between Bangladesh and West Indies ended in a draw on Tuesday after the tourists declined to chase down 226 for victory. West Indies reached 100 for two when the two captains agreed a draw. More than two days of play were lost because of rain and a damp outfield. Debutant left-arm…

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Dhaka, Beijing talk :China to build Ctg-Kunming road, rail link

October 19, 2011
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Dhaka, Beijing talk :China to build Ctg-Kunming road, rail link

China will construct road and railway link between Chittagong and Kunming via Myanmar to boost Sino-Bangladesh cooperation.Bangladesh and China agree that the governments of the two countries and Myanmar need to work together for Chittagong and Kunming connectivity. The point was stressed at the 9th bilateral foreign office consultations between Bangladesh and China held on…

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Ship building boom hits Bangladesh.

October 13, 2011
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The ninth BD-Red Housing Fair Chittagong 2011 began.

October 13, 2011
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The ninth BD-Red Housing Fair Chittagong 2011 began.

The ninth BD-Red Housing Fair Chittagong 2011 began in the port city yesterday. Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor Manjur Alam inaugurated the four-day event at the Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh. The mayor urged the realtors not to pollute the city’s environment in the name of urbanisation. Sixty real estate companies from Dhaka and Chittagong are…

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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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