Mayanmar

Bangladesh’s trade fair starts in Rangoon

March 8, 2013
By

The Bangladesh Trade Fair started in Rangoon recently. One participant said the purpose of the trade fair, the only one of its kind in Burma, is to popularize Bangladeshi-made products. The three-day long fair at the office of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce (MFCC) and Industry was jointly organized by the…

Read more »

Myanmar can be a potential market for Bangladesh garment accessories

February 26, 2013
By

Source : Myanmar can emerge as a potential market for Bangladesh’s apparel accessories and packaging products, with the readymade garment industry in the neighbouring country developing fast, industry players said. The country’s apparel accessories and packaging manufacturers and exporters have sought close cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) to further push up the…

Read more »

Bangladesh dismisses Suu Kyi comments on Rohingya

November 19, 2012
By
Bangladesh dismisses Suu Kyi comments on Rohingya

The Bangladesh government on Sunday rejected comments by Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi suggesting that stateless Muslim Rohingyas may be illegal Bangladeshi migrants. Myanmar has been rocked by two outbreaks of fighting between Buddhists and Rohingyas since June that have left 180 people dead and more than 110,000 crammed into makeshift camps. Suu…

Read more »

The Rohingyas and Bangladesh: urgent steps need to be taken

November 7, 2012
By

The bouts of ethnic violence in the Rakhine region of Myanmar since the middle of this year have once again triggered the attempted exodus of Rohingyas into Bangladesh. The purpose of this commentary is to explore key dimensions of the Rohingya tragedy and potential courses of action from the Bangladesh perspective. First, the conflicting and…

Read more »

Dhaka urges world to help Rohingyas settle in Myanmar

June 24, 2012
By

Bangladesh yesterday urged the international community not to act in a way that might deprive the troubled Rohingya people in Myanmar of their rights, saying Bangladesh wants them to live in their country in peace. “They (Rohingyas) are nationals of Myanmar (and) so the international community should not say or do anything that may deprive…

Read more »

New era in Myanmar and Bangladesh relations

April 11, 2012
By
New era in Myanmar and Bangladesh relations

On April 14, Myanmar observes the New Year (Thingyan) through water festival (symbolising purification) and also the victory in election of the pro-democracy leader and chief of National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi (66), which started a new era in Myanmar’s politics. ”I would like all NLD members to ensure that the…

Read more »

‘Sea win opens floodgates to possibilities’

April 4, 2012
By
‘Sea win opens floodgates to possibilities’

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh’s victory over Myanmar in the maritime boundary dispute opened up the door of immense possibilities. “The victory has opened up the door of immense possibilities for the present and future generations of the country,” she said at a reception. The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and…

Read more »

UN court lays to rest Bangladesh-Myanmar sea row: victory for both sides

March 15, 2012
By
UN court lays to rest Bangladesh-Myanmar sea row: victory for both sides

A United Nations court Wednesday laid down a new sea border between Bangladesh and Myanmar, ruling on a complex dispute in a resource-rich area that has been a frequent flashpoint for the two nations.An international tribunal on the seas on Wednesday began delivering judgement on Bangladesh’s territorial dispute with Myanmar over oil and gas deposits…

Read more »

The World Bank launched a wildlife conservation project for Bangladesh.

February 13, 2012
By
The World Bank launched a wildlife conservation project for Bangladesh.

WB approves $36 mn for Bangladesh wildlife project .that will also cover three neighbouring countries, including India and Bhutan.The “Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection in Asia” project, which is to be implemented in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal, aims at helping the participating governments to enhance shared capacity, institutions and knowledge. It also aims…

Read more »

Four-nation climate change summit begins in Thimphu.

November 19, 2011
By

A four-nation climate change summit kicked off Saturday afternoon in Thimphu , the capital of Bhutan . More than 200 delegates including environment secretary from India and environment ministers from Nepal , Bhutan and Bangladesh are taking part in the Summit . Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmy Y Thinley will chair the meeting. The team leaders…

Read more »

Bomb kills 10, wounds 27 in Myanmar

November 15, 2011
By
Bomb kills 10, wounds 27 in Myanmar

At least 10 people were killed and 27 wounded from a bomb blast in the capital of Myanmar’s northern Kachin State bordering China, local sources said on Monday.   The blast took place late evening Sunday in the city of Myitkyinar and caused a blaze at three houses. Those killed included nine orphaned students and…

Read more »

Myanmar to take back refugees from Bangladesh

October 16, 2011
By
Myanmar to take back refugees from Bangladesh

Myanmar has agreed to take back all its citizens lodged in two refugee camps in eastern Bangladesh, Foreign Secretary Mijarul Quayes said on Saturday. Currently, 28,000 Myanmar refugees, belonging to the Rohingya tribe, are staying in Nayapara and Kutupalong camps in Cox’s Bazar district, about 390 km from here, since 1991. Quayes said that apart…

Read more »

RSS bdnews24.com – Home

  • '3 die in accidents' May 23, 2013
    Three people died in two separate accidents in Jhenaidah’s Kaliganj and Moulvibazar’s Srimangal on Dhaka-Sylhet highway on Thursday morning. […]
  • 'Two electrocuted in Dhaka' May 23, 2013
    Two people were electrocuted to death on loose stray wires on a submerged road in Dhaka's Lalbagh area on Thursday. […]
  • 'Highway inundated' May 23, 2013
    Several areas of Gazipur Sadr including the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway were inundated and below knee-deep water on Thursday after heavy rains in some parts of the country . […]
  • 'Buddha Purnima on Thursday' May 23, 2013
    ‘Buddha Purnima’, the biggest religious ceremony of Buddhists all over the world, is being observed in Bangladesh on Thursday. […]

Bangladesh

Feature

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

By

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…

Read more »

Bangladesh opposes proposed dams in Meghalaya: Minister

By

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…

Read more »

All-Will Television !!

GuRu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman