25 August 2010
A day after securing anticipatory bail, the chief of the Dhaka metropolitan unit of Jamaat-e-Islami, Rafiqul Islam Khan, has been arrested at a residence in Mirpur’s section 10. “The Jamaat leader was arrested at around 1:30pm in a case under investigation by the Detective Branch,” Mirpur police chief Kazi Wazed Ali stated today. On Tuesday, [...]
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18 August 2010
Bangladesh is set to free nearly 1,000 long-serving prisoners to ease pressure on the country’s crammed jails, a home ministry official said Wednesday. Bangladesh’s 67 prisons currently accommodate three times their capacity, with 77,000 prisoners in facilities designed for a maximum of 28,000 people. “We have drawn up a list of nearly 1,000 well-behaved prisoners [...]
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16 August 2010
Bangladesh plans to upgrade Mongla, its second largest port, and to build a third sea port at Kuakata. The twin moves are aimed at providing greater sea access to neighbors India, Nepal and Bhutan. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has already been signed with David Wignal Associate, a Singapore-based private company. The up-gradation of Mongla [...]
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16 August 2010
People of Gazipur Sadar upazila blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Bagher Bazar area for about an hour on Monday demanding uninterrupted power supply. Witnesses said the power-deprived people went to the highway in procession and put barricade at about 10:45am, creating a 40-kilometre gridlock on the both sides. The agitating people complained that they have [...]
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05 August 2010
Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will visit Dhaka for a day on Saturday to attend the signing of one-billion dollar credit facility by EXIM bank to Bangladesh for infrastructure projects. During his 5-6 hour visit, Mukherjee will also call on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, his counterpart AMA Munith and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni and [...]
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26 July 2010
I began a three; perhaps, four part series addressing the life and times of the Facebook group “AMRA KHATI GORIB (We Are Real Poor)” this week. My goal was to document the adventures of the Facebook group, “AMRA KHATI GORIB (We Are Real Poor)”. As I studied the pictures of members of this group going into the [...]
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24 July 2010
I have been following the travels and the online conversation between two Bangladeshi Nazmul Huda Pappu and Hasaan Mahmudul Guru for several months now. I have been impressed with the photography journal chronicling the monthly, weekly and sometimes daily adventures of this’ dynamic duo’. I am mostly impressed with the ‘art of compassion and kindness’ [...]
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24 July 2010
When I was brought in to this world, I was delivered to a farm with ten cows, seven horses (eventually), one dog, twelve cats, twenty pigs and a host of wildlife coming and going. I shared this farm with my two loving parents & three brothers. My best friend, so it seemed, was a dog. [...]
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14 July 2010
The England's batsman's decision to play with a broken foot was another example of foolhardy courage in cricket
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13 July 2010
• England 347-7; Bangladesh 203• England win by 144 runs
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13 July 2010
England 347-7; Bangladesh 203. England won by 144 runs.
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12 July 2010
Children under 14 are banned by law from working but campaigners say many can be found in the sprawling factories
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06 July 2010
A residential hall of Jahangirnagar University was rocked by gunshots during a series of clashes between two groups of the Awami league-backed Bangladesh Chhatra League on Monday, in which at least 50 students and an assistant proctor were injured. The feuding groups used firearms, lethal weapons, hockey sticks and bamboo poles during the clashes in [...]
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06 July 2010
The High Court on Monday ordered an independent inquiry into the three recent incidents of killing allegedly in police custody in the city. The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain asked the home secretary to form an inquiry committee comprising people other than police personnel in a week to [...]
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06 July 2010
Export maintained a positive growth, a comfortable 16.71 percent rise in May compared to the corresponding month of last year, that also showed a positive sign in overall export performance during the outgoing fiscal year. Although the trend is positive but still remains far behind the target – US$ 17600 million for 2009-10. Eleven months [...]
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05 July 2010
The High Court Monday asked the DMP Commissioner to submit a report within two weeks explaining before the court about the steps taken under the CrPC against those responsible for alleged custodial deaths and also to prevent such deaths. The High Court also asked the Officers-in-Charge (OCs) of Gulshan and Darus Salam police stations and [...]
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29 June 2010
More than 200 protesters were arrested and over 50 others wounded last Sunday during a violent opposition general strike in Bangladesh. At least 167 were detained in the capital, Dhaka on charges of breaking law and order during the strike hours, police confirmed. Over 50 people were injured, and 150 were detained by law enforcement [...]
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29 June 2010
Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital, is exposed to a high tremor risk due to the existing fault near the capital. The government of Bangladesh warned that an earthquake of 7.05 magnitude on the Richter scale will bring widespread devastation and may kill 90,000 people. “If a quake of that magnitude takes place at night the number [...]
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25 June 2010
IN recent weeks much has been written about the “collapse” of the jute industry in Bangladesh, including heart-rending reports detailing the human tragedy in the jute mills in Khulna. This collapse relates to the financial non-viability and the eventual closure of the publicly owned jute mills. Writings have been published describing motley causes of this [...]
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21 June 2010
The People’s Republic of Bangladesh emerged as an Independent sovereign country in 1971. It has a territory of nearly 1,47,570 square km with a population of about 150 million. This makes Bangladesh one of the world’s most densely populated countries. Bangladesh has a magnificent history and a rich cultural heritage. The country also possesses a [...]
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