DHAKA NEWS

An outspoken spokesman lost

Shihab Uddin Ahmed — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:10:35 +0000

Prof Muzaffer Ahmad was the pioneer of anti corruption movement in Bangladesh. He was the founder chairman of transparency international Bangladesh. He was disliked by many politicians for his fearless [...]

BAF to buy four cargo aircrafts

Shihab Uddin Ahmed — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:05:53 +0000

BAF is using C-130 cargo aircraft, which is relatively older in this time of modern warfare. Not only for war, any air force’s cargo fleet is essential to conduct humanitarian [...]

Shahara group to invest in Bangladesh

Shihab Uddin Ahmed — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:58 +0000

According to the wiki leaks leaked documents, Indian high commissioner in Bangladesh expressed his satisfaction to the US ambassador in Dhaka after getting election result, where the AL won. The [...]

Bangladesh seeking Dutch assistance for river dredging

Shihab Uddin Ahmed — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:27 +0000

Bangladesh is a land of rivers. The country is crisscrossed by more than three hundred rivers. River communication was the main communication in the past. Still river is preferred for [...]

More than three lakh liters of furnace oil seized

Shihab Uddin Ahmed — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:08:42 +0000

Furnace oil is residue of crude oil; it’s nearly semi solid or viscous oil. Many industry uses furnace oil as fuel. The state owned agency Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation imports all [...]

Nishat Majumder becomes the first Bangladeshi woman to conquer Everest

Shihab Uddin Ahmed — Sun, 20 May 2012 03:50:12 +0000

Nishat Majumder has conquered Mount Everest yesterday and in the process she becomes the first woman to conquer Mount Everest. She and her brother Mohit jointly conquered the Everest. 31 [...]

Border guards beaten by smugglers

Shihab Uddin Ahmed — Sun, 20 May 2012 03:48:46 +0000

It was Friday in the border area of Hatibandha upazila of northern district Lalmonirhat where BGB (Border Guard Bangladesh) members were patrolling. They challenged a motorcycle carrying a sack, the [...]

Sexting, a new problem in the society

Shihab Uddin Ahmed — Sat, 19 May 2012 03:01:58 +0000

Sexting is relatively a new term. Sexting means sending sexually explicit photo, text message or e-mail. Bullying or eve teasing is much more discussed issue in the society. But now [...]

Train derailed in Ishwardi

Shihab Uddin Ahmed — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:20 +0000

Ishwardi is a Upazila of northern district Pabna. Ishwardi railway junction is one of the oldest in Bangladesh. Some decades ago Ishwardi rail junction was a busy one. Still this [...]

Vulgar in Bangladeshi films

Shihab Uddin Ahmed — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:20 +0000

Many prominent actresses of Bangladeshi films are alleged of obscenity. But those actresses deny these allegations. In their words those were not themselves, those were dummies. The families of those [...]