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Former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam backs 'joint water initiatives'

noreply@blogger.com (BD) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:33:00 PDT

Former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam, who arrived in Dhaka Sunday amid Bangladeshi concerns over India's planned Tipaimukh dam, has expressed support for "joint water initiatives" in the spirit of...

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Deep-sea port eyes '75m tons a year'

noreply@blogger.com (BD) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:00:00 PDT

The deep-sea port at Sonadia Island in Cox's Bazaar is expected to handle 75 million tons of cargo a year by the year 2020 against just one million tons at the main seaport in Chittagong. The...

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War crimes law tabled for 'quick passage'

noreply@blogger.com (BD) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:26:00 PDT

Law minister Shafiq Ahmed presented the International Crimes (Tribunals) (Amendment) Act 2009 in parliament on Wednesday, for upcoming trials of war crimes, with the speaker urging quick passage...

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Sheikh Hasina numbers as one of the top ten people in the world at risk of assassination.

noreply@blogger.com (BD) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:21:00 PDT

Agriculture minister Motia Chowdhury said Wednesday that Sheikh Hasina numbers as one of the top ten people in the world at risk of assassination. "Hasina has opponents such as the (main...

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1 dead, 2 suspended after Kamalapur collision

noreply@blogger.com (BD) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:00:00 PDT

One person died and two rail employees were suspended after suspected signal errors led to a head-on collision between two trains at Kamalapur Station on Monday. The Mahanagar Probhati Intercity,...

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Khaleda writes to Manmohan on Tipai fears

noreply@blogger.com (BD) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:55:00 PDT

Opposition chief Khaleda Zia on Monday wrote a letter to the Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh informing him of Bangladeshi people's concern over the proposed Tipaimukh dam on cross-border river...

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Channel One off air

noreply@blogger.com (BD) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:39:00 PDT

Channel One went off air Monday afternoon after the private station failed to pay five months' fees for the satellite transponder. A One official claimed transmission stopped at around 5pm "due to...

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Appeals on harassment cases till May 31

noreply@blogger.com (BD) — Thu, 14 May 2009 07:46:00 PDT

The government has once again extended the deadline, this time to May 31, for submission of prayers to cancel cases filed for 'political harassment'. The home ministry on Thursday issued a circular,...

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Khaleda's petition finally accepted

noreply@blogger.com (BD) — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:21:00 PDT

The second High Court (HC) bench assigned by the chief justice yesterday accepted for hearing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's writ petition against the government decision to cancel the allotment of...

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Dhaka asks Pakistan to say sorry for genocide

noreply@blogger.com (BD) — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:53:00 PDT

Foreign minister Dipu Moni has urged Pakistan to apologise for the genocide its army had committed in the Bangladesh's war of independence from that country in 1971. She raised issue on Tuesday...

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Khaleda petition hearing now May 18

noreply@blogger.com (BD) — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:48:00 PDT

Responding to plea from Khaleda Zia's lawyer for more time, the fifth High Court bench on Tuesday shifted to May 18 the hearing on the petition against an executive order asking Gen Ziaur Rahman's...

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BNP to protest countrywide

noreply@blogger.com (BD) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:15:00 PDT

BNP has announced two days of countrywide protests, on Thursday and Saturday, against the government's decision to cancel the lease of the cantonment residence gifted to party chief Khaleda Zia in...

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BNP to protest countrywide

noreply@blogger.com (BD) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:48:00 PDT

Discover the wonders of Bangladesh

noreply@blogger.com (BD) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:24:00 PDT

When it comes to, Bangladesh is limitless. Walking through establishments, such as the Science Museum, National Museum, Folk Art Museum, Liberation War Museum and Zia Memorial Museum, allows visitors...

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