No EU Plan to scrap GSP Envoy makes it clear the duty-free facility has nothing to do with politics Published: 12:02 am Monday, January 20, 2014 The European Union has no plan to cancel the GSP facility for Bangladesh at the moment. “That continues to be the case, and we are not considering any …
Bangladesh-Myanmar shipping line from March by Refayet Ullah Mirdha Published: 12:00 am Sunday, January 19, 2014 The long-delayed coastal shipping line between Bangladesh and Myanmar will finally get underway in March, with the aim to boost bilateral trade, Commerce Secretary Mahbub Ahmed said yesterday. The coastal vessels were supposed to be launched a year ago …
Asia Cup now set in stone Matches to be held at Fatullah and Mirpur Friday, January 17, 2014 With the uncertainty regarding security set aside, it is now time to start the countdown to the start of the cricket festivity in the country. This was the dominant sentiment when Syed Ashraful Haq, the chief executive …
01/16/2014: Press Release from Ministry of Foreign Affairs on fabricated propaganda in social media
World Bank approves US$ 400 m to improve urban services in Bangladesh 16 Jan, 2014 The World Bank has approved 410 million U.S. dollars to improve municipal governance and basic urban services in district towns and municipalities in Bangladesh and benefit 3.4 million people in around 100 urban communities across the country. According to …
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Bangladesh’s recent elections succeed despite obstacles By Akramul Qader Congress Blog, January 14, 2014, 02:00 pm The images from Bangladesh that have been broadcast around the world lately have not been pretty. The country’s opposition parties boycotted the recent Parliamentary elections and their thuggish supporters resorted to violence, arson and intimidation. Nevertheless, the government managed …
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The Story of an Inspirational Figure Rashid Askari dissects a biography of Bangladesh’s founder Published: 12:00 am Monday, January 13, 2014 The genre of biography has been undergoing lots of changes in terms of themes and styles ever since the publication of Boswell’s Life of Dr. Johnson(1791). While Boswell’s work is regarded as the finest …
“Beast” warns US News Desk, bdnews24.com Published: 2014-01-14 10:21:55.0 BdST Updated: 2014-01-14 19:57:59.0 BdST One of USA’s leading news websites, www.thedailybeast.com, has warned Washington against backing Islamists in Bangladesh yet again. It says the US should not repeat the mistake of 1971 when it backed Pakistan’s brutal military effort to suppress Bengali nationalist aspirations and ended up backing genocide. …
Genocide and Justice in Bangladesh By Salim Mansur January 9, 2014 It seems in modern times that the post-colonial history of Muslim societies has been over-determined by violence in the name of religion. Bangladeshis, despite significant internal opposition from militant Muslims supported from the outside, have shown a preference for their secular culture, based on …
January 14, 2014 Bangladesh’s Recent Election Succeeds despite Obstacles By Akramul Qader The images from Bangladesh that have been broadcast around the world lately have not been pretty. The country’s opposition parties boycotted the recent Parliamentary elections and their thuggish supporters resorted to violence, arson and intimidation. Nevertheless, the government managed to conduct elections that …
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