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   Jan 05

800 Soldiers Face Bangladesh Rebellion Earshot

800 soldiers from Bangladesh in court Wednesday on charges of murder and other serious crimes during a bloody revolt in 2009, where dozens of officers were massacred. During the uprising, which lasted about 30 hours, 74 people, including 57 senior army officers, were killed in a military base in the capital Dhaka. The Bangladesh Rifles [...]

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   Dec 22

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Trade Discussion

External Relations Minister Prof. GL Peiris had a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr Dipu A third side Asia Middle East Dialogue ministerial meeting this week in Bangkok. The two Ministers noted the excellent relations between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the political and economic matters. They welcomed trade relations more and more, [...]

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   Dec 08

The Microfinance Sector in Bangladesh

The Microfinance Sector in Bangladesh, Micro-financing has been accused of sucking the bad blood the Prime Minister of Bangladesh as part of an increasing backlash against micro-loans business in the country of his birth. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, demanded an inquiry into transfer’s mid-1990 a union by microcredit pioneer Grameen Bank. The bank was founded [...]

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   Dec 01

Battle of Begum Puts Bangladesh to Stop

Much of Bangladesh have been completed yesterday after a nationwide strike called by the recent dispute between two women whose resentment and political antagonism dates back nearly two decades. The strike was called by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist (BNP) led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, after being thrown from a house of grace and [...]

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   Nov 10

School Children is Saving Dolphin Life

Environmental Education Center (EEC) has proposed to help the conservation of river dolphins with students is a fundamental part of the team. The goal is to reach almost 120-125 State schools, which is divided into five groups, as is the Subansiri Biswanath Ghat, Guwahati and North Guwahati, Kukurmara, Goalpara and Dibru River near Tinsukia. Similarly, [...]

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   Oct 06

Implements Laws to Eliminate Athletic Boundary Line Catching

New Cricket Law to eradicate Athletic boundary-line catching and run-saving in cricket have become harder under one of 8 minor changes to the rules of cricket, which took effect from October 1. According to a decision by the Marylebone Cricket Club, the custodian of the laws of the game, players attempting to catch a ball [...]

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   Aug 16

Tannery industry in Hazaribagh is a Threat to the Environment

Leather industry in Bangladesh is one of the most profitable and significantly important sectors no doubt. It is the fourth largest foreign exchange earner of the country contributing about six per cent of total export earnings. At the first sight, it may be viewed as one of the most promising and contributing sectors in the [...]

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   Jul 23

Bangladesh to review its constitution

Bangladesh’s parliament Wednesday formed a 15-member parliamentary committee to begin a review of the country’s 1972 constitution. The opposition parties opposed the move by keeping out. The government of Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina, who recommended the committee to the House, hopes to amend the constitution and debate its basic tenets socialism and secularism that were altered by [...]

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   Jul 20

6 dead in the Bijli cyclone crisis.

The cyclone Bijli crossed the country on Saturday late night leaving at least six people dead, injuring dozens of others and damaging vast areas of farmland with Boro paddy. A met office official said the cyclone had passed the southeastern coastlines on Saturday night with a weakened strength. Cox\’s Bazar correspondent an official said the [...]

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