The state of Bangladesh is going through the illegal arms problem of ULFA which is group called as United Liberation Front of Assam.  The majority of the ULFA militant leaders have been deported to India but the matter of fact is that they have left their arms in Bangladesh.  Their arms are actually in a [...]

Well there are updates from Dhaka, Bangladesh that Bangladesh will fire the chiefs of the country’s securities regulator after an independent probe blamed them for the recent stock market crash, as per the finance minister’s statement. The benchmark Dhaka Stock Exchange General (DGEN) index touched a high of 8918.51 points on December 5 last year [...]

Bangladesh wildlife is vey interestingly full of Bangladeshi flora & fauna & their natural habitats. Though several areas are protected under law, a large portion of Bangladeshi wildlife is threatened by the growth of human population which lead to subsequent clearing of numerous natural habitats. Bangladesh supports a surprising wildlife, including Bengal tigers and other [...]

Energy starved Bangladesh has signed a landmark 35-year power transmission deal with India paving ways for import of 250 megawatt electricity from the neighbouring country starting from 2012 end, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. The state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) inked the bulk power transmission treaty with Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd [...]

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 [...]

Bangladesh has proposed the setting up of an environment court with powers to jail polluters for up to five years, officials said on Tuesday. They said the plan was endorsed by the cabinet at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, and would soon be put before parliament for approval. Any citizen [...]

Geography The District of Mymensingh is situated between 24°02‘03″ and 25°25‘56″ north latitude and 89°39‘00″ and 91°15‘35″ east longitude. According to the latest report received (1971) from the director, Land Records and Survey, it comprises an area of 5,039.76 square miles (13,052.92 km2). Mymensingh city is situated within Mymensingh Upazilla which is a sub-district. The city has [...]

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in parliament yesterday said the government has a plan to set up more international and domestic airports in the next fiscal year. Replying to a question she said the government has adopted a plan to set up Bangabandhu International Airport as per the election manifesto. The proposed international airport will act [...]

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) will hold its first meeting today for fiscal 2010-11 to consider eight development projects, including one to develop and reclaim Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara Lake in the city. Ecnec Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will preside over the meeting. The Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara project [...]

BUET professor Ijaz Hossain on Thursday claimed that energy shortage annually causes nearly US$ 16.6 billion economic loss to the country. He made the claim while making a presentation on “the Impact of Power & Gas Crisis on the export-oriented manufacturing sector” at a luncheon meeting at Sonargaon Hotel in the city, organized by Dutch-Bangla [...]