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 (PGCIL) [...]

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 past [...]

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 would be [...]

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 no officially [...]

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 as [...]

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 under the [...]

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 Chamber [...]

The fort complex is located in the northwestern part of Dhaka on the banks of the Buriganga River. Prince Muhammad Azam, son of Emperor Aurangzeb, began the construction while he was serving as the Viceroy of Bengal. Governor Nawab Shaista Khan continued the project after Prince Azam was recalled to assist his father in the [...]

Bangladeshi researchers have successfully decoded the jute plant genome opening up a new vista in the development of variety of the world’s most adorned biodegradable natural fibre.(The Daily Star)
Experts said this gene sequencing would help improve the fibre length and quality, including colours and strength; and develop high yielding, saline soil- and pest-tolerant jute varieties [...]

Allies of the ruling Awami League-led government have urged the ruling party not to go ahead with the draft health policy without their participation in the discussion process.
Hasanul Haque Inu, president of Jatio Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), one of the partners of the Grand Alliance, said this at a round-table on health policy held at the [...]