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1. 10 Injured in Bangladesh Blast October 21, 2009 Bangladeshi bomb squad police officers collect evidence at scene of Dhaka bomb blast, 21 Oct 2009Police in Bangladesh say at least 10 people were injured Wednesday in a bomb attack targeting a ruling party member of parliament who is related to the prime minister.Police say Fazle Noor Tapash escaped unhurt after unidentified attackers threw a bomb as he was getting into his car.The attack occurred outside the lawmaker's office in the Motijheel area of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka.Tapash is a family relative of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The lawmaker is the son of Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni ... (read more)

2. UN Marks World Habitat Day, Calls for Better Urban Planning October 05, 2009 Bangladeshi children look on as they sit inside their house on World Habitat Day, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 05 Oct 2009 The United Nations housing organization, U.N.-Habitat, is calling for global improvements in urban planning, as cities around the world mark World Habitat Day.The official kick-off for the global commemoration was being held Monday at the U.S. National Building Museum in Washington. The opening ceremonies featured a video address by U.S. President Barack Obama.In a statement, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said meeting the needs of city-dwellers in a rapidly urbanizing world ... (read more)

3. A JGT Reinforced Road Subgrade in Bangladesh July 31, 2009 The study is about the project undertaken to widen the existing road in Bangladesh The Project The work undertaken is a part of Airport Road-Rokeya Sharoni Link Road Project, funded by Dhaka City Corporation and executed by 16 Engineer Construction Battalion of the Corps of Engineers of Bangladesh Army. The aim of the work is to widen the existing road for creating an extra lane for the vehicles entering cantonment. The lane is to be used by one-way traffic. The site is located along the Airport Road and 50 meter south of Birsreshtho Shahid Jahangir Gate (3rd Gate) of Dhaka Cantonment. The w... (read more) Author: F2F Author

4. ILO Warns Global Financial Crisis Could Lead to More Child Labor June 10, 2009 A Bangladeshi child labor checks water containers before supplying water for the local shops in Dhaka, 05 May 2009The International Labor Organization, or ILO, warns that the global financial crisis could push more children, particularly girls, into child labor. The ILO is highlighting the plight of girls in a new report that finds girls are just as likely as boys to be forced into some of the most hazardous forms of child labor. The report is being released in advance of the World Day Against Child Labor, which falls on June 12. Child labor is an equal opportunity employer. It does not di... (read more)

5. Good quality Website Design, Domain Registration and Hosting from Akkhor Soft, Bangladesh May 11, 2009 Akkhor Soft is a full service web design, website re-design, e-commerce and Hosting Company providing services for corporations or individuals interested in outsourcing their design and development needs of web based projects. Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, established in 2007, we are the positive company strongly looking forward and fastest growing organization in providing total offshore and onshore web based solutions for small to large enterprises and other web design companies. Solutions that empower SME and large corporate clients to other web solution providers with a competitive advantage... (read more) Author: Hedayet Ullah

6. Damage Done, Cyclone Sweeps Over Bangladesh April 18, 2009 Villagers rebuild a house damaged by Cyclone Bijli at Cox's Bazar south of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 18 Apr 2009Authorities in Bangladesh said people are returning to their homes Saturday after a cyclone swept over the southern coast, damaging houses and leaving three people dead.Weather forecasters said Cyclone Bijli brought heavy rain and wind gusts up to 90 kilometers an hour as it struck the ports of Chittagong and Cox's Bazar Officials said many thatched houses were destroyed but that the damage was minimal, in part because of evacuation efforts.More than 200,000 residents took refuge in shelte... (read more)

7. Bangladesh Wants to Boot Beggars off the Streets April 02, 2009 Bangladeshi beggars are seen on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, 02 April 2009The South Asian nation of Bangladesh wants to do something about the increasing number of beggars migrating into its cities from the countryside. Legislation has been approved that could send many of the country's most destitute to jail for openly asking for charity. Some aid agencies are skeptical this approach will solve the problem. Ragged beggars are a common sight on the streets of Dhaka and other cities in Bangladesh. The government wants to make their presence a rarity, if not eliminate it totally. ... (read more)

8. Fire Sweeps Through Bangladeshi High Rise March 13, 2009 Flames rise out of the burning Bashundhara City mall in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 13 Mar 2009A fire swept through Bangladesh's largest shopping mall Friday in the capital, Dhaka, killing at least one person and injuring several others.Authorities were still battling the blaze several hours after it began on top floors of the office tower at the Bashundhara City complex. Helicopters were used to douse the flames from the top floor of the 21-story building. Hundreds of people were evacuated from the mall. Authorities are trying to determine if people are still trapped inside.The cause of the fire is ... (read more)

9. Bangladesh Links Some Mutineers to Extremist Group March 12, 2009 Coffins of army officers killed in two-day mutiny are wrapped in national and the army flags at Banani graveyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 02 Mar 2009In Bangladesh, the coordinator of investigations into last month's deadly border guard mutiny said there is evidence that a banned Islamist militant group may have been involved.Commerce Minister Faruk Khan told reporters in the capital, Dhaka, that investigators have discovered that some of the rebellious border guards arrested after the uprising have ties to the outlawed Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), an extremist group that has been blamed... (read more)

10. Bangladesh Makes Arrests in Border Guard Uprising March 03, 2009 Bangladeshi police display five arrested members of the Bangladesh Rifles for suspected participation in a mutiny in Dhaka, 03 Feb 2009Police in Bangladesh say they have arrested the suspected ringleader of last week's border guard uprising that left around 70 people dead.A spokesman for Bangladesh's elite forces, A. K. Azad, says Tauhidul Alam and several suspects are in custody following a raid in the capital, Dhaka.The spokesman said Tauhidul Alam had met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during negotiations and promised to surrender. But the mutiny went on for another day until army troop... (read more)

11. Bangladesh Holds Mass Military Funeral for Army Officers Slain by Mutineers March 02, 2009 Bangladesh's army has held a mass funeral to bury officers slain in last week's mutiny by paramilitary troops. The United States is expected to assist Bangladesh in probing the massacre while the military begins a manhunt for more than 1,000 suspects. Coffins of army officers killed in the two-day mutiny are wrapped in the national and the army flags at Banani graveyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 02 Mar 2009With military pomp and Muslim prayers, Bangladesh bid a tearful farewell Monday to army officers slain in last week's mutiny by paramilitary troops. Tens of thousands of mourners gathered at a m... (read more)

12. Bangladesh Border Guards Returning to Post After Violent Mutiny March 01, 2009 Hundreds of paramilitary soldiers have returned to their barracks in Dhaka. Many claim they were not involved in the mutiny at the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles, but fled the violence that is believed to have left more than 100 of their commanders dead. Police intend to file murder charges against 1,000 of the paramilitary troops.Bangladeshi cultural activists participate in a candlelit vigil to mourn the death of army officers in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 01 Mar 2009The government had given the soldiers of the Bangladesh Rifles until Sunday to report back to duty or face repercussions. Many ... (read more)

13. Search Resumes for Missing Bangladeshi Officers February 28, 2009 Firefighter covers bodies of Bangladesh Rifles officers as army soldiers look on inside Bangladesh Rifles headquarters in Dhaka, 28 Feb 2009Firefighters in Bangladesh resumed the search Saturday for army officers missing after a bloody two-day rebellion by border guards. Firefighter Sheikh Mohammad Shahjalal says at least nine more bodies have been found in mass graves in a military compound in the capital, Dhaka. He says many more officers are still missing.The death toll from the revolt now stands at about 75.Mass Grave UnearthedOn Friday, troops uncovered a mass grave containing some four ... (read more)

14. Bangladeshi Troops Uncover Mass Grave February 27, 2009 Firemen try to pry open a sewer cover to look for missing Bangladesh Rifles officers near the Bangladesh Rifles headquarters at Dhanmondi, in Dhaka, 27 Feb 2009Bangladeshi military officials say troops have uncovered a mass grave believed to hold the bodies of soldiers killed by mutinous border guards in Dhaka this week.Officials say troops found dozens of bodies as they searched the site where the bloody two-day rebellion began, the headquarters of the paramilitary border guard called the Bangladesh Rifles.And military officials say the dead body of the commander of the Bangladesh Rifle... (read more)

15. Mutinous Guards Surrender in Bangladesh February 26, 2009 Bangladeshi army soldiers man a tank near Bangladesh Rifles headquarters in Dhaka, 26 Feb 2009 Government officials in Bangladesh say mutinous border guards have laid down their weapons after a warning from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The prime minister's spokesman, Abul Kalam Azad, says the guards surrendered Thursday after two days of street battles in the capital, Dhaka, and across the country.The guards from a Dhaka paramilitary unit called the Bangladesh Rifles revolted Wednesday to demand better pay and the removal of superior army officers from their unit.Officials say as many as 50 pe... (read more)

16. Minister: Nearly 50 Feared Dead in Bangladesh Mutiny February 26, 2009 A Bangladeshi soldier holds his rifle as he and other troops gather outside the Bangladesh Rifles headquarters complex in Dhaka, 25 Feb 2009A Bangladeshi government minister says nearly 50 people are feared dead after border guards staged an armed mutiny in the capital, Dhaka, Wednesday. Kamrul Islam, state minister for law, told reporters Thursday that the deaths occurred during a stand-off inside the border guards' headquarters in the capital, Dhaka. On Wednesday, Bangladesh's government granted amnesty to the mutineers. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina agreed to pardon the guards, known ... (read more)

17. Bangladesh Agrees to Pardon Rebel Border Guards if They End Mutiny  February 25, 2009 Bangladeshi army troops take position outside the headquarters of The Bangladesh Rifles in Dhaka, 25 Feb 2009Bangladesh's government is granting amnesty to mutinous border guards in exchange for them agreeing to peacefully return to their barracks. Bangladeshi media say several civilians were killed and two army colonels died in the early stage of the mutiny by the paramilitary group The Bangladesh Rifles. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina quickly stepped in to try to defuse her first crisis since returning to power two months ago. She agreed to pardon border guards who rebelled earlier in the da... (read more)

18. Death Toll Rises in Bangladesh Ferry Sinking February 22, 2009 A Bangladeshi woman whose relatives are missing wails holding her child on the bank of River Kirtankhola, south of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 19 Feb 2009Police in southern Bangladesh say search and rescue workers have recovered another 12 bodies from a river following a ferry accident Thursday.Authorities say this brings the death toll to 39, but they add that some people are still missing.  A small ferry packed with more than 100 people sank following a collision with a cargo vessel in the Kirtonkhola river near Barisol. Many passengers managed to swim to shore after the ferry capsized.Boat tr... (read more)

19. Inexpensive Qualified Web Design or Domain Hosting Corporation in Bangladesh February 09, 2009 Eicra Soft Limited is a qualified Internet policy as well as Web design corporation based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. We concentrate on best in category web design, online advertising, Flare multimedia, and business identity along with print graphics. Here at Eicra Soft Limited, we consider that quality goods will come out when you unite client's luminous ideas, the creative thoughts of our designers and skill of our improvement team. Whether you are making an entire product from scrape or developing an existing design, our employees of programmers, designers, dealers, and writers, will offer y... (read more) Author: Eicra Soft

20. Bangladesh Offshore Outsource Web Design And Development Company in Dhaka February 04, 2009 Eicra Soft Ltd is a professional Internet strategy and Web design company based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. We specialize in best-in-class website design, online marketing, Flash multimedia, corporate identity and print graphics. Here at Eicra Soft Ltd, we believe that a quality product will emerge when you combine a client’s brilliant ideas, the creative imagination of our designers and expertise of our development team. Whether you are building a complete brand from scratch or improving an existing design, our staff of designers, programmers, writers, and marketers, will provide you with unsu... (read more) Author: Nazrul Islam

21. Bangladesh: Govt silent on Al Qaida presence July 24, 2008 Tag:Guest House,strong grip over media,Shahidul From:http://www.chinalightindustry.com/ After publication of a report in vernacular daily Amader Shomoy, quoting Detective Branch [intelligence wing of Bangladesh police] on Al Qaida kingpin Ayman Jawahiri’s coming to Bangladesh in 2006 and staying at a ‘Guest House’ at country’s capital city. Quoting a source within Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Amader Shomoy said, one of the top kingpins of Al Qaida, Ayman Jawahiri came to Bangladesh in 2006 and stayed at a guest house located at city’s Gulshan area. A local handcraf... (read more) Author: ut ut1

22. Sheikh Hasina Leaves Bangladesh June 12, 2008 Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left her country for the United States, for medical treatment. Her parole, amid her pending corruption trials, has broken a political gridlock that threatened planned national elections, this year. From our South Asia Bureau in New Delhi, VOA correspondent Steve Herman has this report. One of two embattled former prime ministers of Bangladesh has left the country. Sheikh Hasina flew out of Dhaka, Thursday, a day after the army-backed caretaker government granted her an eight-week release. Hasina is to undergo medical treatment in the United ... (read more)

23. US Sees Need for Compromise Among Bangladeshis to Ensure Legitimate Elections May 30, 2008 The top American envoy in Bangladesh is expressing optimism that the military-backed interim government will lift the state of emergency to permit free and fair elections. But the U.S. ambassador is also calling for compromise among the caretaker government, the military and the political parties in order for a dialogue to succeed as a prelude to the planned nationwide polls. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from Dhaka. U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, James Moriarty, over the past several days has been meeting various ministers of the caretaker government in Dhaka. The ambassador has been... (read more)

24. Awami League Boycott is Setback for Bangladesh Interim Government Election Plan May 28, 2008 Hopes for early elections in Bangladesh have suffered a setback with the Awami League announcing it will not meet with the interim government unless its jailed leader is freed.  VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from Dhaka. The Awami League formally announced Wednesday it will not agree to the caretaker government's request to engage in dialogue until the party's leader, Sheikh Hasina, is released.  The former prime minister is jailed and facing trial for alleged corruption and abuse of power during her tenure. Former Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, a senior figure of the party... (read more)

25. US Pledges $40 Million in Food Aid to Bangladesh May 04, 2008 The United States has announced it is giving $40 million worth of food aid to Bangladesh, which is facing shortages after flooding and a devastating cyclone last year. U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh James Moriarty said Sunday in Dhaka the aid will go to school children, along with cyclone and flood victims. Last year's Cyclone Sidr killed an estimated 3,500 people and left another two million homeless. The cyclone also destroyed roughly two million tons of rice. The Bangladeshi government has said this year's rice crop looks like it will be plentiful, but it is still anticipating possible rice ... (read more)

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