Chittagong, Bangladesh News

Ju Sang-keun, left foreground, takes a break with students of Bora Primary School during their sports day in January this year in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

India will invest Rs.1,666 crore to develop highways in Tripura and Mizoram to improve connectivity of the landlocked northeastern states with Bangladesh and Myanmar, an official said here Sunday.

The Australian Government announced 45 new scholarships for Bangladesh students to pursue postgraduate studies in Australia at a ceremony in Dhaka on 14 December.

A moderate intensity quake, measuring 5.1 in the Richter scale, hit Bangladesh on Sunday night but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damages.

DHAKA: Three outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh men, including its Chittagong divisional commander Javed Iqbal, were yesterday sentenced to jail in Chittagong in a case under Explosive Substances Act, while a Shibir leader was taken on remand in Chandpur the same day for his alleged link with the militant outfit.

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DHAKA: Cyclonic storm 'WARD' over the southwest and adjoining southeast Bay moved slightly northwards over the same area yesterday.

DHAKA: An 11-member delegation headed by the adviser to prime minister on energy will leave for London today to hold a road show in London to attract around five billion dollar investment for nine power projects with a total production capacity of more than 3,200 megawatt plus a liquefied natural gas terminal for import of gas.

Some 60% of Bangladesh is at risk of rising sea levels, contaminating fish stock, farmland and drinking water with salt Villagers repair the embankment at Koira sub-district, Bangladesh, which was destroyed by hurricane Aila last May.

A three-member committee was formed yesterday to probe the incident of plundering of forest on 125 acres of land along the Sonaichhari coast of Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong.

UNB, Dhaka A 1000-bed hospital will be built at Chittagong seaport under Bangladesh-India joint venture for providing modern healthcare facilities to all sections of people, including port and shipping personnel.

ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa did not surrender with his aides and family. It's reliably learnt that he was actually lured into a trap while trying to escape from Cox's Bazaar near Chittagong in Bangladesh.

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court issued warrant for the arrest of Bangladesh Nationalist Partya s lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury in a case filed by a businessman on Thursday.

Observing the 12th anniversary of CHT peace accord in Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachhari yesterday, PCJSS and its front organisations called upon all pro-peace treaty forces to unite and wage tougher movement for full implementation of the accord.

In a major setback to the United Liberation Front of Asom, its top leader Arabinda Rajkhowa has been detained in Bangladesh and is likely to be handed over to India [ Images ] soon.

Sports Reporter The Fourth Eastern Bank Golf Tournament was held at Bhatiary Golf and Country Club in Chittagong recently.

MUMBAI: Bangladesh authorities say they have disrupted a Lashkar-e-Taiba attack plot timed to coincide with the anniversary of last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

Agartala, Nov 27 : Newly appointed governor of Tripura Padmashree Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil has assured to discuss the issues related to use of the Chittagong sea port for Northeast and transit through Bangladesh with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.

Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain on Thursday said all highways in the country should be made into four lanes as the first and foremost requisite to ensure road safety to avert high rate of road accidents with about 3,500 causalities every year.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 DHAKA: The average price of Bangladeshi teas rose nearly 1.0 per cent to 140.89 taka per kg at the weekly action on Tuesday, ahead of a Muslim festival, brokers said.