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Over 300,000 Bangladeshis swamp new cellphone service offering cheap English lessons
If you build it, they will come. True then, true now, true in the future. Here's today's Washington Post story by Maija Palmer and Amy Kazmin.
The question of belonging has always haunted her. She knew her roots were beyond the borders of West Bengal in Bangladesh.
Digital ICT Fair gaining momentum
BSS, Dhaka. The Digital ICT Fair-2009, an annual gala exposition of computer and its accessories, is gaining momentum every day with a large number of visitors showing their keen interest to the latest brands of this most modern scientific apparatus.
Rakhine Refugees Suffer Discrimination in Bangladesh
COX'S BAZAAR, Bangladesh - Since the Burmese military regime came to power in 1988, refugees have poured over the Naf River from Arakan State to seek asylum in neighboring Bangladesh.
Indian mission in Dhaka on alert after attack warning
NEW DELHI: The Indian high commission in Bangladesh is on high alert with Indian agencies as also agencies from other countries, who too are said to be in the line of fire, warning about impending terror strikes by groups who have base in Pakistan.
Plan to attack US embassy in Dhaka was hatched in Pakistan
Bangladesh News.Net Sunday 8th November, 2009 A plan to attack the US embassy here was hatched in Pakistan by the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba , Bangladeshi investigators have said.
3 held for plotting to attack US embassy
Two suspected operatives of Pakistan-based terror outfit LeT, one of them possibly an Indian, along with a HuJI activist, planning to attack the US embassy in Dhaka have been arrested in Bangladesh, police has claimed.
Japanese delegation leaves country: Bangladeshi products to achieve more share in Japanese market
Business Report 22-member business delegation from Japan after a six-day visit to Bangladesh yesterday left the country.
Bhutan, Bangladesh seek greater regional connectivity
Bangladesh News.Net Sunday 8th November, 2009 Bhutan may sell power to Bangladesh in return for more imports, including fruits and vegetables, as the South Asian nations discussed trade and tourism as well as cooperation in setting up industries.
Bangladesh Cultural Show at US State Department
UNB, Dhaka Diplomats, State Department officials, representatives of socio-cultural organizations, members of the Bangladesh community and journalists enjoyed a spectacular display of Bangladesh culture at the State Department on Friday.
The Vise Tightens on Rohingya in Bangladesh
'I've lost everything in my life and now I can only pray that I don't get sent back to Burma,' Haziqah, a 27-year-old female Rohingya refugee, told The Irrawaddy from her half-built mud hut in the unofficial Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Police Say Islamists Target U.S. Interests
Bangladesh police have arrested three Islamist militants, including a suspected activist of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, who were plotting to attack U.S. interests in the country, a senior police officer said on Friday.
Three LeT men who planned to attack US mission held in Bangladesh
Bangladesh News.Net Friday 6th November, 2009 Three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, who had surveyed the area around the US mission in the Bangladesh capital and were allegedly planning to attack it, have been arrested.
Bangladesh to export $1b RMG to Japan in 2 years
Trends show that Bangladesh will be able to export apparel items worth about $1.0 billion to Japan in the next two years, said a Japanese business tycoon, now in Dhaka in connection with the biggest knitwear exposition held every year.
Bangladesh Bank introduced online payment system in the country facilitating online fund transfers and payment of utility bills through local currency credit cards.
Indian chaat, dosa, rolls tickle Bangladeshi palate
Bangladesh News.Net Monday 2nd November, 2009 The tangy taste of Indian chaat, crisp dosas and mouth watering rolls are gradually becoming a rage in Bangladesh's fast food market that has been dominated by hamburgers and hotdogs.
Bangladesh: Chinese Pressure Censors Tibet Exhibition In Dhaka
Breaking News , Freedom of Speech , Cyber-Activism , Human Rights , Photography , International Relations Languages: English Full Category List Excerpt Students for a Free Tibet, Bangladesh , in partnership with Drik Bangladesh, a photo agency, has organized a photography exhibition on Tibet in Dhaka.
PM for UN body to monitor impacts
Jean-Louis Borloo, French minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Land Planning, holds talk with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office yesterday.Photo: PID Unb, Dhaka Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called for forming an international committee through United Nations to oversee the impacts of climate change on different ...
300 Bangladeshis stuck in visa glitch
At least 300 Bangladeshi workers staying in Saudi Arabia on 'duplicate visas' are now stuck between a rock and a hard place as they have either to work illegally or get arrested and then deported anytime.
Public private partnership in Tourism sector in Bangladesh
Mohammad Shamsul Hoque Tourism is the world's largest and fastest growing industry.
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