Bangladeshi community wants to bury Tipu who found shot dead
Devastated members of the Bangladeshi community are united in grief as they support the family of a murder victim gunned down in a South Shields shooting.
As their community tries to come to terms with the horrific slaying, scores are saying prayers for Tipu Sultan and his family at the mosque in Sunderland where he used to attend.
[caption id="attachment_14856" align="alignleft" width="300"] Tipu Sultan who found shot dead with single gunshot wound at the rear of the Herbs n Spice Kitchen in South Shields, South Tynesi...
Bangladesh to take delivery of Russian Yak-130 Jets
Russia will deliver 14 Yakovlev-130 aircraft to Bangladesh this year and two more next year, according to Oleg Demchenko, president of Irkut Corporation, which builds these twin-engine weaponized jet trainers. The contract with Bangladesh was signed last year and includes options for 10 more aircraft. The jets are being financed through a one-billion-dollar credit arranged by the Kremlin on the base of sovereign guarantees.
Bangladesh is the third export customer for the Yak-130, which features a re-programmable flig...
Bangladesh is the third export customer for the Yak-130, which features a re-programmable flig...
Tripura, Meghalaya want to sell power to Bangladesh
Two Northeastern states, Tripura and Meghalaya are looking at neighbouring Bangladesh to export excess power produced in the two states, and have sought the Centre’s support to make this proposition a reality.
Presenting Tripura’s case, state power minister Manik Dey said at the two-day power ministers’ conference that began on Thursday that since Bangladesh was interested in purchasing 100 MW of power from the 726.6 MW Palatana power project, it was now up to New Delhi to approve it.
“The government may kindly allow Tripura State Electricity ...
Presenting Tripura’s case, state power minister Manik Dey said at the two-day power ministers’ conference that began on Thursday that since Bangladesh was interested in purchasing 100 MW of power from the 726.6 MW Palatana power project, it was now up to New Delhi to approve it.
“The government may kindly allow Tripura State Electricity ...
Mystery has opposition on edge in Bangladesh
A jittery silence has fallen over the street where Salahuddin Ahmed, a top official of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, is believed to have been abducted a month ago.
The caretaker who opened the compound gate to a group of men, and told several journalists they identified themselves as police detectives, can no longer be found, friends on the street say. Neither can the maid who opened the door to the apartment. The owner of 
the apartment, the deputy managing director of a bank, is also unreachable.
“Of course...
the apartment, the deputy managing director of a bank, is also unreachable.
“Of course...
UNESCO chief condemns killing of Bangladeshi blogger
The head of the United Nations agency mandated to defend press freedom denounced today the murder of Washiqur Rahman Babu, a Bangladesh-based blogger, and reiterated the call for local authorities to defend freedom of expression and public debate in the South Asian country.
“It is important that the Bangladeshi authorities find and prosecute those responsible for this attack,” Irina Bokova, Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), declared in a press release issued earlier toda...
“It is important that the Bangladeshi authorities find and prosecute those responsible for this attack,” Irina Bokova, Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), declared in a press release issued earlier toda...
