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UAE invests $ 2.9b in Bangladesh

According to the Bangladesh Business Council (BBC) in Dubai, the UAE has become one of the major foreign investors in Bangladesh with nearly USD2.9 billion investments made in the country, Khaleej Times reported. bd-uae“We expect more investment flow from the UAE to Bangladesh after the successful visit of Bangladeshi Prime Minister during the last week of October 2014,” the Bangladesh Business Council (BBC) President said. The council said that those investments were allocated for a number of projects, including the construction of a third sea...

US Asst Secy Richard to visit Bangladesh

US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Anne C. Richard will be on travel to Burma until January 20 and will visit Bangladesh from January 20-23. US asst secyIn Burma, Assistant Secretary Richard will visit Rakhine State from January 16-19 to meet with state and local government officials, representatives of the Rohingya and Rakhine communities, and international and non-governmental organizations to discuss the political and humanitarian situation in Rakhine State, following her participation in the second U.S.-...

US condemns attack on ex-foreign secy Reaz  

Expressing deep shock over the attack on former foreign secretary Reaz Rahman, the United States has urged Bangladesh government to investigate, track down, and hold accountable those responsible for the act. “There is no justification for such outrageous and cowardly acts in a democratic Bangladesh; we condemn the use of violence for political objectives,” Deputy Spokesperson of the US Department of State Marie Harf said in a press statement. us-state-logo_2She said, “We urge all sides to refrain from acts of violence. We ca...

Third ‘border haat’ along India-Bangladesh frontier opens

Tripura’s first “border haat” - the third such market along India’s frontier with Bangladesh - was inaugurated here Tuesday to boost trade of local produce of both the nations. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her Bangladeshi counterpart Tofail Ahmed jointly inaugurated the “border haat” here, about 140 km south of Tripura capital Agartala. borderhaat-112Two “border haat” were set up in 2012 on Meghalaya-Bangladesh border - Kalaichar (India)-Baliamari (Bangladesh) and Dalora (Bangladesh)-Balat (India)....

Online gateway to 25,000 govt offices  

A website has brought together 25,000 government offices through separate links, allowing people to access information or file complaints easily online. The website, National Web Portal of Bangladesh, is one of the largest of its kind in the world, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, state minister for ICT, said yesterday. mobiledeviceThe site, which works as a gateway to government portals, has more than 15 lakh content items, including 40,000 photos of famous or historical places in the country, Palak said at a programme organised to highlight t...

Shashi Tharoor’s allegations are false, says Delhi Police Chief  

Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi has denied any pressure after a letter written by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor surfaced alleging that police officers pressurised his domestic help into framing Mr Tharoor in the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar. "I have spoken to the police officers regarding these concerns, and they told me there is no such thing," Mr Bassi said. sunanda_shahi_tharoor_650In the letter written to Mr Bassi in November last year, Mr Tharoor wrote, "The officer used the traumatic physica...
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