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DC-10 returning to Dhaka

The last passenger DC-10 aircraft will return to Dhaka instead of flying into Boeing museum just yet.
The 30-year old aircraft, part of the fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airline, was to find its final resting place at the museum of Boeing in Seattle, US. biman-300 But Khan Mosharraf Hossain, director of public relations, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, told bdnews24.com the decision on the aircraft's future had not been taken yet. But it would not be taken to the Museum of Flights for now, he said. The official, however, hinted the airc...

President, PM pay homage

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have paid homage to the Language Movement heroes by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar at one minute past midnight on Friday. PM-shaheedminar-300 Sheikh Hasina has also paid tribute at the altar of the language heroes on behalf of the Bangladesh Awami League. Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, senior AL leaders Amir Hossain Amu, Tofael Ahmed, Tofail Ahmed, Matiya Chowdhuary, among others, were present at the time. Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr S...

Tight security for 21st February

The authorities has planned to ensure tight security measures in and around the Central Shaheed Minar, keeping the recent audiovisual message clip of al-Quaeda in mind, police said. HarunBangladesh-30-ed-farah
"Like previous years, all necessary security arrangements will be ensured in the capital for smooth observance of the Shaheed (martyred) Day and International Mother Language Day on February 21 this year," Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Benazir Ahmed told this at a press briefing at...

Bangladesh urges KSA to reconsider Haj quota

Bangladesh has urged Saudi authorities to reconsider the 20 percent cut in quota of foreign Haj pilgrims and also to implement the electronic web portal service for Haj from this year to expedite various Haj processes. bd-ksaBangladesh Religious Affairs Minister Mohammed Mutiur Rahman discussed these two vital subjects with Saudi Haj Minister Dr. Bandar Al Hajar on Sunday when he met with him at his office in Jeddah, Mohammad Nazmul Islam, Bangladesh consul general said. “We discussed a wide range of subjects related to improvement of Haj services to pil...

Learning parliamentary systems from India!

Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha  Meira Kumar had conveyed to her Bangladeshi counterpart on Wednesday that India was ready to help strengthen parliamentary systems and structures in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury visited the Lok Sabha on Thursday, and however, managed to exit the House just as Indian MPs resorted to unruly acts over the division of Andhra Pradesh. speakerThe Speaker of Bangladesh’s Parliament Jatiya Sangsad, was in the Lok Sabha’s special box as a state guest when...

Jan 05 elections denoting problem of credibility

Political violence is intensifying in Bangladesh. While some analysts blame the country’s recent war crimes tribunals and the growing role of religion in public life, but most believe the violence is strictly political in nature and doesn’t reflect a fundamental cleavage in Bangladeshi society. violance BDOn the 5th of January 2014, the Awami League (AL), which has ruled Bangladesh since early 2009, won a three-quarters majority in a parliamentary election that has widely been condemned...
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