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Push to save cows starves Bangladesh of beef

Some 30,000 Indian soldiers guarding the border with Bangladesh have a new mandate under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government this year - stop cattle from crossing illegally into the Muslim-majority neighbor. Roughly every other night, troops armed with bamboo sticks and [caption id="attachment_17629" align="alignleft" width="300"]An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier guards captured cattle from the unfenced India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, India, June 20, 2015. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) so...

Fake notes at ATM booths: What to do

With Eid approaching, people all over the country are withdrawing money from banks and ATM booths. Generally, the validity of notes issued from banks and booths are ensured. While there has not been any definite proof, we have heard of some claims of ATM booths issuing atmcounterfeit money. But the problem with booths is that without a bank official present, it might be difficult to get reimbursed if one does end up with one. To be on the safe side, follow the safety precautions below
  • Withdraw money from ATM banks in small amounts. So if you...

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed wins World Food Prize

A man who created a nonprofit organization credited with helping more than 150 million people out of poverty was named the winner of the 2015 World Food Prize on Wednesday. Fazle Hasan Abed, of Bangladesh, created BRAC, the organization originally known as Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, as a temporary relief organization to help the country recover from the 1970 typhoon that killed about 500,000 people and the subsequent war fought in 1971 to win independence from Pakistan. Bangladesh was once listed as the Sir-Fazle-Hasan-Abed

India to start verification of people in Bangladesh enclaves

India will start the process of verification of people living in 51 border enclaves, to be handed over to Bangladesh as per the Land Boundary Agreement, on July 6. During the intensive exercise, government officials will ask people living in the enclaves whether they would like to take Bangladeshi citizenship or want to remain as Indians. “The exercise will start on July 6 simultaneously in all enclaves which will be given to Bangladesh as per LBA,” a Home Ministry official said. bd-indiaThe verification process in Indian enclaves is expected to be...

Maya, Qamrul should quit cabinet: TIB

Plagued by charges of corruption, disaster management and relief minister Mofazzal Hossain Chyowdhury Maya and food minister Qamrul Islam should tender their resignation, says TIB. The anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency International Bangladesh, maintains that their resignation should have set precedent. [caption id="attachment_17533" align="alignleft" width="300"]tib The ministers for relief and disaster management and food should resign willingly over corruption allegations, says Transparency International Bangladesh. This file photo shows TIB Executi...

More than 47.4 m internet subscribers in May

Bangladesh ended May with 47.42 million active internet subscribers, up from 45.67 million internet subscribers at the end of April. internetThe mobile internet base reached 45.97 million in May, up from 44.22 million in the previous month, according to figures from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). The fixed-line internet user base increased to 1.26 million from 1.25 million, while the number of Wimax subscribers fell to 188,000 in May, from 198,000 in the previous month. -Telecompaper
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