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BSF seizes Bangladesh bound marijuana in Tripura

The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized large quantities of marijuana, worth Rs. 15 lakhs, from the Mohanpur area of Tripura. The marijuana was allegedly bound for Bangladesh. BSF“We led a search operation and recovered more than 2.5 quintal marijuana, worth around Rs 15 lakh, after receiving intelligence that a consignment of dry marijuana would be smuggled through the border into Bangladesh,” BSF 195th Battalion Deputy Commandant Murlidhar said. “This is a continuous operation to stop smuggling of drugs and other contraband into Bangladesh,”...

India says urea smuggled to Bangladesh

In a sensational disclosure, the Indian government on Tuesday said the Urea sent to states for further distribution to farmers is being smuggled to Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. Ananth Kumar, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers replying to a question said enough fertilizers was provided by centre to states but it is being diverted for black marketing and smuggled to the neighbouring countries for huge profit. bd-indiaKumar said the government has capped Urea price to Rs. 5,360 per tonne, however in neighbouring countries of Bangladesh, Pakistan and N...

India’s chief of Naval Staff in city

Admiral RK Dhowan, Chief of Naval Staff is on an official visit to Bangladesh from 23 to 26 Feb 15. The visit is intended to further consolidate the defence relations between the two countries and also to explore new avenues for naval cooperation towards achieving comprehensive maritime security in the Bay of Bengal. RK DhowanDuring his stay at Bangladesh, the Chief of Naval Staff is scheduled to hold bilateral discussions with the three Service Chiefs at Dhaka as well as 'call-on' the President and the Prime Minister. The CNS will also vis...

IMF team to visit Dhaka on Wednesday

An International Monetary Fund mission is set to arrive in Dhaka on Wednesday to evaluate whether the government has fulfilled the conditions of released fifth installment of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme. The team will stay till 10th March and hold meetings with different authorities of the government. IMFThey will discuss implementation of new VAT law, which was supposed to be effective from July this year under a major condition. The release of final two installments depend on the meeting of the conditions set with the release of...

WB South Asia vice president in Dhaka

wbThe World Bank's vice president for the South Asia region, Annette Dixon, arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a five-day visit to Bangladesh. This is Dixon’s first visit to Bangladesh since she assumed her position on 15 December 2014. During her visit, the WB executive is expected to discuss ways and means on how to support the country's next stage of development, building on the longstanding partnership between Bangladesh and the WB group. “I will be meeting with a broad range of our partners in government, the private sector, civil society, and inte...

EU keen to finance developing skill of migrant workers

The European Union is keen to finance the government projects to be taken for the skill development of the outbound migrant workers. euEU’s keenness was conveyed by its ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon in a meeting with expatriates welfare and overseas employment minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain at Prabasi Kalyan Bhaban on Sunday. After the meeting, Mosharraf told reporters that the EU expressed their keenness to provide financial supports to run the programmes to enhance working skill of the workers. Apart from existing 70 technical training centr...
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