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‘BCL men’ beat up 2 JCD activists at JU

Two activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) of Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit were beaten up by Bangladesh Chhatra League men on Tuesday over took part at the protesting procession demanding to cancel the Arrest warrant issuing of BNP’s senior vice president Tarique Zia. The victim was identified as Rafiqul Islam Pappu and Saddam Hossain of Geological Sciences ju photodepartment and also resident student of Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall and Shahhed Rafiq Jabbar Hall respectively. Sources said, around at 7.00 am, some JCD leaders and activists o...

80pc garment factories safe

More than 80 percent of Bangladesh’s garment factories supplying global retailers have been found to be safe, the government said on Monday, citing improvements made after a deadly 2013 accident. Syed Ahmed, the inspector general of factories, said 1,475 garment factories had been assessed as part of a government initiative supported by the International Labour Organization, Canada, the Netherlands and United Kingdom. rmgbdSome 81 percent were found to adhere to building codes, as well as fire and electrical safety standards, he said. Among the other f...

Nepal to import fuel from BD to keep planes flying

Nepal has struck a deal with a private supplier to fly in fuel from Bangladesh to ease crippling shortages that have sparked fears of domestic flights being grounded, its state oil trading company said on Saturday. Protesters seeking changes to Nepal’s new constitution have blocked a key checkpoint bordering India for more than bd-nepal six weeks, cutting off vital supplies and forcing fuel rationing across the landlocked Himalayan nation. “We have reached an agreement with a private company, Petromax Nepal, who will air-lift ATF (aviation turbin...

Navy chief visits India

Bangladesh Navy chief Vice Admiral Muhammad Farid Habib on Monday arrived in India on a four-day visit to review the existing cooperation between both the navies and explore future avenues, an official statement said. Received by Indian Navy chief Admiral R.K. Dhowan, the Bangladesh Navy chief was accorded a ceremonial Guard of Honour at South Block lawns. Both the chiefs held discussions on various issues during the day on Monday. bangladesh-navy-chiefVice Admiral Habib also held interactions with Director General of Coast...

Warnings of ISIS expansion gather steam

Last month, United States officials told Bangladeshi authorities that they had information suggesting that terrorists linked to the Islamic State were preparing to ramp up activity within Bangladesh’s borders. In the days that followed, a series of unusual attacks and threats seemed to substantiate the warnings. An Italian aid worker was fatally shot in this city’s diplomatic zone. A Japanese agriculturalist was shot in the north of the country. Last Saturday, a bomber sneaked into a huge gathering of Shiite Muslims, weaving through rings of police officers before killing a teenage boy and wounding dozens of other people.

ADB to help develop regional transport projects

Bangladesh will receive a $30 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help develop transport corridors to stimulate trade in the region, a senior official said on Friday. adb1Senior finance ministry official Mohammad Mejbahuddin and Kazuhiko Higuchi, Bangladesh country director for the Manila-based ADB, signed the agreement in Dhaka. "The assistance will be used to undertake technical studies and to prepare designs for future investments in large infrastructure projects in railways and roads sectors," Mejbahuddin told Reuters. “The assistance...
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