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400 migrants feared dead in Libya shipwreck

About 400 migrants died in an attempt to reach Italy from Libya when their boat capsized, survivors said on Tuesday, the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean where the death toll from shipwrecks has surged this year. [caption id="attachment_15064" align="alignleft" width="300"]Libya ship wreak In this video grab released by the Italian Coast Guards (Guardia Costiera) on April 13, 2015 a boat of the Italian Guardia Costiera take part in a rescue operation of migrants off the coast of Sicily on April 12, 2015. The Italian coastguard has re...

Dutch entrepreneurs keen to utilize untapped potential

Bangladeshi origin Dutch entrepreneurs emphasized to utilize their untapped potential to build bridges of business and investments between the two countries. In a seminar on Monday hosted by the Embassy of Bangladesh at the Embassy Dutch_552cab54b4040premises, they hoped to promote business and investment between the two countries. More than 30 Dutch entrepreneurs of Bangladeshi origin took part in the seminar and expressed view that this is the right time to utilize the untapped potential of Bangladesh. In the sem...

Obama and Congress reach deal over Iran nuclear talks

The US Congress will have a say on a nuclear deal with Iran, under a new agreement reached with the White House. [caption id="attachment_15058" align="alignleft" width="300"]bob croker The bill was authored by Republican Senator Bob Corker[/caption] President Barack Obama withdrew his opposition to a bipartisan bill that was unanimously passed through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He has agreed to sign the bill, which gives Congress the right to reject any forthcoming agreement with Iran. An outline agreement on the future shape ...

ATM booth robbed in Kushtia

A DBBL ATM booth was robbed in Kushtia early Tuesday. Police said that two robbers beat up security guards Kabir and Jamal and broke into dbbl-450x321the booth at Panchrasta intersection around 1:30am on Tuesday. They vandalized 10 close circuit TV cameras and other equipment at the booth. DBBL Fast Track official Mohammad Selim said there was Tk 318,400 in the cash box and the entire amount was robbed. DBBL Kushtia branch manager Nazrul Islam said a case was being filed.

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Land minister meets Mamata Banerjee

Bangladesh land minister Shamsur Rahman Sharif met West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at Nabanna on Monday, saying that he felt that the problems on the Chitmahal and Teesta water sharing issues will be resolved soon. Following the meeting that lasted for nearly an hour at the state secretariat, Sharif said that it was a courtesy visit and that there was no particular agenda for Mamatadiscussion. He said that the West Bengal government was very cooperative. Sharif said that there was positive talks with the Bengal chief minister and that M...

Beef ban beefing up the Indo-Bangla border

Millions of cattle from Maharashtra will soon join the stream from West Bengal, Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar and Uttarakhand that are smuggled annually to Bangladesh. This will be the unintended consequence of the Maharashtra government’s bullheaded decision to impose a ban on the slaughter of cows, bulls, steers and oxen. cattle smugglingThe other consequence of the ban is that this easing of the demand-supply gap in Bangladesh will bring cheer to beef consumers ...
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