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Dhaka, Colombo sign deal to import rice to Sri Lanka  

The Contract to purchase 25,000 metric tons of coarse rice from Bangladesh on a Government to Government basis was signed by the Governments of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on 03 December 2014 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Mr.Nalin Fernando, Chairman of Lanka Sathosa Ltd, Sri Lanka and Mr. Sarwar Khan, Director General of, Directorate of Food, Bangladesh signed the Agreement on behalf of the Governments of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh respectively. rice dealUnder the provisions of the Contract, Sri Lanka agreed to purchase 25,000 metric tons of non-fragran...

Bangladeshi student raped in India

A Bangladeshi girl studying here was allegedly raped by her local guardian, who has been arrested by the police.  Birbhum Police Superintendent Alok Rajoria said today that the man, who had allegedly raped the girl, was himself from Bangladesh. rapeThe girl in her complaint to the police said that she was being blackmailed by the man, who had taken her photographs. The man was arrested from here last night on the basis of the complaint lodged at Bolpur Police Station by the student yesterday, he said. The girl was a residential student, while th...

India proposes another bus service to Bangladesh  

Aiming to strengthen people-to-people contact between India and Bangladesh, the central government on Saturday said it plans to introduce regular passenger bus service to Dhaka from Assam’s Guwahati via Meghalaya’s Shillong. This will be in addition to two passenger bus services to Dhaka, already operating from Kolkata in West Bengal and Agartala in Tripura. “Government plans to introduce regular passenger bus services to Dhaka from Guwahati in Assam via Shillong in Meghalaya,” an official statement said here. bd-indiaTo study and finalise the rout...

Police under political control now: Akbar Ali

Stating that the police have completely gone under political control, former caretaker government adviser Akbar Ali Khan today said the situation will worsen if a commission is not formed and the concerned law is not amended in this regard. akbar ali KhanHe was speaking at a programme marking seven years of the judiciary’s separation held at Jatiya Press Club. Earlier last month, National Human Rights Commission Chairman Prof Mizanur Rahman said the chain of command of police administration has broken down, resulting in slide i...

Bhutanese PM accorded warm reception

A red carpet was rolled out as Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay arrived here this morning on a three-day official visit at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina. An aircraft of Royal Bhutan Airlines “Drukair” carrying the Bhutanese premier and the members of his entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 9:02am. [caption id="attachment_11049" align="alignleft" width="300"]bhutan-pm-hasina Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and his counterpart Sheikh Hasina shake hands on ...

US tried to stop January 5 election: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the USA had tried its best to stop the January 5 election in Bangladesh, which was inevitable to continue democracy and constitutional rule. “They (USA) tried their best to make sure that this election (January 5) could not take place,” she said. PMThe Prime Minister made the observation, responding to a question regarding the recent visit of US assistant secretary of state Nisha Biswal and her comments on Bangladesh, at a press briefing held at her official residence Ganabhaban to inform about her recent Ne...
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