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DMRC to train Bangladesh officials on ballastless tracks

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will be organising a training programme on ballastless tracks for professionals of urban rail-based systems in the country along with those from Indonesia, Bangladesh and Nepal. "The three-day programme scheduled to be held next month will focus on various aspects of installation and maintenance of such tracks, which are now being used by most Metro systems including Delhi Metro," a DMRC official said. Ballast-less trackThe ballastless technology facilitates the movement of trains in high speed ...

Govt urged to withdraw draft law on NGOs

The government has proposed a law that would impose draconian restrictions on already beleaguered NGOs, Human Rights Watch said Sunday. Bangladesh's donors should publicly express concerns about restrictions that are aimed at silencing government critics, the US rights body said. ministryThe draft law is to be presented to the parliamentary standing committee for consideration. The Foreign Donations (Voluntary Activities) Regulation Act, 2014, would regulate operations and funding for any group with foreign funding as well as Bangladesh offices of...

Biman’s Dhk-NY-Dhk flight resumption bid looks futile

bimanBiman Bangladesh Airlines’ desperate move to resume its Dhaka-NY-Dhaka flight by hiring crew maintenance insurance (CMI) from a category-1 country looks to be futile as the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) falls far short of attaining the category-1 status. “It’s not possible right now,” said a well-placed source at Biman, the national flag carrier. He mentioned that it is not about hiring aircraft from a category-1 country; it is also related to making the CAAB more time-befitting one through modernising its organogram and addressing sec...

Consignment leaves Vizag port for Tripura via Bangaladesh

Dispatch of raw rice stock from Visakhapatnam to Agartala in Tripura in the northeast region through multi model transportation ie, sea-river-road started today in the port area. The activity has been undertaken by the Food Corporation of India, AP region, to meet the public distribution system requirements. bd-indiaIt involves transportation of stock from Vizag port to Diamond Habour in Kolkata by a ship. At Diamond Harbour, the stock will be transshipped into barges and taken through river movement up to Bangladesh. Thereafter, it will transit Banglade...

Dipu Moni to attend Tripura Conclave in Agartala    

Former Bangladesh external affairs minister Dr Dipu Moni will attend ‘Tripura Conclave’ a regional policy dialogue, slated for July 9 in Agartala. A host of senior diplomats and dignitaries would join the conclave aimed at understanding how Tripura can pull geo-politics of Asia and lead to markets up to China. [caption id="attachment_7766" align="alignleft" width="300"]DIPU_MONI_1983465f A file picture shows Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar welcomes Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni in Agartala.[/caption] Organisers on ...

India plans coastal shipping with Bangladesh

India and Bangladesh are expected to start coastal shipping from October this year, according to Director-General of Shipping Gautam Chatterjee. The move is a part of the proposed agreement between the two nations to open sea routes to promote bi-lateral trade. In the absence of direct shipping arrangement; India and Bangladesh are now heavily dependent on costly land routes for the $6-billion bilateral trade. Transportation cost bd-indiaRough estimates suggest coastal shipping may reduce the costs of transportation by 20 to 40 per cent, when co...
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