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Indian Defence Minister due tomorrow

Indian Defence Minister Shri Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar arrives in the capital tomorrow on a two-day official visit. He will lead an 11-member high-powered Indian delegation comprising deputy chiefs of three services during his Dhaka tour, a press release of Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate said here today. Principal Staff Officer of Bangladesh Armed Forces Division Lieutenant General Md Mahfuzur idmRahman and officials concerned of various ministries will receive the Indian minister and members of his ...

Buddhist leaders condemn atrocities on Rohingyas

The Bangladesh Buddhist Federation (BFF) on Sunday urged the Government of Myanmar to halt its repression of Rohingyas. The appeal was made at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity in the capital this Rohingyaafternoon. Meanwhile, a Myanmar Times report said that the government has formed a new task force to probe incidents of violence against the Rohingyas in northern Rakhine state. The national-level committee, a government spokesman said will investigate conditions in the Rakhine State following an upsurge in ...

Uber in city

Uber launched its on-demand car ride services in the perennially jammed Bangladeshi capital Dhaka today, saying it would help reduce congestion in one of the world’s largest metropolises. Dhaka is the 33rd city in South Asia where the smartphone taxi app is now available. The city’s first Uber ride was made by Bangladeshi cricket star Shakib Al Hasan, according to the California-based company, adding its technology would help reduce traffic and improve air uberquality. “Uber has a simple goal: to use technology to...

10pc female constables victims of sexual neglect: Study

Over 10 percent female police constables are being victimised of sexual harassment in their working places, according to study. Besides, three percent sub-inspectors and assistant sub-inspectors of police have also been women policebecoming the victim of sexual harassment while high officials in police cadre are not out of the harassment, said the study by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI). The study was unveiled at a programme on “The difficult path to equality for women police in Bangladesh” jointly orga...

BD gets $ 167m loan from ADB

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $167 million loan to promote sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty in Bangladesh by improving production efficiency at a key gas field north of the capital Dhaka and by expanding transmission infrastructure. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is expected to lend an additional $60 million, subject to board approval, which will be managed by ADB. It is the second project to be cofinanced by ADB and AIIB. Bangladesh’s economy is growing fast. But domestic natural gas supplies cannot keep pace with ... </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <div class=

Bangladesh buys two submarines from China

Bangladesh took delivery on Monday of its first submarines, bought from China, as it seeks to boost its naval power in the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh paid a reported $203 million for the two submarines, a deal that reflects the country’s growing economic and defence ties with Beijing. Armed forces spokeswoman Taposhi Rabeya said they would become part of the country’s bangladesh-and-china-flagnaval fleet at the beginning of next year. “This is the first ever addition of submarines in ...
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