Chief Justice of Bangladesh Surendra Kumar Sinha today said terrorism has become a serious threat to the security of his country and there was an urgent need to curb activities of groups like IS.
Delivering a speech at Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) here, Justice Sinha said time has come for the entire world to stand together to fight IS and other forms of terrorism.
His statement came in the wake of recent killings of a Japanese and an Italian in Bangladesh
within one week. The Islamic State (IS) has reportedly claimed responsibility for the...
Bangladesh Bank set a rare example of promptly resolving a problem in context to Bangladesh by allowing online payment of visa application fees through International Credit Card (ICC) or virtual card as per requirement of concerned high commissions and embassies. The business leaders of International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) conveyed their thanks and appreciations to the Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman, relevant Department and Bangladesh Bank for such an encouraging It should be noted that recently IBFB leaders failed to make online payment of visa application fees.
Being informed by concerned banks about certain restrictions on online payment of visa application fees IBFB leaders raised the issue to the Governor of Bangladesh Bank on 4th October 2015 and requested hi...
Robi has for the first time in the country introduced a unique internet sharing platform named “ShareMyNet”. That will allow users to enjoy internet in a group and reduce internet spending by upto 50%+.
This internet pack allows Robi subscribers the flexibility to share internet among different devices they use and with their friends & family at the same time as long as they are Robi
subscribers and are using internet enabled devices. Robi subscribers first have to create a group by dialing *8444# to decide on who t...
Indian state-run NTPC will consider selling electricity to Bangladesh from its upcoming 750 MW plant at Kokrajhar in Assam once the neighbouring country finalises plans to buy power from Palatana project in Tripura.
“Bangladesh is planning to purchase power from Palatana project in Tripura and talks are going on in this regard. If they are successful, then there is no problem in giving power to Bangladesh (from the upcoming Assam plant),” NTPC Group General Manager — Bongaigaon Thermal Power Project Utpal Chakrabarti said.
For selling power to Bangla...
Five years after the plan for an India-Bangladesh railway network was approved, uncertainty persists over the project as no funds have been allocated yet, authorities said.
“It is not certain when the work for the project would start. No funds have been allocated so far for the Agartala (India)-Akhaura (Bangladesh) railway project,” Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) general manager R.K. Gupta told reporters here on Sunday evening.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said: “No funds were also allocated for land acquisi...
As the world comes to terms with the Iran nuclear deal, there has been plentiful analysis on its impact across the world. The focus largely has been on the impact in the Middle East. Its impact on the Indian subcontinent has also been researched and commented upon, with a specific focus on how India and Pakistan may benefit.
However, little has been said about the nuclear deal’s impact on Bangladesh. Oftentimes, news on Bangladesh is dominated by depressing topics such as corruption, floods and heart-wrenching human tragedies such as the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse. All of this gives a
