A jittery silence has fallen over the street where Salahuddin Ahmed, a top official of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, is believed to have been abducted a month ago.
The caretaker who opened the compound gate to a group of men, and told several journalists they identified themselves as police detectives, can no longer be found, friends on the street say. Neither can the maid who opened the door to the apartment. The owner of
the apartment, the deputy managing director of a bank, is also unreachable.
“Of course...
Cyclones have killed hundreds of thousands in this South Asian country over the last century, but in the last two decades the death toll has declined rapidly, thanks to the widespread rollout of early warning systems and shelters. The newest addition to that arsenal won’t just save Bangladeshis; it will educate them.
The three most destructive cyclones of the last 50 years struck Bangladesh with winds stronger than 135 miles per hour, but their effects varied considerably. A storm killed some 500,000 Bangladeshis in 1970, one left about 140,000 dead in 1991, and Cyclone Sidr resulted in 4,234 fatalities in 2007. This decline has been spurred by the Red Crescent Society’s development of a grass-roots network of volunteers who communicate a cyclone’s approach. The government’s investme...
India today asked Dhaka “to have patience and trust” for Teesta water sharing deal in view of the delay in signing of the much-awaited agreement.
“Bangladesh and India need to wait…I think we have to wait for a solution to emerge and it, when emerges, naturally has to depend on mutual acceptability of both countries,” said Indian envoy in Dhaka Pankaj Saran at a diplomatic talk today.
Voicing some principles on the basis of which any agreement regarding Teesta will have to take place, the Indian high commissioner said any for...
The foreign direct investment (FDI) by China in Bangladesh can witness a phenomenal boost with an economic zone in place for Chinese investors, said new Chinese envoy Ma Mingqiang.
“There could be a 50 per cent increase [in FDI],” said Mingqiang, adding, “Private companies are investing everywhere. If they are confident enough and are not left alone, they will be coming in more numbers.”
Dhaka has already cleared allocation of a separate economic and industrial zone in Chittagong for Chinese investors.
Talking with senior journa...
Bangladesh’s exports rose 7.4 percent in March from a year earlier to $2.59 billion, increasing for a fifth straight month, driven by stronger sales of ready-made garments, official data showed on Tuesday.
Exports from July to March, the first three quarters of the financial year, rose nearly 3 percent from the same period a year earlier to $22.9 billion, 5 percent short of the target, the Export Promotion Bureau said.
Sales of ready-made garments, comprising knitwear and woven items, totalled $18.63 billion in the Ju...
Scientists have quantified the effect of climate change on soil salinity and crop production in Bangladesh. Their models suggest the monsoon will be unable to fully leach dry season salt deposits and that salt accumulation will become a major issue for farmers in coastal regions with farm productivity dropping by as much as 50%.
‘Maintaining or increasing food production in the face of climate change is an important future challenge for society, particularly in coastal areas subject to sea level rise,’ says land and water management r...
the apartment, the deputy managing director of a bank, is also unreachable.
“Of course...
