Bangladesh project exposes India EXIM Bank to high risk
According to the report released by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) on Friday the Bangladesh-India Maitree project could effectively end up in a financial mess.
The Coal based power plant proposed to be built near the city of Khulna, close to the Sundarbans mangrove forest, is a joint venture between India and Bangladeshs state owned entities. The project is heavily subsidized, exposes investors, taxpayers and consumers to high risk and is a potential stranded asset in the making.
We examined the Rampal coal power project on parameters such as funding, investment, cost of production, supply of fuel as well as risk due to extreme weather events. The project fails on a
Dahala Khagrabari!
Dahala Khagrabari is a geopolitical anomaly. It's a piece of India that until very recently was completely surrounded by a piece of Bangladesh, which itself was completely surrounded by India, which was again completely surrounded by Bangladesh.
An enclave is a piece of one country's territory which is entirely surrounded by another country's territory, and the India-Bangladesh border was filled with them before 2015, when they were eliminated by a treaty between the two countries. A second-order enclave is an enclave inside an enclave, and the world has a handful of them. But in the history of the world 
‘Hack the Pentagon’ reveals 138 security flaws
Hackers invited by the US government as part of a pilot program to find flaws with five Pentagon websites discovered 138 security vulnerabilities, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday.
The “Hack the Pentagon” event, the first “bug bounty” in the history of the federal government, attracted 1,410 computer-savvy Americans, according to the Defense Department. The program cost $150,000, with about half of that going to hackers, reports AFP.
“It’s not a small sum, but if we had gone through the normal process of hiring an outside firm to 
Helicopter ride for Samsung ‘The Grand Invite’ winner
Samsung Mobile Bangladesh has arranged the most exciting helicopter ride for the winner of mega offer of ‘The Grand Invite’. The second winner,GolamMostofawon the ride after buying a Galaxy J5 2016 Edition handset.
The mega offer of ‘The Grand Invite’ was winners will enjoy the once in a lifetime opportunity of cruising the sky, brought to them exclusively by Samsung.The winners will be selected through 
raffle draws from the customers who buy Galaxy J series handsets- J3, J5 & J7 (both 2015 & 2016 editions).
Mr. ...
raffle draws from the customers who buy Galaxy J series handsets- J3, J5 & J7 (both 2015 & 2016 editions).
Mr. ...
RU demands justice of its professor’s killing
Teachers and students of Rajshah University English department continued their demonstration on the campus on Saturday, the 56 days of the murder of killing Professor Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, demanding justice into killing.
At 11am, teachers and students of the department brought out a silent procession from Shohidullah Khola building on campus which ended at a brief rally in Mukul Monch, a makeshift platform set up after nick name of slain professor.
Addressing the rall...
Govt to promote mobile app development
The Bangladesh government has started up a BDT 2.82 billion project to develop mobile applications for both local and international markets.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council approved the project, which will 
be implemented with domestic resources in the period through 2018. Mobile game and app development academies will be established at eight divisional headquarters, while mobile game and app labs, app testing labs and training points will be set up at local educational...
be implemented with domestic resources in the period through 2018. Mobile game and app development academies will be established at eight divisional headquarters, while mobile game and app labs, app testing labs and training points will be set up at local educational...
