Rice boom causes problems for BangladeshDHAKA - The surplus production of rice this year in Bangladesh, which is prone to foodgrain shortage and calamities, has raised the confidence of farmers and the government but also caused pricing and storage problems, media reports here said Tuesday. Dhaka to probe banks that brought in Dawood Ibrahim moneyDHAKA - Bangladesh police have said they will probe branches of a domestic bank and the multinational Western Union that received money sent from Pakistan by international mafia don Dawood Ibrahim to pay his network of agents here. ‘Arms found in Bangladesh meant for Indian insurgent group’DHAKA - Arms and explosives seized in 2003 and again in 2004 belonged to an Indian insurgent group using Bangladeshi territory, former top officials of Bangladesh’s National Services Intelligence (NSI) have told a court in Chittagong. Post-mutiny, Bangladesh Army proposes ‘Quick Reaction Force’DHAKA - The Bangladesh Army has proposed forming a crisis management force to deal with situations like militancy and bombings in the aftermath of the mutiny by the border guard troopers in February that left 81 people, including 55 Bangladesh Army officers dead. Dhaka, Islamabad spar over 1971 ‘war crimes’ trial: reportDHAKA - Thirty-eight years after Bangladesh broke away from Pakistan, the two countries are sparring over the “war crimes” committed in 1971, a media report here said Monday. Politicians, businessmen supporting Dawood Ibrahim: Bangladesh police (Lead)DHAKA - The trail of a police probe into activities of international mafia don Dawood Ibrahim has reached the doors of politicians and businessmen in Bangladesh, media reports here said Monday. Bangladesh politicians, businessmen supporting Dawood IbrahimDHAKA - The trail of probe into activities of international mafia don Dawood Ibrahim has reached the doors of politicians and businessmen in Bangladesh, media reports here said Monday. Dhaka upset over Islamabad’s stand on exports to US: ReportsDHAKA - Bangladesh is upset that Pakistan is opposing its duty-free access to the US garments market that also has India as a major player, according to media reports here. Border guard official admits to leading Dhaka mutinyDHAKA - A middle-ranking Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) official has admitted to leading the mutiny by the border guard troopers in February this year that left 81 people including 55 Bangladesh Army officers dead, a media report said Sunday. Myanmar troopers attack Bangladeshi fishermenDHAKA - Eleven Bangladeshi fishermen have allegedly been hurt in firing by Nasaka, the border security force of Myanmar, in a trans-border clash in the Bay of Bengal’s upper reaches, media reports said here Saturday. Indian gangsters expanding Dawood Ibrahim network in BangladeshDHAKA - At least 50 Indian gangsters, part of international mafia don Dawood Ibrahim’s network, frequently visit Bangladesh and enjoy local political patronage, media reports here said Saturday. General Mubin may be new Bangladesh army chiefDHAKA - Lt. Gen. Abdul Mubin is tipped to be the new chief of the Bangladesh Army, replacing General Moin U. Ahmed, a media report said. Indian painter exhibits works for Bangladeshi connoisseursDHAKA - Indian painter Ujwala Prabhu is yet again exhibiting her works for Bangladeshi connoisseurs on what she calls “Chokher Dekha, Praner Kotha”, which means “what the eye sees, the heart speaks”. Opposition leader accused of instigating Dhaka mutinyDHAKA - The Bangladesh government has for the first time accused a former lawmaker of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of instigating the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troopers’ mutiny in which over 80 people were killed. Singing national anthem to be mandatory in Bangladesh madrassasDHAKA - A parliamentary committee in Bangladesh has asked the government to make singing of the national anthem mandatory at madrassas, the Islamic seminaries that impart education to millions of children across the country. Bangladesh’s youngest minister quitsDHAKA - Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj, 39, Bangladesh’s youngest minister and son of first prime minister Tajuddin Ahmed, has quit the government citing “ethical reasons”, a media report said Tuesday. Bangladesh launches campaign to save riversDHAKA - Bangladesh’s lawmakers, media and industry leaders have launched a campaign to ’save’ the rivers around the national capital by evicting encroachers and improving the environment. Dhaka to advance clock from June 19DHAKA - Bangladesh will advance its clock by an hour from midnight of June 19 to switch over to the daylight saving time (DST). Dawood eyeing criminal network in Bangladesh: PoliceDHAKA - Dawood Ibrahim, who is wanted by the Indian government and Interpol, is attempting to expand his criminal network into Bangladesh, a top police officer said here Saturday. Gulshan Kumar’s killer to be tried in BangladeshDHAKA - Bollywood music baron Gulshan Kumar’s killer Adul Rauf Daud Merchant, who was nabbed Thursday from Brahmanbaria in the east of the country, will be tried for “posing a threat to Bangladesh’s security” and possessing a fake passport. Parliamentary probe demanded into Bangladesh mutinyDHAKA - The mainstream opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Friday demanded a parliamentary probe into the February mutiny against commanders at the Dhaka headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) border guards. 16 killed in Bangladesh road crashDHAKA - At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured Thursday when a bus and a truck collided head-on in Bangladesh’s northwestern Sirajganj district, according to police. Probe hints at ‘political’ angle in border guards’ mutinyDHAKA - The Bangladesh government’s probe into the mutiny by its border guards in February hints at a `political’ angle, but makes no mention of foreign involvement or militant links in the rebellion that left 81 people dead. Dhaka-Kolkata passenger ship service proposedDHAKA - Travel between Dhaka and Kolkata by ship, something that stopped over four decades back, may be revived to promote people-to-people contact and eco-tourism. Cyclone ‘Aila’ death toll reaches 121DHAKA - The death toll from Cyclone Aila rose to 121, as thousands of people marooned in the coastal areas were battling to survive the aftermath with little food and drinking water. Dhaka moots gas corridor through IndiaDHAKA - Bangladesh is mooting a trans-border gas corridor connecting Iran and Myanmar through several countries including India. Dhaka to send lawmakers to study Indian river projectDHAKA - A team of lawmakers and experts from Bangladesh will visit the Tipaimukh project in India’s northeast to study if it could adversely affect the flow of river Barak that is common to both the South Asian neighbours. Cyclone Aila toll in Bangladesh rises to 121DHAKA - The death toll from Cyclone Aila rose to 121 in Bangladesh as thousands of people in coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal in both Bangladesh and India were marooned. Cyclone Aila toll rises to 91 in BangladeshDHAKA - The toll in cyclone Aila has risen to 91 in Bangladesh, officials said. The government said Tuesday 91 people have died and more than 800 others injured in the cyclone that hit the country’s coastal region Monday. Hundreds of people have been affected. Unmarried woman caned 39 times over paternity claim in BangladeshDHAKA - Memories of the grainy video of a teenage girl being publicly flogged in Swat in Pakistan came rushing back when a 22-year-old unmarried woman in Bangladesh was reportedly caned 39 times for alleging a neighbor was the father of her son. |
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