China plan to divert Brahmaputra may spell doom for Bangladesh by dnaindia.com

DHAKA: China’s plan to construct a dam on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet will lead to a major ecological disaster for Bangladesh within the next few years, experts and environmentalists have warned.

They fear Bangladesh will turn into a desert in the near future as [...]

Women Power in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India (…and USA?) by Swaraaj Chauhan for themoderatevoice.com

India’s neighbourhood has been witnessing quite a bit of turmoil in the recent past. Bangladesh and Pakistan are two rare Islamic countries where women politicians are in the forefront, and some now even taking extraordinary risks to return to power.

A defiant Sheikh Hasina, [...]

Bangladesh Will Be Under Immense Pressure While Playing India, Says Bangladeshi Spinner Saqibul Hasan by Sudhakar Shanbhag for cricketworldcuplatest.com

Bangladeshi left-arm spinner Saqibul Hasan said on Tuesday that there was a lot of expectation from their side to stage a winning performance against India in the upcoming ODI series while playing in front of home crowds.

“We [...]

Bangladesh gets back 35 acres of land on Feni border by Khagrachhari for thedailystar.net

Bangladesh got back 35 acres of land on Koilermuk-Ramgarh border in Feni used by Indians for long due to absence of border pillars on the zero line.

The lands were handed over to Bangladesh on Monday after a two-day joint survey by officials [...]

Bangladesh: Exporting fruits and vegetables by freshplaza.com

Exporting of fruits and vegetables from Bangladesh can prove to be very gainful activities for creating value chains and employment extensively at the grass roots level. Unlike in other-export oriented industries, the retention of value-added earnings from the export of fruits and vegetables can be one hundred percent or [...]

BANGLADESH: CA pledges full freedom of press by asiamedia.ucla.edu

Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed assures media there will be no discrimination

Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday said his caretaker government believes in full freedom of the press and so, despite a state of emergency in the country, it is enjoying freedom.

He sought cooperation of the media in government [...]

Bangladesh Paid $423 million For ACU Payment by Siddique Islam for allheadlinenews.com

Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) - The payment amount to the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) is maintaining an upward trend due the expansion of Bangladesh’s trade relations with other member countries, officials said in the capital, Dhaka, on Monday. Bangladesh paid $423 million in a [...]

Bangladesh State Emergency an Opportunity by Mahfuz R. Chowdhury for newsweek.washingtonpost.com

From a political point of view, Bangladesh is currently undergoing dramatic change. The present caretaker government, which came to power on January 12, 2007 with the backing of the army after a declaration of emergency, was quickly perceived to have saved the country from the [...]

The new home of Bangladesh cricket by Sidharth Monga in Mirpur for content-usa.cricinfo.com

The Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur is the new, proud home of Bangladesh cricket. All the international fixtures and the National Cricket Academy have been moved to Mirpur, a suburb of Dhaka. The first impressions are bound to disappoint but look around and [...]

Tens of thousands receive Hasina in Bangladesh by dailytimes.com

* Former PM says she will discuss political plans with party leaders

DHAKA: Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed was greeted by tens of thousands of supporters as she returned to Bangladesh on Monday after the military-backed government abandoned plans to force her into exile.

Huge crowds of activists [...]