May 21 2012 Bangladesh central bank not interested in India's swap funds

Bangladesh's balance of payments (BOP) is in stress, but the country's central bank is not interested at the moment in "swap funds" offered by India due to relatively high … [Read More]

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May 21 2012 Bangladesh opposition alliance stages mass anti-gov't hunger strike

DHAKA, May 20 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh's main opposition leader Begum Khaleda Zia Sunday afternoon joined her 18-party alliance's about seven-hour mass hunger strike in Dhaka to protest … [Read More]

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May 21 2012 Pakistan not influencing war crimes trial in Bangladesh, says official

"We have full respect for your [Bangladesh] laws, and holding the trial is an internal affair of Bangladesh. So, we don't have many words to say on the issue," the official, who … [Read More]

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May 21 2012 Bangladesh Cannot Hide History

Worth a Thousand Words: Bina D'Costa Tracked Down the Australian Doctor Who Performed Late-Term Abortions on 1971 Rape Survivors. Image Credit: BDNews The post- Liberation War generation of … [Read More]

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May 21 2012 Bangladesh child wedding dispute

A Bangladeshi court has ordered officials to explain their failure to stop a 12-year-old girl allegedly being married to a 14-year old boy. The High Court made its order after a leading … [Read More]

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May 21 2012 Bangladesh finds oil reserves 'worth $5.5 bn'

Bangladesh has discovered oil in two old gas fields in the country's northeastern region with an extractable reserve worth $5.5 billion, the chairman of … [Read More]

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May 21 2012 Bangladesh Set to Take the Reins at Rio+20

DHAKA, May 21, 2012 (IPS) - Experts believe that the upcoming United Nations Earth Summit, Rio+ 20, scheduled to take place in Brazil from Jun.20-22, could be a real opportunity for Bangladesh to … [Read More]

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May 20 2012 Pharma sales rise 20% in Bangladesh domestic market

Pharmaceutical sales in the domestic market rose 20 per cent to 2,293 crore taka (US$280.23 million) in the three months through March, compared to the same period last … [Read More]

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May 20 2012 Bangladesh's main opposition offers dialogue to end crisis

Amidst fear of growing confrontation, Bangladesh's main opposition political party - Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) - yesterday offered to sit for a dialogue with the government if the … [Read More]

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May 20 2012 Bangladesh's trade deficit widens to $7 bn

official statistics showed Sunday. The country exported about $17 billion worth of goods while imported items worth about $24 billion in the July-March period of the current fiscal year (July … [Read More]

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