Bangla army probes involvement of more officers in coup plot
PTI Suspecting involvement of more officers in the botched coup attempt earlier this month, the Bangladesh army has constituted five more "courts of enquiry" to probe the plot, officials said. No official statement was issued on the development but a …
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Bangladeshi Academic Examines Bangladesh's Struggle for Secularism, Criticizes …
In a recent article, noted Bangladeshi academic Dr. Anish Mondal examined the history of the popular movement in Bangladesh in favor of establishing a secular democratic state. In 1971, Bangladesh, formerly known as East Pakistan, became independent …
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WBRi Movie Review: Underworld – Awakening (2012) Smart Addition To A Flagging …
Kolkata, January 21, 2012 (Washington Bangla Radio / Penning Creations): Fantasy films have always been a favourite among cinegoers. While the now-completed 'Harry Potter' series had zillions of fans, the 'Twilight' franchise also has a large number of …
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WBRi Movie Review: Underworld – Awakening (2012) Smart Addition To A Flagging …
Kolkata, January 21, 2012 (Washington Bangla Radio / Penning Creations): Fantasy films have always been a favourite among cinegoers. While the now-completed 'Harry Potter' series had zillions of fans, the 'Twilight' franchise also has a large number of …
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Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution granted Indian Accreditation by …
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution, the national standards body of Bangladesh, has been granted accreditation for its product certification scheme by the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB), a constituent of …
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View Systems Continues Shipments to International Firms in Bangladesh and Iraq
BALTIMORE, MD, Jan 26, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — View Systems, Inc. /quotes/zigman/527743 VSYM +41.18% , a security solutions provider, announced the shipment of more View Scans to Bangladesh as part of a twenty-six unit order.
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Bangladesh sets up cybercrime watchdog
By Liau Yun Qing , ZDNet Asia on January 27, 2012 (5 hours ago) New entity set up by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will monitor mobile phone, Web site and social networking sites for "harmful" activities, according to reports.
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Bangladesh to Further Curb Credit, Stepping Up Inflation Fight
27 (Bloomberg) — Bangladesh pledged to further curb credit growth as it stepped up the fight against an inflation rate that has exceeded 10 percent each month since March. Bangladesh Bank will “pursue a restrained monetary growth path in order to curb …
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Politics in Bangladesh
IT WAS, says Gowher Rizvi, a close adviser to Bangladesh's prime minister, “very quickly nipped in the bud”. He was talking of a coup plot foiled by the army. The schemers—16 were involved, and some are on the run—included disgruntled mid-ranking …
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Bangladeshi shopkeepers hurt in fiery horror
By SHAUN SMILLIE Nadim Mahamud, from Bangladesh, inside the container shop that was set alight while two shopkeepers, also Bangladeshis, were fast asleep. The pair were severely burnt in the unprovoked attack. Photo: Boxer Ngwenya Salim Shardar's wish …
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Now BB to use voters' database
Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday entered a deal with the Election Commission (EC) to utilise its voters' online database to ensure financial transparency and accountability. The central bank made the move a day after the National Board of Revenue struck …
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Govt won't accept WB fund if it fails to prove graft: PM
If not, we won't accept the fund of that agency for the Padma Bridge," she said while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the 19th National Convention and 35th Council Session of the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) held at the …
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Gautham Menon Joins The Twitter Band Wagon
Mumbai, Jan 25, 2012 (Washington Bangla Radio) After Prateik joined the twitter bandwagon in a bid to promote his upcoming movie 'Ekk Deewana Tha', it is turn for director Gautham Menon to follow in his footsteps. Gautham Menon, the director of the …
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Hollywood Action Thriller HAYWIRE (2012) Release in India
Mumbai, Jan 25, 2012 (Washington Bangla Radio) PVR Pictures have announced that they will be the official distributors of 'Haywire'. The movie will be imported to India by Tanweer Films and is scheduled to be released on 27th January 2012.
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MFA names China Ambassador, Bangladesh High Commissioner
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Government has appointed Mr Stanley Loh Ka Leung as Singapore's next Ambassador to China and Mr Chan Heng Wing as Singapore's next High Commissioner to Bangladesh. Between 1997 and 2000, he served as First Secretary and later …
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