PM, Amartya Sen honoured by Bangla Academy
Nobel Laureate Economist Amartya Sen receives an honorary fellowship from Bangla Academy on the academy premises in the city yesterday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was present on the occasion. Photo: PIDUnb, Dhaka Bangla Academy yesterday conferred …
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Christmas & New Year Lighting Celebration in Park Street Kolkata – A Photo-Feature
Kolkata, December 31, 2011, (Washington Bangla Radio/Penning Creations): Ho ho ho!!…so came again Christmas time, with it the mistletoe and wine. Well maybe the mistletoe's not completely authentic, and the wine would be competing with a larger …
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WBRi Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes – A Game Of Shadows (2011) – A True-Blue …
Calcutta December 30, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio/ Penning Creations): When it comes to discussing films, 2011 can best be described as the 'year of the sequels'. While Hollywood has churned out movies like 'The Hangover Part 2', 'Kung Fu Panda 2', …
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Bangladesh raises fuel prices to cut subsidy
Fourth hike since May, last raised in Nov * High global price and demand pile subsidy pressure * Price rise to add to already high inflation (Adds details) DHAKA, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Bangladesh raised fuel prices with effect from Friday in its fourth …
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India's indecisiveness is spoiling a good Bangladesh story
Bangladesh Rifles personnel and Border Security Force personnel greet each other with sweets at the Akhaura Checkpost on the outskirts of Agartala on the anniversary of Vijay Diwas earlier this month. NEW DELHI: Despite a steady upward trajectory in …
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Bangladesh's most famous hangman
It may seem an odd way to become famous, but Babul Miah has the honour of being Bangladesh's most well-known executioner, as the BBC's Ethirajan Anbarasan reports. Mr Miah was jailed for life for committing a murder but he was released early for …
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Quit war crimes trial
However, BBC Bangla service reports that Arieff refused to comment on the matter. Law Minister Shafique Ahmed, however, termed "illogical" the demand for Arieff's resignation. "Those who are demanding the resignation of the chief prosecutor must have …
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Road project hits land hurdle
Taking a cue from Mamata Banerjee's land stir in Singur, farmers on either side of the 60-km NH-35 stretch that connects the Indo-Bangla border post at Bongaon with Barasat in North 24-Parganas have refused to part with their land. …
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Monforts to show up new energy saving solutions at DTG
Special emphasis will be given to energy saving solutions and environmental protection with new Monforts equipment and processes at the DTG exhibition in Bangladesh. At the forthcoming DTG 2012 Exhibition in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monforts will be …
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A Bangladesh-born Australian makes major breakthrough in wheat breeding
This has been possible because the Australian government's overseas degree recognition authority made the agricultural degrees from Bangladesh equivalent to Australia's degree. This is the only 4-year degree from Bangladesh which has been enjoying …
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The return of the pariah
The records will show that they won just seven international matches in 2011, out of 24 games played, but how they fared in their three Tests – against Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand – was what really mattered. The lead-up to their match against …
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SECTOR V (2012) Bengali Movie Wraps Up Shooting, Release Expected Valentine's …
Kolkata, December 23, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio/ Penning Creations) Compromises with lifestyle, values and relationships; just to save that coveted job has become a way of life in today's corporate world and this has been identified as the central …
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India-Australia Border-Gavaskar Cricket Trophy Renamed AGNEEPATH Series Feat …
Hritihik Roshan – Priyanka Chopra Bollywood Movie Mumbai, Dec 26, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio) In India cricket is considered as a big religion, and the biggest battle between Australia and India has began in the Agneepath series 'Thunder Down Under' …
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Occupy Wall Street Gets Big 'Up Twinkles' from Third World Revolutionaries
by Trevor Loudon The Occupy Wall Street movement got big cheers at a recent international gathering of “resistance fighters” mainly third world communist parties, and front organizations, in Dhakar, Bangladesh. A delegation attended from the ruling …
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Mills thrilled by prospect of Lions tour
He was named in the England Performance Programme squad in October and impressed enough to secure a place in the 16-man Lions squad for the three-week tour of Bangladesh. “The last 12 months have been pretty remarkable how quickly things have happened …
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Police: Crude bomb kills 1 in Bangladesh capital in clashes between police and …
DHAKA, Bangladesh — A series of crude bombs went off in the Bangladeshi capital Sunday during clashes with police and opposition activists, killing at least one person and injuring another two, police and news reports said. The death was reported in …
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Seher on BIG Magic Tours Gurdwara Shri Reetha Sahib
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, December 21, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio / Free-Press-Release.com) Seher, the spiritual morning show on BIG MAGIC, at 7.00 pm, on coming Monday, December 19th, will take the devotees to Gurdwara Shri Reetha Sahib, …
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Govt wants to keep BNP away from next polls
But the people won't accept it,” he told newsmen after placing floral wreaths at the grave of late president Ziaur Rahman in the city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area. He led the leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal, a front body of BNP, …
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BoI stresses congenial climate to attract FDI
Bangladesh must create a congenial climate for both domestic and overseas investors to give a boost to the stagnated flow of foreign direct investment into the country, said a top government official yesterday. "Internal investors sometimes hesitate to …
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BTC for mandatory implementation of its recommendations
The Bangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC) has sought government intervention to make its recommendations lawfully mandatory for ensuring greater national economic well-being. Presently, the BTC can only make recommendations on trade- and tariff-related …
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Corruption reaches new depths in Bangladesh
That Bangladesh shares the unsavoury label of being a country "most plagued" by corruption with other South Asian countries is hardly a surprise. But when a survey by Transparency International finds one in three South Asians saying they had to pay …
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Fake currency racket busted
VADODARA: Yet another fake currency racket believed to have its roots in Bangladesh or Nepal was busted with the Anand district police seizing fake currency notes worth Rs 1.32 lakh from a person in Surat. The seizure in Surat was a follow up of a …
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Bangladesh hikes electricity prices by 21 pct
DHAKA Dec 22 (Reuters) – Bangladesh's energy regulator said on Thursday it had approved hikes in electricity prices for retail consumers by an average of 21.3 percent in two stages by February to cut the losses of the state-run power generating firm. …
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