Don't try to foil March 12 protest: BNP
The warning came following state minister for law Kamrul Islam's interview with a Bangla-language daily Bhorer Kagoj in which Kamrul said the ruling party activists would occupy the ground with its own programmes on the day. "We will occupy the ground …
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Kolkata Confidential; Hawk eyes
At the stall of Trinamool Congress organ Jago Bangla at the just concluded Kolkata Book Fair, one book that was selling like hot cake was titled 'Poribartan'. Written by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the book dwelled upon the sequences of events that …
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Bangla inks deal to buy 10 broad gauge locomotives from India
PTI | 06:01 PM,Jan 31,2012 From Anisur Rahman Dhaka, Jan 31 (PTI) Bangladesh Railway today inked a major deal worth over USD 43 million with India to acquire 10 broad gauge diesel electric locomotives, allowing the expansion of train services in this …
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Interview – Celebrated Actor DIPANKAR DE on Aniket Chattopadhyay's Goray …
Kolkata, February 1, 2012 (Washington Bangla Radio) A name to reckon with in the Bangla film industry and a veteran who has left his mark in all the genres of silver screen productions, Dipankar De is simply unstoppable!
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5 killed as Bangla opposition clash with police for second day
PTI | 09:01 PM,Jan 30,2012 From Anisur Rahman Dhaka, Jan 30 (PTI) One person was killed and over 50 others injured today in the second straight day of nationwide violent clashes between riot police and Bangladeshi opposition parties determined to force …
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'Bangladesh did what secular india should've'
After a gap of about 18 years, Taslima Nasrin's book, Nirbasan, was launched on Thursday in Bangladesh. Just the day before, the book's release was cancelled in Kolkata following threats by fundamentalists. Caught between hope and hurt, …
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Malaysia to Ink Deal to Fund Bangladesh's Stalled Bridge Project
Kuala Lumpur will sign a deal with Dhaka later this month to undertake Bangladesh's Padma Bridge project totaling some 3 billion USdollars, a senior Bangladeshi government official said here Sunday. Bangladeshi Communications Minister Obaidul Quader …
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India and Bangladesh foster cultural diplomacy through Agartala film festival
Agartala (Tripura), Feb.5 (ANI): India and Bangladesh are holding a special three-day film festival titled-'Bangladesh War of Liberation in Celluloid' here to promote cultural diplomacy bilaterally. The Directorate of Film Festival (DFF) of both …
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Bangladesh hit hard by falling currency
By Mizan Rahman Depreciation of Bangladesh currency taka against US dollar has turned out to be a bonanza for hundreds of thousands of workers working abroad mostly in the Gulf countries, while extending a crushing blow to the country's …
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Vitamin-A rich rice gets nod
The state-run Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) late last month got the approval for procuring seeds of the transgenic rice, popularly known as "Golden Rice", for its first-ever trial production in the country. Something is described as …
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3 hurt in BCL-Shibir clash at CU
Chittagong, Feb 04 (bdnews24.com) — A clash between activists of pro-government Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) over a cricket match at Chittagong University (CU) has left three people injured.
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Goray Gondogol (2012) Bengali Comedy Film Premieres at Nandan in Kolkata
Calcutta, Feb 3, 2012 (Washington Bangla Radio / Penning Creations) Even in the present day and age of swanky multiplexes and glitzy, revamped single screens, the Nandan theatre complex (AJC Bose Road, Kolkata) still holds a special place in the hearts …
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Bangla or Urdu?
A rickshaw van loaded with books fresh from the publishers yesterday rolls into Bangla Academy, which hosts the month-long Amar Ekushey Boi Mela from today. Photo: Amran HossainSyed Badrul Ahsan February is and will forever be a reminder of the …
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Calcutta Book Fair (Kolkata Boimela) Showcases a Resurgent Bengal with JAAGO …
Kolkata, Feb 2, 2012 (Washington Bangla Radio / Penning Creations) Literature governs the Bengali mind. From metaphorical allusions during courtship to seething dialectics over coffee cups, words have served as a powerful political tool in Bengal.
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Bangladesh new UN peace commission chair
New York, Jan 31 (bdnews24.com) — Bangladesh's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, Dr AK Abdul Momen, has been elected chairman of the Peace-Building Commission. The six-year-old commission works to mobilise resources and …
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Exporters call for withdrawal of increase in POL prices
… the last four years, the manufacturing cost of exportable goods has increased manifold, making Pakistani exports uncompetitive at the international level and creating opportunities for India, Bangladesh and China to capture the hard-won markets.
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Manav leads; Millie, Anisha ahead in ladies event at Dhaka
DHAKA: Manav Das continued to stay in the front with a third successive sub-par round of 71 that gave him a five-shot lead with one more round to go in the Bangladesh Open Amateur championships golf on Friday. The Indian amateur, who had rounds of 69 …
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Book lovers flock to Bangla Academy
Deputy Director of Bangla Academy Murshiduddin Anwar said, “We sprayed water on the grounds in the morning but the soil dried up by the afternoon.” The fair opened at 11:00am yesterday. Sales were high with novels and poems by popular authors topping …
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Dharma Plans a successful Year 2012
Mumbai, Feb 3, 2012 (Washington Bangla Radio) After the blockbuster success of 'Agneepath' created history in the beginning of the year with a monumental success on the day of opening. It created history in the film industry with a high number of 25 …
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Dhirendranath Dutta's demand for Bangla
As the first Bengali lawmaker in the Pakistan constituent assembly to demand the use of Bangla in the proceedings of the House in February 1948, he made it clear to the powers that be that ignoring the language of the majority population of the country …
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Garment leaders call for political calm
Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin, middle, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, speaks during a joint press briefing at his office in Dhaka yesterday. Jahangir Alamin, right, president of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association, …
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Ultras taking advantage of unfenced border
GUWAHATI, Feb 2 – Large patches of unfenced border with Bangladesh in Meghalaya are still encouraging movement of militants and there is urgent need for expediting the work of completing the fencing to check the menace. Highly placed police sources in …
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Bangladesh new UN peace commission chair
New York, Jan 31 (bdnews24.com) — Bangladesh's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, Dr AK Abdul Momen, has been elected chairman of the Peace-Building Commission. The six-year-old commission works to mobilise resources and …
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Poush Parbon – Observing Makar Sankranti the Bengali Way
January, 28, 2012 (Washington Bangla Radio/ Penning Creations): When it comes to food, the premium connoisseur in French is rivaled only by a true-blue Bengali. The Bengali's much-celebrated love for all fine things in life gets a little more …
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