Bangladesh News

Bangladeshi man arrested for beating tiger to death DHAKA - Police in southeastern Bangladesh arrested a man Thursday for beating an endangered Bengal tiger to death after it strayed into a village, a forest official said.

South East Asia News.Net Saturday 4th July, 2009 Karachi, July 4 : Only two out of 30,000 Bangladeshi non-governmental organisations are working for the welfare of the Pakistani refugees living in 66 camps in that country, it has been claimed.

Torrential rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing six people and stranding half a million in their homes in Bangladesh, officials said on Saturday.

Abdur Rahim alias Shahadat who played a key role in strengthening the banned Islamist militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh in bordering districts of India's West Bengal state has been arrested, the police said.

Bangladesh and the United States are going to hold their first-ever bilateral talks in September to discuss entire range of issues between the two countries, local news agency UNB reported on Wednesday.

TRADING in Bangladesh's main bourse, the Dhaka Stock Exchange here, was suspended for nearly an hour today following a bomb threat in the afternoon, officials said.

Tajikistan News.Net Friday 3rd July, 2009 Bangladesh's exporters have made common ca use with Indian importers to urge Dhaka to reduce taxes on the prized hilsa fish and place it on par with frozen shrimp and other marine products it exports to other countries.

Police and garment workers continued fight on the second day on Sunday over the workers' outstanding payment, leaving another worker dead and 100 wounded in police firing at Savar, about 30 kms north of capital city Dhaka.

DHAKA: A garment worker was shot and killed on Saturday as thousands of factory employees protesting wage cuts clashed with law enforcement officers near the Bangaldeshi capital, police said.

IMPHAL: India's Tipaimukh dam project, coming up in Manipur on the river Barak that flows into Bangladesh, will not harm that country as feared by its politicians and civil society, say officials here.

The CCEA headed by Finance Minister AMA Muhith, officials said, will decide as per the proposal to the prime minister that includes a detailed account of the process adopted in selection.

US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton talked to Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni over telephone yesterday evening and discussed bilateral issues.

The High Court yesterday issued a rule upon the government to show cause within four weeks as to why the extra-judicial killings 'in the name of crossfire or encounter' by the law enforcing agencies, should not be declared illegal and without lawful authority.

DHAKA, : Over the past two months the local authorities in Cox's Bazaar District, southeastern Bangladesh, have torn down scores of makeshift huts belonging to an estimated 1,000 Rohingya refugees.

Dhaka, June 29 : Agitating workers Monday set fire to a garment factory located on the outskirts of the capital, where violence over the past two days has left two workers dead and 200 injured.

The survey '"Teleuse at the bottom of the pyramid", conducted by LIRNEasia, a regional ICT policy research institute, found 87 percent of Bangladeshi migrants called home at least once a week, while 34 percent called home daily.

Tajikistan News.Net Monday 29th June, 2009 A widow was whipped 202 times and a man 101 times following a fatwa by a religious leader for their alleged involvement in 'anti-social activity' in a village in southeastern Bangladesh, prompting local protests and action by the police.

Bangladesh and UK yesterday launched a joint working group to enhance counter terrorism cooperation between the two countries for building capacity of combating terrorism.

Bangladesh's main opposition party has approached the UN seeking a probe against the previous caretaker government for alleged human rights abuses.

Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas yesterday when protesters clashed with Bangladeshi security forces for a second day, as an estimated 50,000 garment workers rallied over wage cuts and unpaid salaries.