Hopefully the opposition parties will be able to get their act together and work together to stop this from happening. Bangladesh is definitely not a state of India, nor is a it a buffer state for it to be used as a corridor. A deal such as this is not fair as Bangladesh hardly benefits from it...
This sounds nice, good to know that the modernization is having some progress. Though, I do doubt BDMilitarys credibility.
Anyways, here is what BDMil says about the Type 59G MBT:
Type 59G Main Battle Tank
Due to obsolesce the standard Type 59 main battle tanks of the Bangladesh Army...
EU wants deeper ties with Bangladesh
BRUSSELS European Union President Herman Van Rompuy held talks Thursday with Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and called for tighter cooperation on human rights, terrorism and nuclear issues.
"The cooperation between the EU and Bangladesh is...
EU to grant 200m for Bangladesh's development
European Union (EU) will provide nearly 200 million grant support for poverty alleviation, good governance and human rights, human and social development throughout Bangladesh.
The financing will cover the period 2011 to 2013, said a EU press...
WMS-built ships to symbolise 'Bangladesh is rising'
CHITTAGONG, Nov 25: Western Marine Shipyard will deliver a pair of the largest vessels ever built in Bangladesh to Germany tomorrow (Friday) in Chittagong.
"Grona Ammersum" and "Grona Biessum" are both 100 metre long and 5200 deadweight...
Tata Motors to set up second light vehicles unit in Bangladesh
New base may help firm make deeper inroads into Europe, which provides duty- and quota-free access
Tata Motors Ltd plans to set up a second factory in Bangladesh, one of its main export destinations for commercial vehicles, in...
Bangladeshs apparel sector on high tide
As the world is restoring from the effects of global economic slump, more opportunities are coming to Bangladesh, with a host of internationally reputed apparel brands eyeing the country for sourcing more garments.
Few buyers have already turned to...
Govt. offers $1b stimulus package to SMEs
The government will offer a stimulus package of $1.0 billion (Tk 100 crore) for the small and medium entrepreneurs to diversify and explore new markets around the globe.
"The government is providing little support for market diversification and in...
BATEXPO begins
Dhaka, Nov 25 (bdnews24.com) The annual apparel export fair has kicked off at the city's Bangabandhu Conference Centre.
The three-day 'Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition', better known as BATEXPO, is organised by the Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters...
This is good news to me as I would love to see more co-operation between Bangladesh and Russia.
Would anyone like to enlighten me on some areas that we could use Russian help?
Russia to broaden cooperation with Bangladesh: Putin
St Petersburg: Russia will broaden in areas like military-technical, electric power and agricultural cooperation with Bangladesh, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said.
"We have provided preferential tariffs on traditional commodities...
KL to regularise 3 lakh workers
Canada may hire agricultural workers first time from Bangladesh
Malaysia has started regularising three lakh undocumented Bangladeshi workers and will hire more on completion of their regularisation, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandaker...
PM renews pledge to build poverty-free Bangladesh
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday renewed her pledge to build a hunger, poverty and illiteracy-free Bangladesh imbibed with the spirit of the Liberation War.
The prime minister made the remark at a reception to the gallantry award...
Rooppur nuke power plant, Padma Bridge top PMs tour agenda
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will embark on a three-nation tour on Sunday to Russia, Belgium and Japan with Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant and Padma Bridge on top of her agenda.
According to official sources, the Prime Minister will...
Armed Forces Day today
The Armed Forces Day will be observed today with due solemnity and festivity.
The day's programme will begin with the offering of munajat after the Fazr prayers in all the mosques at Army garrisons, Naval bases and establishments as well as Air Force bases throughout...
Jamaat threatens movement too
Rangpur, Nov 20 (bdnews24.com) Jamaat-e-Islami has threatened to unseat the government through a tough movement on the streets.
"The government will soon be unseated. The four-party alliance will wage a tough movement jointly in a bid to save the country,"...
Bangladesh okays strict law to protect endangered animals
(Reuters) - Bangladesh has approved a law that sets jail terms of up to 12 years for deliberately killing tigers and other wild animals endangered in the South Asian country, officials said on Saturday.
A recent cabinet meeting...