It seems you failed to understand what I meant by there being no sainthood in Islam. Though, Al-zakir bro got it right away. Do you know what the actual meaning of a saint is? Someone of high spiritual stature who is free from sin. What I meant by saying there is no "sainthood" in Islam is that...
Islamist parties wont be banned : Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reportedly asked the cabinet members to maintain close contact with leaders of the Islamic political parties, except Jamaat-e-Islami, and to assure them that religion-based politics would not be banned.
The...
Dhaka, Delhi erect fences on border
DHAKA: Bangladesh and India have begun setting up fences within 150 yards of the zero line along the international border .
The exercise, which is on for some months now, marks a deviation from the Indo-Bangladesh Boundary Agreement 1974 that restricts...
Bangladesh betters on hunger challenge
Bangladesh has ranked sixth in combating hunger among 28 vulnerable countries this year, an ActionAid International study said.
The country -- this year's most successful in reducing hunger rate among the south Asian countries -- was in the 13th spot...
Summit Wins 300-450mw Bibiyana Power Plant Bid
Dhaka: Summit, the largest power giant in Bangladesh, has finally won the Bibiyana 300-450 megawatt (mw) gas-fired combined cycle power plant as it became the lowest bidder to construct the plant.
With this win Summit has become the first...
Train accident was planned: Khaleda
Dhaka, Oct 11 (bdnews24.com) BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has termed the train accident in Sirajganj a 'planned' incident and urged the people to protest actions of the 'killer' government.
"The government designed the accident," Khaleda said, "It was...
Hey guys! I was just wondering if anyone here knew of a good website from where I could learn Urdu? I speak English (born in Canada) and Bengali (Bangladeshi parents). I also learn Arabic at a local high school on Tuesday nights. Urdu is also offered there along with may other languages, but...
Bangladesh apparel exports surge as EU buyers shift from Sri Lanka: report
Oct 08, 2010 (LBO) - Bangladesh's exports of apparel are surging beyond projections as buyers from the European Union shifted orders ahead of Sri Lanka losing preferential duty concessions, a media report said.
Sri...
Could you please briefly explain this to me please why you think so. Either here or through a pm, thanks bro. I personally have no problem with Urdu, I study Urdu myself whenever I have free time. But I would be against having Urdu as the ONLY national language given the large number of non-Urdu...
Dhaka, Beijing committed to beef up military cooperation for peace in South Asia
Dhaka, Oct 6 (APP): A top Chinese diplomat said in Dhaka on Wednesday Bangladesh and China would intensify cooperation between the armies and law enforcement departments to safeguard respective national security...
Bangladesh, Netherlands to set up Tk 150cr ship assembling yard
Hollander Scholtens, a leading company of the Netherlands, has signed an agreement with local shipbuilder Delta Stream Shipbuilding Ltd to set up a ship assembling yard in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh-Netherlands joint venture...
That's you, only you. No one else would curse themselves just because they're country doesn't have snow. We are happy with our lush greeneries, Alhamdulillah.
And what incited that nationalism? Discrimination; being viewed as a non-martial race becuase we are shorter and darker on average...
WASHINGTON DIARY: Basket case: Pakistan or Bangladesh? Dr Manzur Ejaz
An article titled Bangladesh, Basket case no more: Pakistan could learn about economic growth and confronting terrorism from its former eastern province appeared in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) (September 29, 2010)...
A follow up to the previous post..
Bangladesh not sending troops
Bangladesh will not send forces to Afghanistan even if the US shows up with a formal request for troops.
The government will argue that the national sentiment is against sending troops to Afghanistan, according to...
Bangladesh would not send troops to Afghanistan: Hasina
Bangladesh has made it clear it will not send its troops to Afghanistan while refuting reports that the US had requested the country to contribute soldiers to the war-torn nation.
"Bangladesh will not send soldiers to Afghanistan,"...
Massive power grid overhaul planned
FHM Humayan Kabir
The government has taken up a major programme to upgrade the country's rickety power grid infrastructure in an attempt to boost electricity supply, officials said.
Power Division officials said they have planned to install high-voltage and...