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Hostages in Afghan: Pakistan to help Dhaka, Dec 23 (bdnews24.com) -- Pakistan has assured that it will extend all possible cooperation to Bangladesh for the release of five Bangladeshi hostages in Afghanistan and their safe return to Dhaka. The assurance came when Bangladesh high...

WIKILEAKS EXPOSÉ Delhi wary of Hasina's 'pro-India slant' Dhaka, Dec 22 (bdnews24.com)—India feels concerned about the propaganda over prime minister Sheikh Hasina's closeness with the country, WikiLeaks has revealed. In the leaked cable, sent by US ambassador to Dhaka James F Moriarty...

Sri Lanka-Bangladesh trade discussion External Affairs Minister Professor G L Peiris had a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Dipu Moni on the sidelines of the Third Asia Middle East Dialogue Ministerial Meeting held this week in Bangkok. The two Ministers noted...

From bdnews24 WORLD EXCLUSIVE WIKILEAKS EXPOSÉ: Bangladesh More than 250 embassies. More than a quarter of a million cables obtained and unleashed on the internet by WikiLeaks. The revelations sent shockwaves throughout the diplomatic world. The exposes embarrassed kings and courtiers...

US embassy cables: UK police trained Bangladeshi paramilitaries condemned for human rights abuses Thursday, 14 May 2009, 08:08 C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 DHAKA 000482 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR H EO 12958 DECL: 05/13/2019 TAGS PTER, PGOV, PREL, HYMPSK, MARR, KPAO, UK, BG">BG...

US embassy cables: Ambassador said controversial paramilitary force could become 'Bangladeshi FBI' Wednesday, 14 January 2009, 08:15 C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 DHAKA 000057 SIPDIS TO S/CT'S AMBASSADOR DAILEY, SETH BAILEY AND EMILY GOLDMAN EO 12958 DECL: 01/14/2019 TAGS...

WikiLeaks cables: Bangladeshi 'death squad' trained by UK government Rapid Action Battalion, accused of hundreds of extra-judicial killings, received training from UK officers, cables reveal The British government has been training a Bangladeshi paramilitary force condemned by human rights...

Please post Bangladesh related WikiLeaks stories here: ---------- Post added at 06:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:42 PM ---------- WikiLeaks cables: US pushed for reopening of Bangladesh coal mine Ambassador urged country's energy adviser to approve plans, despite mine being closed...

Khaleda meets Chinese party leaders Dhaka, Dec 20 (bdnews24.com) — BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has met Chinese communist party leaders at the Great Hall of Beijing. BNP vice-chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury, a member of Khaleda's entourage, told bdnews24.com over telephone that Chinese...

Airtel rebrands in Bangladesh Bharti Airtel Limited today announced the launch of its mobile services in Bangladesh under the airtel brand. The airtel brand in Bangladesh will be launched with the brand promise: Bhalobashar tane pashe ane. Chris Tobit, CEO-Airtel Bangladesh said, “The...

Allahabad Bank plans to open offices in Singapore, Bangladesh NEW DELHI: In a bid to expand its overseas footprint, state-owned Allahabad Bank is looking at opening branches in four countries including China and Singapore. "We have approached the regulator Reserve Bank of India for...

Bangladesh to set up cultural centre in UAE Dhaka also plans to allow more than 8m non-resident Bangladeshis to vote in country's general elections Dubai: Bangladesh will set up a cultural centre in Dubai to strengthen bilateral relations with the UAE and the Arab world, a top official...

Why do you care if your countryman shows good manners, brother? :)

IAEA to assist in Rooppur plant Dhaka, Dec 13 (bdnews24.com)—The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has promised to assist Bangladesh in building the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. IAEA director general Yukia Amano gave the assurance during a meeting with prime minister Sheikh Hasina...

Bangladesh to host 2012 Asia Cup The 2012 Asia Cup will be held in Bangladesh after an executive meeting of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) decided to award the rights to the country. The tournament, which will held from March 1 to 12 at the Shere Bangla National stadium in Mirpur, will be...

Director General of Dubai Customs receives Consul General of Bangladesh His Excellency H.E. Ahmed Butti Ahmed, Executive Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation and Dubai Customs Director General received last Thursday H.E. Consul General of Bangladesh in Dubai Mohammed Abu Zafar...

Indian IT firm Ramco enters Bangladesh market Bangalore, Dec 13 (IANS) Leading software consulting and product firm Ramco Systems Monday announced its entry into the growing Bangladesh market to hard-sell its suite of enterprise resources planning (ERP). The Chennai-based firm has tied up...

Pirates yet to claim ransom Chittagong, Dec 12 (bdnews24.com) - Owner of the hijacked ship has said that the pirates have not demanded ransom yet. Mohammed Shahjahan, managing director of Brave Royal Shipping Management Limited that owns the ship, MV Jahan Moni, told a media briefing on...

Could someone please explain to me what it means to "deregulate" our power sector?

Bangladesh to upgrade internet protocol version Dhaka, Dec 11 (bdnews24.com) — Bangladesh will soon begin using IPv6 (internet protocol version six) instead of IPv4 to manage the growing number of internet users. Speakers at a workshop organised by Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) at...