News from Bangladesh-Updates and Discussion

[Saiful Islam]

This BD section has gone quieter after the election. Many jamatis fled in severe depression. Only idune is till going strong with his "India backed Awami League" bullshit. Of course not counting Munshi's self promotions (book, twitter etc.).

Don't worry Johnny, we're all still here. Except we are not Jamaati.

 

[dray]

They are accustomed to the "Diamond Ilish", the locally found hilshas in Kolkata that tastes even worse than Burmese Rui!

What is diamond ilish? Our Gangar ilish is the best in the world, Roopnarayan is also good, then somewhere comes the Padmar ilish.

 

[extra terrestrial]

What is diamond ilish? Our Gangar ilish is the best in the world, Roopnarayan is also good, then somewhere comes the Padmar ilish.

Dada, I have a friend who visited Kolkata two years back. He said there is a local species of llish called "Diamond Ilish" (as they are mostly caught from the diamond harbor of Kolkata). They sell at less than half of the price of imported Bangladeshi Ilish because of their poor taste, but often used as a substitute when the supply of Bangladeshi Ilish gets halted.

 

[extra terrestrial]

Cambodian PM in city | 24 News | Financial Express :: Financial Newspaper of Bangladesh

Cambodian PM in city

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen arrived in Dhaka on Monday morning on a 3-day official visit to Bangladesh. A special aircraft of the Kingdom of Cambodia carrying the Cambodian Prime Minister and members of his entourage landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport around 10:00am. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received him at the airport in Kurmitola. Hun Sen has been leading a delegation comprising his Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts, and other members of the Royal government of Cambodia. Cambodia is likely to sign three agreements and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh during Prime Minister Hun Sen’s tour. The Cambodian premier is visiting at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina who visited Cambodia in 2001. This is the highest-level visit from Cambodia to Bangladesh. Hun Sen will visit the National Mausoleum at Savar around 3:10pm and will pay tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War placing wreaths there. He will also plant a tree over there. From there, he will go to Dhaka Export Processing Zone (EPZ) at 4:50pm where BEPZA Chairman Mohd Habibur Rahman Khan will receive him, a Foreign Ministry official has said. The Cambodian premier will visit the city’s Buddha Bihar in the evening. The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) will host dinner in honour of Cambodian PM and members of his delegation at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel, according to a news agency.

 

[Bilal9]

Some images from happenings around the capital of late.

A lot of Indian celebrities/VIPs have visited Dhaka lately. Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam visited Dhaka recently and spoke at a Youth Dialogue session.
All images copyright bdnews24 site.

Sachin and Shakib in Dhaka recently

Habib Wahid (Musical Artiste) and Mehjabeen (Model and Fashionista) participating at youth meet organized by Indira Gandhi Cultural Center (IGCC) at Dhaka's Indian High Commission. His excellency Pankaj Saran (Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh) presided.

Vivek Sood (not exactly a celebrity but local VIP, because he heads up Grameenphone) - recently announcing that his company has exceeded 5 crores (50 million) in subscriber-ship in Bangladesh. Grameenphone (a JV with Telenor of Norway) currently has the lion's share of the cellphone provider market in this country.

Durga Puja begins with the sound of conch shells

Young revelers at Durga Puja Bishorjon ceremony indulging in taking selfies.

 

[Bilal9]

Some more recent Dhaka images
(All images copyright BDnews24 site)

RAB checking out Eidgah prayer grounds with bomb sniffing K9 units and metal detectors

Chief of Dhaka Metropolitan Police pays a visit to coordinate public-safety-related activity ahead of Bakri Eid

Candles lit during Buddhist Probarona Purnima festivities

Buddhist revelers releasing a Fanoosh (Hot air Baloon) during 'Probarona Purnima' which is a millenia-old tradition in this country. The tradition is also observed during 'Chaitra Sankranti' (also known as 'Sankran' in Thailand and Cambodia).

Bakra Eid images

Durga fashion all the rage at Aziz market in the city.

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Indian HC His Excellency Pankaj Saran presides over a seminar entitled 'Make in India' at Indiar Gandhi Conference Center (IGCC) in the city urging Bangladeshi entrepreneurs to set up manufacturing across the border especially in undeveloped areas such as Tripura and the North-Eastern Indian states.

HE Pankaj Saran with various business CIPs of the city.

Nitol-Niloy Group Chairman Abdul Matlub Ahmad (Tata products distributor in Bangladesh)

PRAN-RFL Group’s Deputy Managing Director Ahsan Khan Chowdhury (Pran is a food and beverage industry heavyweight in Bangladesh involved in production and distribution of many snacks and edible goods and has large market shares in WB, Tripura and NE Indian states).

 

[Bilal9]

Congestion in Dhaka streets (Farmgate area)
Image copyright BDNews24

38th national boat race was held on the Buriganga river on September 5 and 6 organized by the Bangladesh Rowing Federation. The races are organized by different types and sizes of specialized racing boats.

Officials participating in the Bangladesh-Japan summit talk pose for photos with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Dhaka

 

[Bilal9]

A few more from BDnews24 site
All images copyrighted to them
Tribal women engage in cultural showcase on 'Adivasi Day'

Feathered friends from Bangladesh

Oriental-White-Eye taken at Sundarban's Karamjal area

Velvet-Fronted-Nuthatch taken at Sundarban's Kotka wildlife sanctuary

Greater-Flameback Woodpecker at Sundarban's Kotka wildlife sanctuary

 

[Bong]

Chittagong police taken initiatives to clean streets once in a week.

 

[Solomon2]

Bangladesh Politician Detained for Offensive Comments on Muslims
By Arun Devnath Nov 25, 2014 5:45 AM ET

A former member of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed’s cabinet surrendered to police after he was accused of offending Muslims by saying “so much manpower is wasted” during the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.

Abdul Latif Siddique, who was fired as telecommunications minister two months ago after he made the comments during a trip to the U.S., was arrested and detained today in Dhaka, Mohammad Jahangir, a police sub-inspector, said by phone. He has yet to apply for bail and the trial is pending.

“During Hajj, so much manpower is wasted,” Siddique said on Sept. 28, according to The Daily Star newspaper, referring to the annual trip to Mecca. “More than two million people have gone to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj. They have no work, no production.”

Siddique is one of Bangladesh’s most senior politicians to be arrested under laws that criminalize any behavior that hurts the religious sentiments of people, a charge that could land him in jail for two years. Of the country’s 166 million people, 90 percent are Muslim, according to the CIA World Factbook.

Siddique returned to Bangladesh two days ago after spending time in India. Hasina last month removed Siddique from the Awami League party’s presidium, its highest policy making forum. He had 22 separate police cases filed against him over the remarks.

Hefajat-e-Islam, an Islamist group, is demanding the death penalty for Siddique and has threatened to besiege the capital Dhaka.

To contact the reporter on this story: Arun Devnath in Dhaka at adevnath@bloomberg.net

 

[Bilal9]

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has left Dhaka after assuring Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of a “positive role” in resolving the outstanding 'Teesta river water sharing deal' issue to protect interests of both sides. It can be noted that she raised the primary objection to the treaty and failed to appear in Dhaka during a previous visit by Indian premier Manmohan Singh in 2011.

Bangladesh and India were set to ink the Teesta Agreement during the then prime minister of India Manmohan Singh's 2011 visit but Banerjee opted out of his entourage at the last minute opposing the treaty, which delayed the deal.

India has said it is keen to reach an “internal consensus” on the Teesta deal while the bill is now pending in Parliament for ratifying the LBA with New Delhi assuring Dhaka of signing the deal soon after ensuring consensus of all stakeholders.

The Teesta, which originates in Sikkim, flows through the northern part of West Bengal before entering Bangladesh and joining the Brahmaputra river.

Its flow is crucial for Bangladesh in the dry period from December to March when the water flow often falls to less than 1,000 cusecs.

Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal of India, arrived here in Bangladesh Thursday night on a three-day official visit at the invitation of foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali on the occasion of ‘Bhasha Divas’ falls on February 21.

Some images of her visit to Dhaka with West Bengal entourage on occasion of the 21st February 'Mother Language Day'.

I have but one question - what's up with wearing torn jeans on a state visit, and that too on a half-hour flight? . Polada keda?

Interesting that SHW did not go to the airport to receive her - in keeping with protocol.

 

[bongbang]

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has left Dhaka after assuring Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of a “positive role” in resolving the outstanding 'Teesta river water sharing deal' issue to protect interests of both sides. It can be noted that she raised the primary objection to the treaty and failed to appear in Dhaka during a previous visit by Indian premier Manmohan Singh in 2011.

Bangladesh and India were set to ink the Teesta Agreement during the then prime minister of India Manmohan Singh's 2011 visit but Banerjee opted out of his entourage at the last minute opposing the treaty, which delayed the deal.

India has said it is keen to reach an “internal consensus” on the Teesta deal while the bill is now pending in Parliament for ratifying the LBA with New Delhi assuring Dhaka of signing the deal soon after ensuring consensus of all stakeholders.

The Teesta, which originates in Sikkim, flows through the northern part of West Bengal before entering Bangladesh and joining the Brahmaputra river.

Its flow is crucial for Bangladesh in the dry period from December to March when the water flow often falls to less than 1,000 cusecs.

Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal of India, arrived here in Bangladesh Thursday night on a three-day official visit at the invitation of foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali on the occasion of ‘Bhasha Divas’ falls on February 21.

Some images of her visit to Dhaka with West Bengal entourage on occasion of the 21st February 'Mother Language Day'.

I have but one question - what's up with wearing torn jeans on a state visit, and that too on a half-hour flight? . Polada keda?

He is tollywood super hero. Khoka babu jai lal juta pai boro boro didi ra sob uki mere chai May be he is MLA now

 

[Bilal9]

He is tollywood super hero. Khoka babu jai lal juta pai boro boro didi ra sob uki mere chai May be he is MLA now

I think Mr. Tollywood hero should have some sense of protocol but like our own Dhaliwood jackass Ananta Jalil - I don't expect much...

 

[TopCat]

I think Mr. Tollywood hero should have some sense of protocol but like our own Dhaliwood jackass Ananta Jalil - I don't expect much...

What makes you think Jalil is that idiot.

 

[Bilal9]

What makes you think Jalil is that idiot.

My point was that Mr. Jalil sometimes makes goofy and odd statements as well as odd choice of clothing like this hero guy from Tollywood. When you go on a diplomatic visit to another country (Bangladesh) - it is unseemly and mildly insulting to your hosts to display casual clothing like a Tee shirt and torn jeans. That sense of protocol is absent in him.