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MK Alamgir’s JS membership scrapped
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a High Court order that declared valid the returning officer’s decision to cancel the nomination papers of Awami League (AL) lawmaker Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir for 2008 parliamentary election.
The six-member full bench of the Appellate Division of the SC headed by Chief Justice Mohammad Fazlul Karim passed the order after dismissing a leave-to-appeal petition filed by MK Alamgir against the HC order.
Election Commission’s lawyer Advocate Prabir Neogi told reporters that following the apex court order, the returning officer’s decision stands valid.
He also said the parliamentary membership of MK Alamgir will be cancelled following legal and logical process and a by-election will be held in his constituency—Chandpur –1.
MK Alamgir was elected on Awami League (AL) ticket from the constituency.
MK Alamgir's lawyer Barrister Rokon Uddin Mahmud told reporters that the SC order will not affect the parliamentary membership of his client, since he took part in the 2008 national elections as per the order of the chamber judge of the Appellate Division.
He also said no by-election will be held to his client's constituency.
Chandpur returning officer (RO) on December 3, 2008 cancelled the nomination papers of MK Alamgir on the ground that he was convicted and sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission on charge of amassing wealth illegally and cancelling the information from the commission.
On December 15, 2008 the HC upheld the decision of the RO, which had cancelled the candidatures of MK Alamgir.
The chamber judge of the Appellate Division on December 18, 2008 stayed the HC order and asked the Election Commission to allow MK Alamgir to participate in the parliamentary elections.
The chamber judge also asked MK Alamgir to file a regular leave-to-appeal petition with the SC against the HC order.
After being elected in the 2008 election, MK Alamgir filed the petition with the SC in 2009.
Hearing of the appeal petition was held before the full bench of the Appellate Division in the day and the court upheld the HC order
MK Alamgirs JS membership scrapped
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a High Court order that declared valid the returning officer’s decision to cancel the nomination papers of Awami League (AL) lawmaker Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir for 2008 parliamentary election.
The six-member full bench of the Appellate Division of the SC headed by Chief Justice Mohammad Fazlul Karim passed the order after dismissing a leave-to-appeal petition filed by MK Alamgir against the HC order.
Election Commission’s lawyer Advocate Prabir Neogi told reporters that following the apex court order, the returning officer’s decision stands valid.
He also said the parliamentary membership of MK Alamgir will be cancelled following legal and logical process and a by-election will be held in his constituency—Chandpur –1.
MK Alamgir was elected on Awami League (AL) ticket from the constituency.
MK Alamgir's lawyer Barrister Rokon Uddin Mahmud told reporters that the SC order will not affect the parliamentary membership of his client, since he took part in the 2008 national elections as per the order of the chamber judge of the Appellate Division.
He also said no by-election will be held to his client's constituency.
Chandpur returning officer (RO) on December 3, 2008 cancelled the nomination papers of MK Alamgir on the ground that he was convicted and sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission on charge of amassing wealth illegally and cancelling the information from the commission.
On December 15, 2008 the HC upheld the decision of the RO, which had cancelled the candidatures of MK Alamgir.
The chamber judge of the Appellate Division on December 18, 2008 stayed the HC order and asked the Election Commission to allow MK Alamgir to participate in the parliamentary elections.
The chamber judge also asked MK Alamgir to file a regular leave-to-appeal petition with the SC against the HC order.
After being elected in the 2008 election, MK Alamgir filed the petition with the SC in 2009.
Hearing of the appeal petition was held before the full bench of the Appellate Division in the day and the court upheld the HC order
MK Alamgirs JS membership scrapped
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US, UK ask Bangladesh to
recognise Kosovo
The United States and the United Kingdom have made fresh moves to persuade Bangladesh to recognise the Muslim majority Balkan republic of Kosovo as an independent state.
The government, however, prefers to take time to review the situation with regard to Kosovo before giving it recognition.
I raised the issue of recognising Kosovo as an independent state as International Court of Justice has given its decision in July, James F Moriarty, the US ambassador in Dhaka, told New Age after paying a call on foreign minister Dipu Moni at her office.
We want that Bangladesh would move quickly, he said.
The International Court of Justice delivered its advisory opinion on July 22, 2010, by a vote of 10 to 4 that the declaration of independence of Kosovo, a breakaway Serbian republic, did not violate general international law.
Moriarty also welcomed the signing of an agreement by Bangladesh to borrow $ 1 billion from India for developing road, rail and river port infrastructures for improving connectivity in the region.
Stephen Evans, the British high commissioner in Dhaka, also called on Dipu Moni at her office on the day.
We have discussed a wide range of bilateral and international issues, he said without specifying the issues.
A highly placed diplomatic source said that the high commissioner had raised the issue of recognising Kosovo with the foreign minister.
The matter was not widely discussed, a senior official at the foreign ministry told New Age.
The government is taking time before recognising Kosovo keeping Bangladeshs perceived national interests in consideration, a foreign ministry official close to the foreign minister said.
Meanwhile, Russia formally requested Bangladesh not to recognise the tiny Balkan nation.
Russia on May 25 appreciated Bangladesh for not recognising the independence of Kosovo.
We appreciate the restraint of your country with regard to the Russian North Caucasus problems, for not recognising the self-proclaimed independence of the Albanian separatists in the Serbian province of Kosovo in spite of the prevailing sentiment, said Andrey V Vorodev, a senior official of Russias foreign affairs ministry, at a discussion in Dhaka on May 25.
Kosovo, a tiny Muslim majority state in the former Yugoslavia, declared independence with support from the United States and the European Union on February 17, 2008.
The US and the UK began to press Bangladesh for recognising Kosovo after the country declared independence.
Serbia and its close ally Russia refused to accept the independence, saying such a move by Kosovo was a violation of the UN resolution 1244.
Russia also threatened to use its veto power to block Kosovos membership of the UN.
In response to a request from the Republic of Serbia, the UN General Assembly on October 8, 2008, adopted a resolution, asking the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on the issue of Kosovos declaration of independence.
Sixty-nine UN member countries, including US, KSA, Malaysia, UAE, South Korea, Japan, Canada, Australia, Senegal and 22 EU member countries so far recognised the two and a half years old state. Among eight South Asian nations, Afghanistan and Maldives recognised Kosovo.
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The United States and the United Kingdom have made fresh moves to persuade Bangladesh to recognise the Muslim majority Balkan republic of Kosovo as an independent state.
The government, however, prefers to take time to review the situation with regard to Kosovo before giving it recognition.
I raised the issue of recognising Kosovo as an independent state as International Court of Justice has given its decision in July, James F Moriarty, the US ambassador in Dhaka, told New Age after paying a call on foreign minister Dipu Moni at her office.
We want that Bangladesh would move quickly, he said.
The International Court of Justice delivered its advisory opinion on July 22, 2010, by a vote of 10 to 4 that the declaration of independence of Kosovo, a breakaway Serbian republic, did not violate general international law.
Moriarty also welcomed the signing of an agreement by Bangladesh to borrow $ 1 billion from India for developing road, rail and river port infrastructures for improving connectivity in the region.
Stephen Evans, the British high commissioner in Dhaka, also called on Dipu Moni at her office on the day.
We have discussed a wide range of bilateral and international issues, he said without specifying the issues.
A highly placed diplomatic source said that the high commissioner had raised the issue of recognising Kosovo with the foreign minister.
The matter was not widely discussed, a senior official at the foreign ministry told New Age.
The government is taking time before recognising Kosovo keeping Bangladeshs perceived national interests in consideration, a foreign ministry official close to the foreign minister said.
Meanwhile, Russia formally requested Bangladesh not to recognise the tiny Balkan nation.
Russia on May 25 appreciated Bangladesh for not recognising the independence of Kosovo.
We appreciate the restraint of your country with regard to the Russian North Caucasus problems, for not recognising the self-proclaimed independence of the Albanian separatists in the Serbian province of Kosovo in spite of the prevailing sentiment, said Andrey V Vorodev, a senior official of Russias foreign affairs ministry, at a discussion in Dhaka on May 25.
Kosovo, a tiny Muslim majority state in the former Yugoslavia, declared independence with support from the United States and the European Union on February 17, 2008.
The US and the UK began to press Bangladesh for recognising Kosovo after the country declared independence.
Serbia and its close ally Russia refused to accept the independence, saying such a move by Kosovo was a violation of the UN resolution 1244.
Russia also threatened to use its veto power to block Kosovos membership of the UN.
In response to a request from the Republic of Serbia, the UN General Assembly on October 8, 2008, adopted a resolution, asking the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on the issue of Kosovos declaration of independence.
Sixty-nine UN member countries, including US, KSA, Malaysia, UAE, South Korea, Japan, Canada, Australia, Senegal and 22 EU member countries so far recognised the two and a half years old state. Among eight South Asian nations, Afghanistan and Maldives recognised Kosovo.
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Outage triggers protest, attack
on power office
Power cuts likely to intensify in Ramadan
Frequent power outages, which have strained peoples life in the capital and other cities, have triggered protests against power shortage in different places across the country.
People in rural areas on Tuesday vandalised power offices, went out on demonstrations and block road stretches in places such as Rajshahi, Chandpur, Tangail and Jamalpur.
Power outages in metropolitan cities is likely to worsen in Ramadan as power officials said it would not be possible for them to increase gas supply to the power plants to increase electricity generation.
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, however, on Sunday ordered immediate steps for smooth supply of power and gas to reduce public sufferings in Ramadan, beginning this week.
The country now faces a shortage of about 2,000MW as the Power Development Board can generate about 3,800MW against the demand for 5,500MW6,000MW.
According to statistics available on the Power Development Board web site, the maximum generation of power was 3,873MW against a demand for 5,200MW on Tuesday. The actual demand for power, however, is about 6,000MW, according to an unofficial estimate.
At least 17 units in power plants across the country remained closed on account of either gas shortage or maintenance and rehabilitation, causing frequent outages in recent days. According to official statistics, the units with a combined general capacity of about 1,595MW are now out of operation.
Hasina, at a special meeting at the energy division she presided over on Sunday, asked the officials to expedite moves to increase gas and power production, if required, by relaxing the rules and regulations.
The power secretary, Abul Kalam Azad, after the meeting at the energy division, said that demand for gas would be 920 million cubic feet a day for power generation during Ramadan while the present volume of supply is 632mmcfd.
It will not be possible to increase gas supply in keeping with the demand for power generation for Ramadan Most power plants are now generating less electricity while the demand is increasing by 2MW4MW a day, the secretary said in reply to a question.
In Rajshahi, people on Tuesday vandalised the main office of the Rural Electrification Board at Naohata Bazar of Paba, on the city outskirts, demanding uninterrupted power supply. Three guards of the office were injured in the incident.
Local people of Gopalpur in Tangail vandalised the Palli Bidyut Samiti office on Monday night. They also observed a half-day general strike in the Gopalpur municipal area.
In Chandpur, according to bdnews24.com, people had blocked the ChandpurComilla Highway on Tuesday for more than two hours in protest at frequent power outages.
The New Age correspondent in Rajshahi said several hundred people of the upazila blocked the RajshahiNaogaon Highway with tree logs. They also vandalised the power office.
Three Ansars personnel guarding the power office were seriously injured in the incident. They were admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
Traffic on the road stretch remained suspended for an hour. The police later controlled the situation.
In Chandpur, people blocked the ChandpurComilla Highway for two hours in protest at power outages.
The blockade of the road stretch at Mahamaya Bazar in the Chandpur district headquarters, began at 10:00am and disrupted movement of hundreds of vehicles, causing a heavy traffic jam.
Local people alleged the people of the area faced outages for 10 to 12 times every day. The people called off the blockade about 12.30pm after the police intervened.
The correspondent in Tangail said people of Gopalpur vandalised the Palli Bidyut Samiti office on Monday night.
The people on enforced a general strike in the Gopalpur municipal area from morning to 2:00pm.
The Gopalpur upazila businessmens association president Rawshan Khan Ayub said they were getting power only for 2 to 3 hours a day.
Power outage is hampering our business. This is why we brought out a procession in protest at power outages. Local people also joined us, he said.
In Jamalpur, people blocked the JamalpurMymensingh Highway at Nandila in protest at power outages. They also started fire with tyres.
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Power cuts likely to intensify in Ramadan
Frequent power outages, which have strained peoples life in the capital and other cities, have triggered protests against power shortage in different places across the country.
People in rural areas on Tuesday vandalised power offices, went out on demonstrations and block road stretches in places such as Rajshahi, Chandpur, Tangail and Jamalpur.
Power outages in metropolitan cities is likely to worsen in Ramadan as power officials said it would not be possible for them to increase gas supply to the power plants to increase electricity generation.
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, however, on Sunday ordered immediate steps for smooth supply of power and gas to reduce public sufferings in Ramadan, beginning this week.
The country now faces a shortage of about 2,000MW as the Power Development Board can generate about 3,800MW against the demand for 5,500MW6,000MW.
According to statistics available on the Power Development Board web site, the maximum generation of power was 3,873MW against a demand for 5,200MW on Tuesday. The actual demand for power, however, is about 6,000MW, according to an unofficial estimate.
At least 17 units in power plants across the country remained closed on account of either gas shortage or maintenance and rehabilitation, causing frequent outages in recent days. According to official statistics, the units with a combined general capacity of about 1,595MW are now out of operation.
Hasina, at a special meeting at the energy division she presided over on Sunday, asked the officials to expedite moves to increase gas and power production, if required, by relaxing the rules and regulations.
The power secretary, Abul Kalam Azad, after the meeting at the energy division, said that demand for gas would be 920 million cubic feet a day for power generation during Ramadan while the present volume of supply is 632mmcfd.
It will not be possible to increase gas supply in keeping with the demand for power generation for Ramadan Most power plants are now generating less electricity while the demand is increasing by 2MW4MW a day, the secretary said in reply to a question.
In Rajshahi, people on Tuesday vandalised the main office of the Rural Electrification Board at Naohata Bazar of Paba, on the city outskirts, demanding uninterrupted power supply. Three guards of the office were injured in the incident.
Local people of Gopalpur in Tangail vandalised the Palli Bidyut Samiti office on Monday night. They also observed a half-day general strike in the Gopalpur municipal area.
In Chandpur, according to bdnews24.com, people had blocked the ChandpurComilla Highway on Tuesday for more than two hours in protest at frequent power outages.
The New Age correspondent in Rajshahi said several hundred people of the upazila blocked the RajshahiNaogaon Highway with tree logs. They also vandalised the power office.
Three Ansars personnel guarding the power office were seriously injured in the incident. They were admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
Traffic on the road stretch remained suspended for an hour. The police later controlled the situation.
In Chandpur, people blocked the ChandpurComilla Highway for two hours in protest at power outages.
The blockade of the road stretch at Mahamaya Bazar in the Chandpur district headquarters, began at 10:00am and disrupted movement of hundreds of vehicles, causing a heavy traffic jam.
Local people alleged the people of the area faced outages for 10 to 12 times every day. The people called off the blockade about 12.30pm after the police intervened.
The correspondent in Tangail said people of Gopalpur vandalised the Palli Bidyut Samiti office on Monday night.
The people on enforced a general strike in the Gopalpur municipal area from morning to 2:00pm.
The Gopalpur upazila businessmens association president Rawshan Khan Ayub said they were getting power only for 2 to 3 hours a day.
Power outage is hampering our business. This is why we brought out a procession in protest at power outages. Local people also joined us, he said.
In Jamalpur, people blocked the JamalpurMymensingh Highway at Nandila in protest at power outages. They also started fire with tyres.
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Govt plans to open 10 new
missions abroad: PM
The government is planning to open 10 new diplomatic missions abroad soon to protect economic and strategic interests of the country.
The government is also planning to recruit commercial councillors in the existing missions to promote trade and business and attract foreign investments.
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, said this when the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry directors, led by the organisation president, Abul Kashem Khan, called on her in her office on Wednesday, according to news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.
The government will re-open the mission in Brazil soon, the foreign minister, Dipu Moni, told New Age earlier. A new mission will also be opened in Sierra Leone, she said.
Shortage of diplomatic missions hampers Bangladeshs economic and strategic interests in several regions such as Latin America, Central Asia and Africa, experts on international relations said.
The three regions have remained almost untapped for Bangladeshi exportable goods and manpower because of negligible diplomatic presence and lack of banking relations.
Skilled and semi-skilled Bangladeshi workers are yet to substantially secure jobs in agriculture, health, education and economic and technical services in Latin America, Central Asia and African countries although there are demands from the regions, according to the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies.
Bangladesh has so far signed bilateral trade agreements with 27 countries, Dipu Moni said in the parliament on June 26. But none of the 27 countries is in Latin America or Central Asia.
There is no embassy in Latin America which is composed of 12 countries Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Bangladeshs lone embassy in the Central Asia is in Uzbekistan. The other countries in the region are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
Bangladesh has missions in five out of 55 African countries. There are missions only in Libya, Morocco, Egypt, Kenya and South Africa.
As a result, most of the African countries hardly support Bangladesh on strategic and political issues in international forums, a senior foreign ministry official said.
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missions abroad: PM
The government is planning to open 10 new diplomatic missions abroad soon to protect economic and strategic interests of the country.
The government is also planning to recruit commercial councillors in the existing missions to promote trade and business and attract foreign investments.
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, said this when the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry directors, led by the organisation president, Abul Kashem Khan, called on her in her office on Wednesday, according to news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.
The government will re-open the mission in Brazil soon, the foreign minister, Dipu Moni, told New Age earlier. A new mission will also be opened in Sierra Leone, she said.
Shortage of diplomatic missions hampers Bangladeshs economic and strategic interests in several regions such as Latin America, Central Asia and Africa, experts on international relations said.
The three regions have remained almost untapped for Bangladeshi exportable goods and manpower because of negligible diplomatic presence and lack of banking relations.
Skilled and semi-skilled Bangladeshi workers are yet to substantially secure jobs in agriculture, health, education and economic and technical services in Latin America, Central Asia and African countries although there are demands from the regions, according to the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies.
Bangladesh has so far signed bilateral trade agreements with 27 countries, Dipu Moni said in the parliament on June 26. But none of the 27 countries is in Latin America or Central Asia.
There is no embassy in Latin America which is composed of 12 countries Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Bangladeshs lone embassy in the Central Asia is in Uzbekistan. The other countries in the region are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
Bangladesh has missions in five out of 55 African countries. There are missions only in Libya, Morocco, Egypt, Kenya and South Africa.
As a result, most of the African countries hardly support Bangladesh on strategic and political issues in international forums, a senior foreign ministry official said.
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The present election law vis-a-vis a guilty verdict by a court of law should be revised so that once a person is declared guilty, he should not be allowed to contest or hold an elected office until and unless a higher court declares him innocent.
The present law says that such a person is fit to contest an election if the lower court verdict is contested by the convict in an upper court. It is really farcical. The lawmakers have enacted such an illogical law only to benefit themselves.
BD was and still is a poor country. So, it was difficult for this country to maintain diplomatic relationship with many important countries. Since the eonomy of BD is rising fast and BD needs additional export markets in many regions other than western world, therefore, it is time that BD establishes missions in many other countries.
The proverb says, 'Cut your coat according to your clothes.' Since our clothes are beginning to be larger, therefore, now is the time to make a bigger coat.
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Bangladesh to reclaim 600 sq km land from Bay of Bengal
22:43, September 26, 2010
Bangladesh to reclaim 600 sq km land from Bay of Bengal - People's Daily Online
Bangladesh is going to reclaim an area of 600 square kilometers from the Bay of Bengal in an effort to offset the growing demand for lands to accommodate ever increasing populations and adapt to the climate change.
"We are going to reclaim 600 square kilometers of land from the sea in near future. The government has allocated necessary fund for the first phase of the ambitious project," state minister for environment and forest Hasan Mahmud was quoted as saying by official news agency BSS on Sunday.
Hasan said his ministry has allocated 350 million taka (50 million U.S.dollars) from the Climate Change Trust Fund, a 100 million U.S. dollars fund dedicated to mitigation and adaptation purposes, to fetch huge quantity of silts from the transboundary rivers and reclaim additional land in the sea.
According to the statistics, the river system of Bangladesh, which includes 230 rivers including 55 transboundary ones, carries an estimated one billion tons of silts from the upstream every year much of which are being floated in the Bay of Bengal, while some are deposited in the river system itself.
Researchers with the Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services of Bangladesh recently said Bangladesh might avoid losing predicted a fifth of its land to rising sea levels because of accumulated sediment being washed down by Himalayan rivers to the Bay of Bengal.
They said the Himalayas -- relatively young mountains with a loose structure -- have been losing more than a billion tons of sediment every year, some of which might be used in building up the landmass in the river estuaries below.
Bangladesh Water Development Board sources said the government' s quest for 600 square kilometers new land will be an addition to the landmass reclaimed already over decades in the country. They said between 1,500 and 1,800 square kilometers of land has been reclaimed by the board since 1940s.
Hasan said the country could not afford a huge population in a very small piece of land of 144,000 square kilometers. And that's why the government has been focusing on population control and reclamation of new land from the sea to make the country livable.
Source: Xinhua
22:43, September 26, 2010
Bangladesh to reclaim 600 sq km land from Bay of Bengal - People's Daily Online
Bangladesh is going to reclaim an area of 600 square kilometers from the Bay of Bengal in an effort to offset the growing demand for lands to accommodate ever increasing populations and adapt to the climate change.
"We are going to reclaim 600 square kilometers of land from the sea in near future. The government has allocated necessary fund for the first phase of the ambitious project," state minister for environment and forest Hasan Mahmud was quoted as saying by official news agency BSS on Sunday.
Hasan said his ministry has allocated 350 million taka (50 million U.S.dollars) from the Climate Change Trust Fund, a 100 million U.S. dollars fund dedicated to mitigation and adaptation purposes, to fetch huge quantity of silts from the transboundary rivers and reclaim additional land in the sea.
According to the statistics, the river system of Bangladesh, which includes 230 rivers including 55 transboundary ones, carries an estimated one billion tons of silts from the upstream every year much of which are being floated in the Bay of Bengal, while some are deposited in the river system itself.
Researchers with the Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services of Bangladesh recently said Bangladesh might avoid losing predicted a fifth of its land to rising sea levels because of accumulated sediment being washed down by Himalayan rivers to the Bay of Bengal.
They said the Himalayas -- relatively young mountains with a loose structure -- have been losing more than a billion tons of sediment every year, some of which might be used in building up the landmass in the river estuaries below.
Bangladesh Water Development Board sources said the government' s quest for 600 square kilometers new land will be an addition to the landmass reclaimed already over decades in the country. They said between 1,500 and 1,800 square kilometers of land has been reclaimed by the board since 1940s.
Hasan said the country could not afford a huge population in a very small piece of land of 144,000 square kilometers. And that's why the government has been focusing on population control and reclamation of new land from the sea to make the country livable.
Source: Xinhua
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Nepal, Bangladesh joint expedition to scale virgin peak
Updated on Monday, October 04, 2010, 10:54
Kathmandu: A 17-member team of Nepali and Bangladeshi mountaineers will attempt to scale 6,257 metre Mt Chekigo, a previously unconquered peak in Nepal.
The team comprising seven Nepali and six Bangladeshi mountaineers will head towards the base camp of the peak tomorrow, according to Nepal Tourism Board.
The expedition is expected to reach atop the virgin peak located in North-east Nepal within next two week.
The peak would be named as Nepal-Bangladesh Friendship peak if the successfully scale the unclaimed or virgin peak.
Second Secretary at the Embassy of Bangladesh, Kathmandu, Nasrin Jahan Lipi termed the joint expedition as a 'symbol of friendship' between the two countries.
The joint expedition will contribute to promoting mountain tourism in the country, said Jimba Jangbo Sherpa, president of Nepal Mountaineering Association.
Team leader of Bangladeshi team Abdul Mohit expressed confidence that the joint expedition would be successful in fulfilling its aim and it would help enhance friendly relations existing between the two countries.
Chief of the Nepali team Pemba Dorjee said the expedition would help make the Nepal Tourism Year - 2011 a success by attracting a large number of Bangladeshi tourists to Nepal.
Executive chief of the Nepal Tourism Board Prachanda Man Shrestha said foreign tourists are getting lured to mountain tourism day by day.
The joint expedition comprises a total of five women- three Nepali and two Bangladeshi.
The mountain has not been formally named as no one has successfully scaled it. Five previous attempts have been made by European trekkers, the latest in 2009 by a Norwegian team, but all have failed due to technical difficulties.
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Updated on Monday, October 04, 2010, 10:54
Kathmandu: A 17-member team of Nepali and Bangladeshi mountaineers will attempt to scale 6,257 metre Mt Chekigo, a previously unconquered peak in Nepal.
The team comprising seven Nepali and six Bangladeshi mountaineers will head towards the base camp of the peak tomorrow, according to Nepal Tourism Board.
The expedition is expected to reach atop the virgin peak located in North-east Nepal within next two week.
The peak would be named as Nepal-Bangladesh Friendship peak if the successfully scale the unclaimed or virgin peak.
Second Secretary at the Embassy of Bangladesh, Kathmandu, Nasrin Jahan Lipi termed the joint expedition as a 'symbol of friendship' between the two countries.
The joint expedition will contribute to promoting mountain tourism in the country, said Jimba Jangbo Sherpa, president of Nepal Mountaineering Association.
Team leader of Bangladeshi team Abdul Mohit expressed confidence that the joint expedition would be successful in fulfilling its aim and it would help enhance friendly relations existing between the two countries.
Chief of the Nepali team Pemba Dorjee said the expedition would help make the Nepal Tourism Year - 2011 a success by attracting a large number of Bangladeshi tourists to Nepal.
Executive chief of the Nepal Tourism Board Prachanda Man Shrestha said foreign tourists are getting lured to mountain tourism day by day.
The joint expedition comprises a total of five women- three Nepali and two Bangladeshi.
The mountain has not been formally named as no one has successfully scaled it. Five previous attempts have been made by European trekkers, the latest in 2009 by a Norwegian team, but all have failed due to technical difficulties.
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U.S. donates foods for malnourished Bangladeshis
DHAKA | Tue Oct 5, 2010 5:14pm IST
(Reuters) - The United States has donated 92,380 tonnes of wheat for impoverished and malnourished communities in Bangladesh, the U.S. embassy said on Tuesday.
The food arrived in the country's main Chittagong port late last month under a new $210 million five-year, food-aid programme of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The food will be used to generate funds to support income opportunities, promote health, hygiene and nutrition, and empower women and girls, the embassy said in a statement.
The programme will also promote disaster management systems including early warnings of natural disasters and educate communities to adapt to climate change.
Bangladesh produces more than 34 million tonnes of food, mostly rice, annually, to feed its more than 150 million people, but it often faces shortages because of floods and cyclones that sweep the country almost every year.
USAID works with Bangladesh authorities to reach some nine million extremely poor and malnourished people.
Since the country's independence in 1971, the United States has provided more than $5 billion in assistance to Bangladesh.
(Reporting by Nizam Ahmed; Editing by Anis Ahmed)
DHAKA | Tue Oct 5, 2010 5:14pm IST
(Reuters) - The United States has donated 92,380 tonnes of wheat for impoverished and malnourished communities in Bangladesh, the U.S. embassy said on Tuesday.
The food arrived in the country's main Chittagong port late last month under a new $210 million five-year, food-aid programme of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The food will be used to generate funds to support income opportunities, promote health, hygiene and nutrition, and empower women and girls, the embassy said in a statement.
The programme will also promote disaster management systems including early warnings of natural disasters and educate communities to adapt to climate change.
Bangladesh produces more than 34 million tonnes of food, mostly rice, annually, to feed its more than 150 million people, but it often faces shortages because of floods and cyclones that sweep the country almost every year.
USAID works with Bangladesh authorities to reach some nine million extremely poor and malnourished people.
Since the country's independence in 1971, the United States has provided more than $5 billion in assistance to Bangladesh.
(Reporting by Nizam Ahmed; Editing by Anis Ahmed)
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AFP: Bangladesh monsoon rains 'lowest since 1994'
Bangladesh monsoon rains 'lowest since 1994'
(AFP) – 8 hours ago
DHAKA — Bangladesh has experienced its driest monsoon season for more than a decade despite heavy rains in neighbouring India and Pakistan that caused flooding, officials said Wednesday.
Bangladesh received 139.5 centimeters (55 inches) of rain this monsoon, which runs from June to September, nearly 20 percent less than predicted by the meteorological office and the lowest rainfall since 1994, Shah Alam, senior weather official said.
"The monsoon was very active and strong in Pakistan and some parts of India, but in Bangladesh it was weak throughout," said Alam.
The meteorological office calculations suggest that 172 centimeters of rain is Bangladesh's 30-year average during monsoon seasons. Last year, the monsoon brought 165 centimeters of rain.
Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation, receives more than 75 percent of its annual rainfall during the monsoon.
"This year, a drought-like situation persisted due to lack of flooding and rainfall. Farmers were forced to extract groundwater for irrigation," said Salim Bhuiyan, director of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center.
Normally up to 25 percent of Bangladesh's land mass is flooded every year largely due to monsoon rains, but this year only 16.5 percent land was submerged, he said.
"In one sense we were lucky to escape floods which sometimes devastate our economy. But the lack of flooding means the land didn't get sediments, which is good for soil and helps farmers to grow crops easily," he said.
"This unpredictable, changing weather is all due to the growing effects of climate change on Bangladesh," he said.
Scientists say Bangladesh is one of the countries worst hit by the effects of climate change with extreme weather conditions such as drought and flooding likely to increase in future.
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Bangladesh monsoon rains 'lowest since 1994'
(AFP) – 8 hours ago
DHAKA — Bangladesh has experienced its driest monsoon season for more than a decade despite heavy rains in neighbouring India and Pakistan that caused flooding, officials said Wednesday.
Bangladesh received 139.5 centimeters (55 inches) of rain this monsoon, which runs from June to September, nearly 20 percent less than predicted by the meteorological office and the lowest rainfall since 1994, Shah Alam, senior weather official said.
"The monsoon was very active and strong in Pakistan and some parts of India, but in Bangladesh it was weak throughout," said Alam.
The meteorological office calculations suggest that 172 centimeters of rain is Bangladesh's 30-year average during monsoon seasons. Last year, the monsoon brought 165 centimeters of rain.
Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation, receives more than 75 percent of its annual rainfall during the monsoon.
"This year, a drought-like situation persisted due to lack of flooding and rainfall. Farmers were forced to extract groundwater for irrigation," said Salim Bhuiyan, director of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center.
Normally up to 25 percent of Bangladesh's land mass is flooded every year largely due to monsoon rains, but this year only 16.5 percent land was submerged, he said.
"In one sense we were lucky to escape floods which sometimes devastate our economy. But the lack of flooding means the land didn't get sediments, which is good for soil and helps farmers to grow crops easily," he said.
"This unpredictable, changing weather is all due to the growing effects of climate change on Bangladesh," he said.
Scientists say Bangladesh is one of the countries worst hit by the effects of climate change with extreme weather conditions such as drought and flooding likely to increase in future.
Copyright © 2010 AFP. All rights reserved. More »
Just wondering; should this be considered good news or bad news?
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High tech park investors to get 10 years tax holiday
Friday, 08 October 2010 23:22
The New Nation - Internet Edition
High tech park investors to get 10 years tax holiday
BSS, Dhaka
Encouraging high tech park developers and investors, the government has decided to offer 10-year tax holiday to the entrepreneurs who will set up industries at high tech village.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the executive committee of High Tech Park Authority at secretariat with State Minister for Science, Information, and Communication Technology Architect Yafez Osman in the chair.
Besides, the investors would get accelerated depreciation facilities in buying equipment up to 10 years, foreign nationals working in the industry could enjoy three years tax exemption. On the other hand, investors will also get tax exemption to import all kinds of machineries up to 10 years.
"There is no alternative to information technology to proceed the country. That's why the government has established a High Tech Park on 231 acres of land at Kaliakoir," the state minister said.
In setting up industries there, Yafez Osman said, all out cooperation to be provided to the entrepreneurs from the government side.
The state minister said initiative has taken for setting up more IT villages in different places of the country to create employment as well as making the sector profitable one.
The meeting also decided to provide other facilities like transportation via road and railway, offshore banking, water, electricity, gas, telecommunication and high power bandwidth with Internet facilities.
Science, Information and Technology Secretary Md Abdur Rab Hawlader, Executive Director of Bangladesh Computer Council Md Mahfuzur Rahman, President of Bangladesh Computer Samity Mostafa Jabbar and BASIS President Mahmbub Jaman were present.
Friday, 08 October 2010 23:22
The New Nation - Internet Edition
High tech park investors to get 10 years tax holiday
BSS, Dhaka
Encouraging high tech park developers and investors, the government has decided to offer 10-year tax holiday to the entrepreneurs who will set up industries at high tech village.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the executive committee of High Tech Park Authority at secretariat with State Minister for Science, Information, and Communication Technology Architect Yafez Osman in the chair.
Besides, the investors would get accelerated depreciation facilities in buying equipment up to 10 years, foreign nationals working in the industry could enjoy three years tax exemption. On the other hand, investors will also get tax exemption to import all kinds of machineries up to 10 years.
"There is no alternative to information technology to proceed the country. That's why the government has established a High Tech Park on 231 acres of land at Kaliakoir," the state minister said.
In setting up industries there, Yafez Osman said, all out cooperation to be provided to the entrepreneurs from the government side.
The state minister said initiative has taken for setting up more IT villages in different places of the country to create employment as well as making the sector profitable one.
The meeting also decided to provide other facilities like transportation via road and railway, offshore banking, water, electricity, gas, telecommunication and high power bandwidth with Internet facilities.
Science, Information and Technology Secretary Md Abdur Rab Hawlader, Executive Director of Bangladesh Computer Council Md Mahfuzur Rahman, President of Bangladesh Computer Samity Mostafa Jabbar and BASIS President Mahmbub Jaman were present.
