Bangladesh, Culture, Events
Clemon Mega Beach Carnival 2012
by st editor
Friday 6th April 2012
The 5th Clemon Mega Beach Carnival kicked off at Laboni Beach, the longest sandy beach at Cox’s Bazar on March 25. The four day event which co-incided with independence celebrations was broadcast on NTV with an entertainment line-up including Nirjhor, Mila, Prometheus And More. The live…
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Read this articleBangladesh Honours Foreign Friends for 1971
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Wednesday 4th April 2012
Bangladesh has honoured foreign nationals for their help and support in the 1971 Liberation war. The honours were conferred by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Zillur Rahman in a ceremony that took place in Dhaka on Tues 22nd of March at the Bangabandhu International Conference…
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Read this articleSingerkach Clinic Inauguration Ceremony
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Tuesday 14th February 2012
The inauguration for the Clinic being built at Singerkach, Bangladesh was held on Sunday 11th. A great step forward – let building begin! The clinic is being designed and built with the support of many Brit-Bangladeshis from Oldham who formed the Singerkach development Committee to develop…
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Read this articleMedical Centre Aims to Improve Life in Nowder, Biswanath
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Tuesday 24th January 2012
Life for those in the Sylheti village of Nowder, Biswanath has recently been given a significant boost from the opening of a primary health care centre. The centre is a joint initiative of Gonoshasthaya Kendra, The HRA Foundation and its UK partner charity Friends of Nowder….
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Read this articleDigital Bangladesh Launches “Doel” Laptops for Schools
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Wednesday 12th October 2011
Bangladesh State Telecom – Telephone Shilpa Sangstha – has launched a range Bangladesh-made low cost laptop computers running Google’s Android OS for schools and students. The manufacturer aims to build 10,000 of the laptops a month with the first on sale next week. The “Doel” range…
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Read this articleIndia Quake Shakes Bangladesh
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Tuesday 20th September 2011
A strong earthquake lasting 2 minutes shook Bangladesh on saturday evening. The quake felt in Dhaka measured 6.8 on the Richter scale and was centred in the the Indian state of Sikkim some 495 km away and while damage occurred no casualties have been reported. Thousands…
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Read this articleMore Power for Bangladesh This Year
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Monday 30th May 2011
Bangladesh will spend even more this year to combat the chronic electrical power shortages in the country which impact both industry and homes. Bangladesh Power Development Board projects that over 12 lakh new domestic and industrial units are to be connected this year in a phased…