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Bangladesh

Type: Country

Name: Bangladesh

population: 134,792,192

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 29 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Sheikh Hasina

Dhaka upholds coup death sentences

Bangladesh's supreme court has upheld the death sentences of five men convicted of killing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country's independence leader, during a military coup over 30 years ago.A five-member jury on Thursday rejected final appeals by the ... [Al Jazeera - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Dhaka (Bangladesh), Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 18 hours ago - 8 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Mujib killers' appeal rejected by top court

AFP/Dhaka The Bangladesh Supreme Court yesterday rejected an appeal by five former army officers convicted of killing the nation?s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a coup more than 34 years ago.Security was tight in the capital Dhaka with more ... [Gulf Times - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Sheikh Rehana, Kamrul Islam, Ziaur Rahman

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

BANGLADESH GOVT TO INCREASE STAFF IN MISSIONS ABROAD

Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni said the Bangladesh government would take necessary measures to increase manpower in Bangladesh embassies and missions across the world to provide better services to expatriate Bangladeshis.The government will think about ... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Bangladesh, Milan City, Dipu Moni

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Bangladesh coup plotters lose appeals against death penalty

The Supreme Court rejected final appeals today by five former soldiers sentenced to death in the 1975 killing of Bangladeshâs independence leader in a military coup, a government lawyer said.A five-member jury dismissed the menâs plea to commute the ... [Ireland On-Line - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Bangladesh, Capital Punishment, Fazlul Haq

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 20 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Bangladesh invites bids to build new US$2b highway

hrs DHAKA: The Bangladesh government on Thursday invited bids to build a new two-billion-dollar elevated highway to ease chronic traffic congestion in the fast-growing capital Dhaka.The Communications Ministry wants to build a 32.5-kilometre (20-mile) ... [Channel NewsAsia - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Bangladesh, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Deadlock

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 21 hours ago - 4 Documents

Second twin slowly awakens from coma (AAP)

Krishna began the slow process of waking from her medically-induced coma on Friday after lifesaving surgery to separate her from her twin sister Trishna.While Trishna was awake and talking on Thursday, it was a more prolonged and careful process to rouse ... [Yahoo! News Australia - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Margaret Smith, Melbourne, Moira Kelly, Nicola Roxon, Neurosurgery

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

India beefs up security on its Nepal, Bangladesh borders

Naxalbari/ Siliguri, November 19 (ANI): India has stepped security along the 'chicken neck area', a narrow strip of land in West Bengal state wedged between Nepal and Bangladesh, to keep a check on smuggling of arms. The Shasastra Seema Bal (SSB), which ... [Yahoo! India - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Nepal, Bangladesh, India

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

From London to Bangladesh by mobile phone

Sara Chamberlain explains how her childhood love of Asia took her to Bangladesh to work on a groundbreaking project to teach English using mobile phones. Published: 8:41PM GMT 19 Nov 2009The launch of BBC Janala. Sara Chamberlain is the tallest lady in ... [Telegraph - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Bangladesh, GrameenPhone, London, Teaching

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

BANGLADESH: No stay of execution for officers convicted of killing former president

Five former Bangladeshi army officers convicted of killing the country's president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a coup more than 34 years ago have been refused an appeal against their execution, which can now take place. ... [France24 - Asia Pacific - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Stay of Execution, Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents

Twins will wake up soon - medics

Get IOL on yourmobile at m.iol.co.zaMelbourne - Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna are set to wake up "soon", just two days after marathon surgery in Australia to separate their conjoined heads, the hospital said on Thursday.The two-year-old girls, ... [IOL - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Moira Kelly, Social Bookmarking, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Australia

First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 2 Documents

BANGLADESH: Two years after Cyclone Sidr, survivors still seeking shelter

Two years after Cyclone Sidr, many people in the Sharankhola sub-district of Bagerhat, one of the worst-affected districts, continue to live in makeshift sheltersBARGUNA, 20 November 2009 (IRIN) - Two years after Cyclone Sidr hit the southern coastal ... [IRIN - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Cyclone Sidr, Barguna (Bangladesh), Bangladesh

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Nicholas Cage visits Somalian pirates

Film star Nicolas Cage has visited a Kenyan prison where suspected Somali pirates are being held.Mr Cage toured the Shimo La Tewa prison in the Kenyan coastal town of Mombasa, where he had gone to highlight the problem of piracy in the Indian Ocean.Cage, ... [Uzbekistan News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Nicolas Cage, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Piracy, Bangladesh

Quotes

...Nurul Islam Nahid on Friday underscored the need for developing an integrated network for facing environmental challenges around the globe. "Bangladesh would be the most vulnerable and affected country due to environmental changes. The developed countries are mainly responsible for environmental changes but the poor and developing countries suffer the most" he said. The Minister was addressing as the chief guest at an international conference on 'Environmental challenges in the New Millennium' at the auditorium...

Joint efforts needed to face environmental issues [The New Nation - 1 hour ago]

...have excessive control over bank interest rates for investment as many investors are exploring prospects for investing capital in various sectors. "There should be minimal control over bank interest rates which should depend on market" he said in his plea for market-driven lending operations

Bangladesh's Board urges govt not to control bank rates too much [Individual.com - 2 hours ago]

...Sreepur Village, Bangladesh Your article says "Most charity Christmas cards give just 10% – and some less than 5% – to good causes" . There are many homegrown charities that market their own cards, which should not be labelled with this greediness. Betty Winser, Hereford

Your shout [Guardian.co.uk - 3 hours ago]

...Investment in India will be restricted to the new integrated plant in Gujarat and two small clinkers in the eastern part of the country. "Over time, half our revenue will come from global markets" says Binani. Why on earth would Binani want to go abroad when there is plenty of demand in the domestic market? Binani's answer is clear...

Indian Cement Goes Global [Forbes.com - 5 hours ago]

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Twins birth mother wants daughters to remain in... [Sydney Morning Herald - 19 mins ago]
Interpol 'red alert' to nab absconding convicts [The New Nation - 1 hour ago]
Bangla-UAE JEC meets today: Manpower export, tr... [The New Nation - 1 hour ago]
Upward trend in market price: Govt to take cras... [The New Nation - 1 hour ago]
Soybean farming to help meet 40pc oil demand [The New Nation - 1 hour ago]
Joint efforts needed to face environmental issues [The New Nation - 1 hour ago]
UNFPA SEES BANGLADESH POPULATION AT 162.2 MLN N... [Individual.com - 2 hours ago]
BANGLADESH BOARD URGES MARKET-DRIVEN BANK RATES... [Individual.com - 2 hours ago]
PM Hasina meets Pope Benedict XVI, discuses wor... [Individual.com - 2 hours ago]
Bangladesh's Board urges govt not to control ba... [Individual.com - 2 hours ago]
South Asian environmental journalists encourage... [IJnet.org - 2 hours ago]
Your shout [Guardian.co.uk - 3 hours ago]
Extra forces after Jharkhand election: Home Sec... [The Pioneer - 3 hours ago]
AirAsia launches new flights to three Indian ci... [thestar.com.my - 3 hours ago]
POLITICS: U.N. in Final Push for 2015 Developme... [Inter Press Service - 3 hours ago]
Climate crunch [Guardian.co.uk - 4 hours ago]
Pakistan fails to reduce child mortality rate [The News International - 4 hours ago]
Bangladesh's underage brides [Individual.com - 5 hours ago]
Indian Cement Goes Global [Forbes.com - 5 hours ago]
Bangladeshis upbeat about country's future [ePolitix.com - 7 hours ago]
Bangladeshs moment [The Hindu - 7 hours ago]
Considerations before Commonwealth [The Hindu - 7 hours ago]
Top executives quit cushy jobs to reach for the... [Economictimes - 7 hours ago]
Justice at last, says Bangladesh lawyer whose f... [Eastern Eye - 7 hours ago]
Bangladesh PM 'overcome with emotion' following... [Eastern Eye - 7 hours ago]
Executives in slump turn businessmen in boom time [Economictimes - 7 hours ago]
Indian-Bangladeshi couple fights for marriage [Gulf News - 7 hours ago]
Big Picture: The Banks That Prevent—Rather Than... [Discover Magazine - 8 hours ago]
Vietnam attends Bangladeshi Workers Party congress [NhanDan Online - 8 hours ago]
No aerial attacks on Maoists: Govt [DNA India - 8 hours ago]

Blogs

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Highlights of Day 2 at GSMA Mobile Asia Congres... [Communities Dominate Brands - 11 hours ago] I gave my review and comments on Day 1 of the GSM Association's big Mobile Asia Congress that was held ere in Hong Kong this week. I gave Twitter updates also about ...
Bangladesh: Romanian Song In Bangla Tune [Global Voices Online - 14 hours ago] Call that fusion or copying, A Bengali in T.O. informs that the tune of a popular Bangla classic song (written by Radha Romon Dutta in the year 1870!) was used by ...
Drumbeat: November 20, 2009 [The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - 14 hours ago] Peak Oil Files: Why Is Saudi Aramco Building Supercomputers? The biannual list of the world’s 500 fastest computers was released on Tuesday and Aramco had two new ...
The Big Picture [IntelliBriefs - 16 hours ago] http://www.indiandefencereview.com/20 ... Bharat Verma Issue: Vol 24.4 Oct-Dec 200 9New Delhi cannot afford to sit around while others plot ...
Taqiuddin al-Nabhani and Hizb ut-Tahrir [Harry's Place - 16 hours ago] This is a guest post by Raziq Taqiuddin al-Nabhani is the founder of Hizb ut-Tahrir. In this article I look at the geo-political and religious dynamics that influenced ...

Audio/Video

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Bangladesh court rejects coup appeals - 19 Nov 09 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/19/2009]
Twin Girls Joined at Head Now Separated [Associated Press - YouTube - 11/17/2009]
One on One - Sheikha Hasina - 14 Nov 09 - Part 1 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/16/2009]
One on One - Sheikha Hasina - 14 Nov 09 - Part 2 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/16/2009]
Bangladesh protest turns deadly [Reuters Video: Top News - 10/31/2009]

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