Bangladesh News [10.07.2011]



Violent clashes at Bangladesh protests Bangladesh: Police in Bangladesh fired rubber bullets and tear gas on Sunday at thousands of Islamic activists demonstrating for the restoration of a religious pledge to the ... Times of Oman - Comment on this

Police, Islamic activist clash in Bangladesh, dozens hurt DHAKA (Reuters) - Police in Bangladesh Sunday fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse Islamist activists trying to enforce a nationwide strike over the removal of a Muslim phrase in ... West Australian - Comment on this

Bangladesh police clash with Islamic activist protesters An Islamic activist armed with a stick and wearing a fan, their election symbol, chases anti-strike activists during a 30-hour nationwide strike at Kachpur, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, ... San Diego Union-Tribune - Comment on this

India gives houses to 1,600 families in Bangladesh Dhaka, International News: July 10 (IANS) India has handed over houses to 1,600 families who were hit by a major cyclone in 2007 in Bangladesh, an ... KeralaNext - Comment on this

Bangladeshi US congressman takes aim at profiling WASHINGTON (AFP) - Hansen Clarke made history as the first member of the US Congress of Bangladeshi descent but when he goes to the airport, he still feels that he is singled out ... West Australian - Comment on this

Bangladeshi businessmen eye Indian investments Dhaka, International News: July 8 (IANS) The new bilateral agreements between India and Bangladesh will not only boost multilateral trade in the region but also attract more Indian investments ... KeralaNext - Comment on this

More urban poor depending on food subsidies Rice is a staple part of the Bangladeshi diet DHAKA, 8 July 2011 (IRIN) - More and more urban Bangladeshis, burdened by rising food prices, are seeking assistance under the government's ... IRIN - Comment on this

India presses Bangladesh for transit to northeast Bangladesh for transit rights to its landlocked northeastern states and assured that Dhaka has nothing to fear from this step as it was only for 'peaceful purposes'. 'There ... General Sources - Comment on this

Farmers irked over delay in Indo-Bangla water-sharing treaty Agartala, Jul 8: The farmers in South Tripura living along Indo-Bangladesh border were unhappy with the stalemate of irrigation projects centering Feni river, a border between two countries, ... New Kerala - Comment on this

Bangladesh's duty waiver hope runs high on Indian PM visit Bangladesh hopes to get duty-free access for long-awaited 61 products to Indian markets during the upcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Bangladesh in early September, ... Asia News Network - Comment on this

India, Bangladesh optimistic to resolve all thorny issues All outstanding issues between Dhaka and New Delhi are expected to be resolved before the upcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Bangladesh. The optimism came when ... Asia News Network - Comment on this

Opposition strike protesting constitutional amendment cripples Bangladesh for a second day

DHAKA, Bangladesh - A general strike shuttered schools and businesses and disrupted transportation for a second day Thursday in cities across Bangladesh. Opposition parties called the strike ...
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