Dhaka
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Mild earthquake shook Dhaka
Feb 26, 2019A mild earthquake shook Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh today. Measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale, the tremor was felt around 10:30 AM. The epicenter of the earthquake is Gazipur. The duration of the earthquake... -
Innovative Justice Challenge in Dhaka
Oct 13, 2018Aniket Doegar, a young innovator from India, through innovative use of technology has designed a new way to reach important messages to the poor and ultra poor communities. The common theme of the messages is that... -
US Bangla plane executed an emergency landing in Chattogram
Sep 26, 2018A plane of US Bangla Airlines, which was flying from Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar today executed an emergency landing in Chattogram due to nose gear issues. No casualties or fatalities have been reported so far. Quamrul... -
Earthquake jolts Dhaka city
Sep 12, 2018A mild earthquake shook Dhaka city in Bangladesh today. Measuring 5.6 on the Richter Scale, the tremor was felt around 10:50 AM. The epicenter of the quake was in Saptagram, Assam, India, 293 kilometers north off... -
Dhaka is next stop for Seedstars to find the best startup from Bangladesh
Aug 27, 2018Seedstars World, the largest startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes is coming to Bangladesh for the 4th time. Seedstars will be holding a dynamic pitch event on September 8th, at 12.30 pm. The... -
Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Office issues a set of directives to ensure road safety
Aug 17, 2018The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has issued a set of directives asking the authorities concerned to take up different measures including keeping doors of the running buses always closed and stopping getting in and down of... -
ADB regional event starts in Dhaka
Jul 31, 2018A three-day regional event organised by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) kicked off in the city today to further enhance project design and implementation capacity of ADB-funded projects’ executing and implementing agencies. State Minister for Finance... -
Dhaka flights resume two hours after Thai Airways plane blocks runway
Jul 24, 2018Flights in and out of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka resumed, two hours after a Thai Airways aircraft’s ‘wheel burst’ halted operations. “No flights could fly or land in and out of the airport since... -
Dhaka-Delhi ties passing golden era
Jul 19, 2018Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday said that the relationship between Bangladesh and India is passing its golden chapter, reports UNB. He said this while inaugurating the 5th edition of India Education... -
Dhaka, Delhi discuss progress on film on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Jul 12, 2018The first meeting of India-Bangladesh Joint Committee on Audio-Visual Co-Production was held here today. Abual Hossain, Additional Secretary of Ministry of Information, led a nine-member Bangladesh team. The nine-member Indian team was headed by Jayashree Mukherjee,...
