The Bangladesh Navy originally under Bangladesh Forces was created during the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971 against Pakistan. Its official creation was established in July 1971 during the historic Bangladesh Sector Commanders Conference 1971. In 1971, with West Pakistan imposing a military rule in East Pakistan, the Bangladesh War of Independence also known as … Read more
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is a paramilitary force in Bangladesh. Mainly associated with guarding the borders of the country, this force is known by the Bangladeshi as “The Vigilant Sentinels of Our National Frontier”. The British had first organized the Ramgarh Local Battalion in 1795 by recruiting the native population. The battalion was succeeded by … Read more
The Bangladesh Air Force (Bangladesh Biman Bahini in Bangla), is the tactical and strategic air branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. It also provides air support for ground troops. Bangladesh Air Force consists of more than 22,000 personnel including 3,200 officers of whom around 500 are General Duty Pilots. Bangladesh Air Force was officially formed … Read more
UNS (Dhaka): Indian?s border security forces BSF has killed at least 910, tortured nearly 3 thousand innocent Bangladeshis during the 12 years (July, 1998 to July, 2009), according to the statistics of ?Odhikar? & ?Ain & Salish Kendra?, two human rights organizations. Among the victims of tortures, the number of physical assault is 996 and … Read more
No country in the world may be self sufficient in her communication. In that context one counter may be dependent on others for her own sake and considering that need of communication two or more countries get mutually involved in an agreement or contract by which they may be allowed to use each others land … Read more
Legal and judicial system of Bangladesh owes its origin mainly to two hundred years British rule in the Indian Sub-Continent although some elements of it are remnants of Pre-British period tracing back to Hindu and Muslim administration. It passed through various stages and has been gradually developed as a continuous historical process. The process of … Read more
Bangladesh has a tropical monsoon type climate with a hot & rainy summer and a dry winter. January is the coolest month with temperatures averaging near 26 deg C (78 d F) and April the warmest with temperatures from 33 to 36 deg C (91 to 96 deg F). Most places of Bangladesh receive more … Read more
RAPID ACTION BATTALION FORCES was formally emerged on 26 March 2004. This force started its operational journey from 14 April 2004. The capabilities of RAB forces are: 1. Internal security duties. 2. Recovery of unauthorized arms, ammunitions, explosives and such other articles. 3. Apprehension of armed gangs of criminals. 4. Assisting other law enforcing agencies … Read more
by Dr Masud Hasan Chowdhury In the face of tremendous social, economic and political pressure to solve power crisis in Bangladesh it has become critically important to look for energy solutions beyond the conventional sources like domestic natural gas, coals, hydroelectricity and imported fuels. The rapid depletion of natural oil and gas reserves due to … Read more
Bangladesh cabinet approved the National Broadcasting Policy 2014 on 04 August 2014 to monitoring news, programs, advertisement, talk-show in the television and Radio. Electronic media cannot broadcast any false, baseless information, in their news and programs. Cabinet Secretary Musharraf Hossain said the National Broadcasting Policy was made to ensure freedom of speech, free flow of … Read more
Bangladesh is a green low-lying, riverine, delta plain country located in South Asia with a largely forests and coastline of 710 kilometers (440 mi) on the northern of the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh formed by a delta plain at the confluence of the Ganges (Padma), Brahmaputra (Jamuna), and Meghna Rivers and their tributaries, alluvial soil … Read more
Nahid Akhter With our last reserves of oil and gas hastily running out on us, the likelihood of the world stepping into an energy crisis situation is not far away. As Thomas Edison once said, “I hope we don’t have to wait ’til oil and coal run out before we tackle that.” According to scientist … Read more
Private investment from overseas company or individual are welcomed in all sectors of the economy with the exception of only five sectors which are reserved for public sector. Such investments can be made either independently or through joint venture on mutually beneficial terms and conditions. In other words, 100% foreign direct investment as well as … Read more
Agriculture is the single largest producing sector of Bangladesh economy since it comprises about 30% of the country’s GDP and employs mare than 60% of the total labour force. Most Bangladeshis earn their living from agriculture. Rice is Bangladesh’s principal crop. Jute was considering golden fibre of Bangladesh but now a days getting less importance … Read more
Green house effect:The atmosphere of our planet is warming gradually. This gradual worming of the earth’s atmosphere produces a great effect on earth. This hangs the whole system of nature from coolness to a hot condition. The reason for this is thought to be the increased carbon-di-oxide. Scientists all over the world are trying to … Read more
Beximco is the country’s largest group With $834 million in revenue, 45,000 employees and a market capitalization of $1.7 billion on the Dhaka Stock Exchange. It was born when the country was in the midst of a bloody battle for independence from Pakistan. When Bangladesh appealed for international aid in 1971, Henry Kissinger, the US … Read more
The economy of Bangladesh is constituted by that of a developing country. Its per capita income in 2008 was US$1389 lower than the world average of $10,497. According to the gradation by the International Monetary Fund, Bangladesh ranked as the 48th largest economy in the world in 2008, with a gross domestic product of US$224,889 … Read more
Bangladesh is a small country of 55598 sq. miles but its population density is very high. About 1600 people live in a square mile. Population is the main problem of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is the 7th most pupulous country in the world. Every year more than 2 million people are added to our population. Growing population … Read more
Bangladesh expects to share the Teesta waters on a 50-50 basis during the lean period. An interim agreement on sharing the river waters for 15 years is likely to be signed during the visit of the Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on 6-7 September. The water resources minister, Ramesh Chandra Sen, said this on … Read more
Forestry in Bangladesh: Wood is the main fuel for cooking in the villages of Bangladesh. It is not surprising that population pressure has had an adverse effect on the indigenous forests. By 1980 only about 16 percent of the land was forested, and forests had all but disappeared from the densely populated and intensively cultivated … Read more