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Tata Indigo CS to hit Bangladesh market

de5h — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:26:28 +0000

A new brand of Indian car, Tata Indigo CS, will hit Bangladesh market in the next two weeks instead of popular Nano minicar of Indian Tata Motors.

Nitol-Niloy Group, local distributor of the cars, confirmed an import deal of 300 cars initially to sell the vehicle here.

Full story: The Daily Star

Listing of free public wifi hotspots in Bangladesh

de5h — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:38:16 +0000

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Free Wifi Locations

CoFi 11, House Number 34, Road Number 21, Block B, Banani
Half Past Eleven Restaurant & Cafe – House 67/C, Road 11, Block E, Banani, Dhaka. Phone: 9884215
Kozmo Lounge situated in Dhanmondi.
Newsroom Cafe- opposite the East West University, Mohakhali
Military Institue of Science and Technology. located at Mirpur cantonment
Moo’s Barn – Road 11, House 2, Block F, 3rd floor, Banani

Internet & Cyber Cafes

Polaris cyber hub & caf at Dhanmondi,Dhaka, Bangladesh. Phone: 9666258
adda@cybercafe at Banani,Dhaka, Bangladesh. Phone: 8855257
cyber caf at Dhanmondi,Dhaka, Bangladesh. Phone: 9663392
click net cyber caf at Mirpur-I,Dhaka, Bangladesh. Phone: 9009543
The winner IT & cyber caf at Mirpur-10,Dhaka, Bangladesh. Phone: 8011818
Supernet cyber caf at Green Road, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Phone: 9127012
Digitec cyber caf at Farm gate, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Phone: 9138045
Sugandha Cvber caf at Farm gate, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Phone: 9134868
Explore cyber caf at Mirpur-6, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Phone: 9014918
E -Dream at Fakirapool,Dhaka, Bangladesh. Phone: 017538565

Sylhet, Bangladesh

Free Wifi Locations

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Kumargaon, 3114. Access for students & staffs only.

Internet & Cyber Cafes

Please commet to add more places, especially in Sylhet.

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BANGLADESH: Dialling into disaster risk reduction

de5h — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:22:43 +0000

Bangladesh’s high-growth mobile phone sector is buying into disaster risk reduction, and the cyclone-affected costal region stands to gain most, say government officials, aid workers and private sector sources.

By the beginning of 2012, the Disaster Management Bureau (DMB) will team up with the country’s largest mobile phone provider Grameenphone, and state-run mobile phone company Teletalk, to provide early warnings for cyclones and floods to all 14 coastal districts.

Full story: IRIN News

Bangladesh population over 150 million

de5h — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:27:03 +0000

Bangladesh’s population stands at 150.5 million in 2011, according to a UN projection released on Wednesday, five-days ahead of when the world population is expected to reach 7 billion, ‘a milestone, but also a wake-up call.’

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in its annual flagship publication State of World Population 2011 also indicated the number of males and females at 76.2 million and 74.3 million respectively, and pegged the country’s annual population growth rate at 1.3 percent.

Full story: BD News 24

Tourism has to be turned into a social movement

de5h — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:46:03 +0000

Tourism has to be turned into a social movement. People of the whole country have to go along, have to be tourism friendly, just as the people of our tourism destinations have become so.

GM Quader, Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism said this while taking part in an interactive session at a seminar on “Development of Tourism Sector : Problems and Pros-pects” organised by DCCI at its auditorium on October 8.
The minister said, “The whole country has to vibrate with tourism ideas. The head of the government, political parties, decision makers, bureaucracy have to come along too.”

Full story: The Bangladesh Monitor

Access to Chittagong port online

de5h — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 21:16:50 +0000

The country’s premier seaport is about to welcome a new chapter in operation as Chittagong Port Authority will start the computerised container terminal management system on a trial basis from tomorrow.

Both officials and users say the move will ultimately cut turn around time from three days to two days and the port activities will be organised in a coordinated way, which will increase the efficiency and capacity of the port.

Full story: The Daily Star

Messi tickets ‘too costly’ for Bangladesh football fans

de5h — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:05:52 +0000

Bangladesh’s Football Federation has defended its decision to charge at least $100 (£62) a ticket for a match between Argentina and Nigeria.

It says that it had to charge so much because the costs of staging the match – featuring World Player of the Year Lionel Messi – were so expensive.

Full story: BBC

Tommy Miah’s Cricket Academy

de5h — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:06:57 +0000

Cricket is a highly popular sport of Bangladesh and it is passionately the point of discussion in many villages across the country. Bangladesh held the prestige of holding the World Cup at the start of the year, proving to the world that cricket in the country is serious business now. Bangladesh are pitted against top 9 Test playing countries of the world.

Full story: The Financial Express

UK power company plans expansion in Bangladesh

de5h — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 09:41:09 +0000

A UK-based power company plans to set up a solar panel manufacturing plant and a diesel-run power generator producing plant in Bangladesh to expand its business and help the country meet the soaring demand for energy, a top official said.

“My immediate plan is to do something quickly as Bangladesh is growing very fast and so the demand for solar energy products. I’m not going to wait,” said Steve Bandey, managing director of Transformers & Rectifiers Ltd (T&R).

Full story: The Daily Star