Illegal tree-felling ruins Bangladesh's famous beachSeptember 14th, 2009 DHAKA - A 10 km stretch of Teknaf beach in southeastern Bangladesh has turned barren after over 30,000 trees were felled in the last seven days. The forest department remained "a silent spectator of the mindless tree felling", The Daily Star said Monday.
13 killed in Bangladesh bus crashAugust 14th, 2009 DHAKA - A speeding bus hit a tree and crashed into a canal in Bangladesh, killing at least 13 people and injuring 10, reports said here today. The accident occurred in Feni, a town 80 miles east of Dhaka, United News of Bangladesh said.
Delhi switches off lights to save powerJuly 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Historical monuments, several government buildings and many households turned dark Friday evening as Delhi voluntarily switched off the lights for an hour to save power and become environment friendly. Exactly at 8.30 p.m., the Delhi secretariat, old secretariat, Humayun's Tomb, the Archaeological Survey of India building and several other government offices went for a voluntary blackout, abiding a call from Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to save power.
Advancing time helps Dhaka save powerJuly 23rd, 2009 DHAKA - Advancing the time by an hour has helped Bangladesh reduce power demand by 150 to 200 megawatt (MW) in the evenings, marginally easing the persistent electricity shortage. Factories have also begun to run past midnight to avoid power cuts.
Bangladesh to revive economic ties with India, ChinaJuly 21st, 2009 DHAKA - Shifting emphasis from multilateral to bilateral economic ties. Bangladesh is to revive the Joint Economic Commissions (JECs) with its principal trade partners India and China.
One hour time leap for BangladeshJune 19th, 2009 DHAKA - Bangladesh will set clocks forward by an hour Friday, turning 11 p.m. into midnight, to better utilise daylight and save electricity.
Bangladesh is moving clocks forward an hour to save energy during evening hoursJune 18th, 2009 Bangladesh switches to daylight saving timeDHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh is setting clocks forward by an hour this weekend in its first-ever daylight savings time, aimed at easing a power shortage that causes frequent outages. The government estimates that 250 megawatts of power per day can be saved by having more daylight hours in the evening so that people can avoid using electric lights, junior Power and Energy Minister Shamsul Haq Tuku said.
Bangladesh launches campaign to save riversJune 2nd, 2009 DHAKA - Bangladesh's lawmakers, media and industry leaders have launched a campaign to 'save' the rivers around the national capital by evicting encroachers and improving the environment. Called "Save rivers, Save Dhaka" campaign, the programme was launched Monday by parliament Speaker Abdul Hamid with the participation of The Daily Star newspaper and 'i'TV channel.
Dhaka to advance clock from June 19June 2nd, 2009 DHAKA - Bangladesh will advance its clock by an hour from midnight of June 19 to switch over to the daylight saving time (DST). The clock will strike 1.00 a.m.
Terrorism still a concern in Bangladesh, says US envoyMay 3rd, 2009 DHAKA - The US government believes that Islamist militancy is still a major concern in Bangladesh, the US ambassador in Dhaka said Sunday. 'We do have disturbing indications.
Dhaka may advance time by an hour to save energyApril 6th, 2009 DHAKA - Dhaka may forward Bangladesh Standard Time (BST) by one hour from June under a proposed Daylight Saving Time (DST) plan to manage the power crisis. What it means is that offices and businesses will open and close an hour early, resulting in a change of habit for people.
Russia submits proposal for building nuclear plant in BangladeshMarch 23rd, 2009 DHAKA - Russia Sunday submitted a proposal to the Bangladeshi government to build a nuclear power plant in the country, the Russian ambassador here said. The proposal was formally submitted to Bangladesh's Science Minister Yeafesh Osman.
Kerala okays new 2,400 MW thermal power plantFebruary 3rd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala government Wednesday gave its nod to set up a 2,400 MW thermal power plant in the state facing shortages of electricity supply. Chief Minister V.S.
India may lower negative list for BangladeshJanuary 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India is ready to look at lowering further the number of items in the negative list for trade with least developed countries (LDCs) such as Bangladesh, a senior commerce ministry official said here Friday. 'We have already reduced the negative list from 765 to 480 items.
Bangladesh's Zia seeks vote 'to save Islam and country'December 22nd, 2008 DHAKA - Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia has been urging people to 'save Islam and the country' by voting for her Islamist alliance nominees in the parliamentary election due Dec 29. 'Save the country and Islam by voting for BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) and its alliance, and don't cast your vote for those who defamed the religion,' Zia said at a large rally at Sylhet in northeastern Bangladesh.
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