Twelve projects are being funded by India

Bangladesh has signed 12 development projects where India is providing Bangladesh with US$1 billion credit line. Bangladesh has submitted a budget that says that it will take approximately US$654.71 million. Tender for four projects has been already asked for and letters of credit have been opened for another four. The rest of the four projects are still awaiting approval.

The first project is about developing the transportation situation of Bangladesh. Bangladesh will buy 300 double-deckers, 100 single-decker and 50 articulated buses. The cost of this purchase is about US$36.85 million. So far, Bangladesh has received 91 double-deckers while 35 more are on their way. Ashok Leyland, the supplier of the buses, hopes that they will be able to finish the delivery within the end of October, 2012.

The second project is for the development of the railway transportation system of Bangladesh. Bangladesh will buy 180 broad gauge bogie oil tank wagons and six broad gauge bogi brake vans from Indian Texmaco Rail Engineering Limited. The cost of this purchase will approximately be US$17.38 million. The delivery will be made in March, 2013.

The third project includes building two new bridges attached with rail lines. This project will cost almost US$120 million. STUP Consultants Private Limited of India will oversee the project. The first stage surveys are currently being carried out and the feasibility of the project will be checked within September, 2012.

Bangladesh will buy 10 broad gauge diesel engines costing US$33.048 million, as per the fourth project. Bangladesh has signed a contact with an Indian government enterprise named RITES. The delivery will be made on March, 2013.

The fifth contact was also signed with Texmaco Rail Engineering Limited. This contract involves purchasing US$7.43 million worth of 100 metre boogie tank wagons and five metre gauge brake vans. This is also scheduled to be delivered on March, 2013 as well. The sixth project concerns the railway development of Bangladesh as well. The contract was signed with RITES to acquire 30 broad gauge diesel electric engines.

The seventh project in the pipeline involves establishing a rail line in the Mongla port. This project will cost about US$175 million. A contact has been signed with EGIS India Consulting Engineers Private Limited Company for detailed designs, construction supervision, and tendering and feasibility services.

Apart from these projects, bidding for four other projects is currently under process. These projects include purchasing more gauge wagons and brake vans with air brakes, six dredgers and doubling the railway track between Dhaka and Tongi. The last project involves purchasing 10 sets of broad gaguge diesel electric multiple units costing about US$35.86 million. The bidding of this project will be held later.

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Dhaka in the 1950s and 1960s

In the mid 1950s, Dhaka, known as ‘Dacca’ at that time, was just a small provincial town with about 3,00,000 inhabitants. Dhanmondi at that time just started to grow; Maulvi Abdus Sobhan's family had some habitation in Sobhanbagh, Dhaka Stadium was being constructed to host cricket matches and New Market was starting to become a busy shopping area. Dhaka residents loved cinema since the time it was introduced. Baliadi Siddiki family owned Nishat Cinema Hall and held a mega event when the film ‘Aan’ by Mehboob Khan was released in 1952. Elephants were used by the hall owner to distribute leaflets and to spray colour water. There was another prominent hall named Britannia near Rex Restaurant at Gulistan but was closed down in the late 1950s. Gulistan Cinema Hall, city’s first modernity landmark, came up in 1952. Amber, started with Raj Kapoor and Nargis, was the first film the hall showed. Mukul which later became 'Azad 'used to show Bengali films from Kolkat

সুন্দর পশু-পাখি, সুন্দর গাছ আর সুন্দর সুন্দর জঙ্গল নিয়ে সুন্দরবন

...প্রাকৃতিক দুর্যোগের সময় এদেশের মানুষের পক্ষ হয়ে বর্ম হিসেবে দাড়িয়ে যাওয়া সুন্দরবনের সাথে বেশীর ভাগ মানুষের প্রথম পরিচয় হয় বাংলা ১ম পত্রের গদ্য বইয়ে অথবা বাংলা ২য় পত্রের রচনায়। সুন্দরবন - এর আক্ষরিক অর্থ 'সুন্দর জঙ্গল' অথবা 'সুন্দর বনভূমি' কিন্তু নামকরণ হয়েছিল 'সুন্দরী গাছ' থেকে যা এখানে প্রচুর পরিমানে জন্মে। তবে যেহেতু স্থানীয় আদিবাসীরা অনেক আগে থেকে বনটিকে ‘চন্দ্র-বান্ধে’ নামে ডাকতো তাই হতে পারে ‘চন্দ্র-বান্ধে’ নামটি কালের পরিক্রমায় ‘সুন্দরবন’ হয়ে গেছে। বঙ্গোপসাগরের কোল ঘেষে অবস্থিত এই বনের বাঘ ‘রয়েল বেঙ্গল টাইগার’ নামে পরিচিত যদিও সংখ্যায় এখন এ প্রাণী ক্রমনিম্নগামী। সুন্দরবন সমুদ্র উপকূলবর্তী এলাকায় অবস্থিত হবার কারনে এখানকার পানি নোনতা এবং এই লবণাক্ততার কারণে বাঘ অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় থাকে যা তাদের বেশ আগ্রাসী করে তোলে তাই মাছ ও মধু সংগ্রহকারী মানুষদের উপর সুযোগ পেলে তারা ঝাপিয়ে পরে। ১৭৫৭ সালে পুরো বাংলার ইজারা নেয় বৃটিশ ইস্ট ইন্ডিয়া কোম্পানি যার মধ্যে সুন্দরবনও ছিল। এই বনের গুরুত্ব বুঝতে পেরে ইস্ট ইন্ডিয়া কোম্পানি একটা মানচিত্র তৈরি করে সেইসময়

Comparing current Dhaka with its past

...In late 1950s, the Adamjee group of Industries, which was one of the most significant companies in the country of that time, built an extremely modern air conditioned office-complex in Motijheel - Dilkusha area and named it Adamji Court Building. It was the first building in the city with a lift installed. The US government rented a floor in the building and housed their consular office. Hotel Purbani, located at 1 Dilkusha Commercial Area, was build in 1964 and became the most prominent hotel of that time. S.A.Sobhan, the then Additional Chief Secretary of the government and a silent advisor of Awami League in the later years, initiated the venture. Shortly A Sattar, owner of a 7-up bottling factory, joined the project. Name of the hotel was given by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as owners were quite close to him. Elites of the city and foreigners found the hotel a good place to be. The buffet lunch at one of the restaurants of the hotel were offered at Rs. (Pakista

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