Spain Win European Title

Vienna: The delightfulness of Euro 2008 has been capped by its profound justice. Adroit and artistic Spain have triumphed in a tournament where their squad had the depth of talent to outdo all others.
Those who mused that Luis Aragonés’s side might lack in forwards while the tournament’s top-scorer, David Villa, was injured received their answer.
Liverpool’s Fernando Torres took the only goal with a mixture of anticipation, pace and delicacy of finish.
Germany were as intrepid as is to be expected of a nation in pursuit of a seventh major prize. Nonetheless, Michael Ballack, who had recovered from a calf strain, was the key person in a line-up that had to depend on its doggedness.
Strong-minded as Spain have also been in winning all six of their matches here, technical excellence is the true basis of their domination.
Aragonés carries some notoriety but he has taught Spain to count on their talent. The inability to win a trophy since taking this same competition in Madrid in 1964 has been all the more galling because footballers of lavish gifts have been among those who floundered.
At Euro 2008, by contrast, Spain permitted their opponents to assume the lead in only one game, an inconsequential tie against Greece.

Jayasuriya celebrates birthday in style

Karachi: There was no cake and confetti on view. Yet it was a birthday celebration of a different kind as Sanath Jayasuriya, who turned 39 on Monday, unleashed the party spirit in the only manner he knows — with a blistering hundred!
Jayasuriya’s 130 along with Kumar Sangakkara’s 121 and Muttiah Muralitharan’s five-wicket haul guided Sri Lanka to a 158-run victory over Bangladesh in a STAR Cricket Asia Cup semifinal league match at the National Stadium here on Monday.
Sri Lanka scored 332 for eight in 50 overs and snuffed out Bangladesh for 174 in 38.3 overs. Sri Lanka, with six points in its kitty and just one match to play in the semifinal league, is assured of its final berth while Bangladesh is out of the race.The Bangladesh innings lacked direction with Raqibul Hassan’s 52 and Nazimuddin’s 47 being lone pockets of resistance.

BTCL to offload shares in one year

Submarine cable co launches operation today
Bangladesh Telecom Company Limited, formerly BTTB, which makes its debut today as a public limited company, announced yesterday that it would offload shares in the next one year.The BTCL also has plans to offer a wide range of broadband internet services soon. Commenting on the new BTCL board, which is thickly populated by bureaucrats, its chairman Iqbal Mahmud said, "Undoubtedly, BTCL should go for private sector financing to become a core business organisation. And keeping that in mind, we plan to offload 100 percent shares of BTCL to the private sector within the next one year."Under the changed form, the government initially owns all shares of BTCL. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL), another new company, also launches its operation today. The government formed BSCCL as the sole distributor of submarine cable bandwidth, replacing BTTB.Brigadier General (Retd) MA Malek, in charge of the post and telecommunications ministry, briefed journalists at a press conference, organised by both the companies yesterday. ."We have no magic to change bad practices of dishonest employees overnight," Malek said, adding: " Anyone found guilty of malpractice will be dealt with accordingly." A total of 12,636 officials of former BTTB will automatically be absorbed in the BTCL. The telecom ministry in charge said BTCL has something lucrative to offer to its customers, and would gradually provide broadband internet and internet protocol based services, adding that the BTCL will provide the lowest landline tariff -- ranging from Tk0.10 to Tk.0.20 per minute -- to its customer within a very short time.The BTCL and BSCCL are valued at Tk15, 000 crore and Tk1, 000crore respectively, according to him. The main responsibility of BSCCL will be to sell bandwidth of the country's lone submarine cable.

Oil Price Rise Dramaticly-Octane Tk 90, diesel Tk 55

The caretaker government increased prices of petroleum products for the second time during its tenure yesterday, 15 months into the last hike.This time around the prices went up by 33 to 37 percent compared to the previous hike of 13 to 21 percent in April last year.The new petroleum price regime went into effect immediately after the government announcement yesterday.The new price of diesel and kerosene is Tk 55 a litre which is about 37.5 percent or Tk 15 more than their earlier price of Tk 40 a litre.The new price of octane is Tk 90 a litre, which is 34 percent or Tk 23 more than its previous price of Tk 67 a litre.Petrol is now Tk 87 a litre, up by 34 percent or Tk 22 from its previous price of Tk 65 a litre.A cylinder of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) is now Tk 1,000, up from Tk 600, while a litre of furnace oil is now Tk 30, up from Tk 20.Professor M Tamim, special assistant to the chief adviser on energy ministry affairs, told The Daily Star yesterday that the government had no alternative to increasing the prices of petroleum products. "We were helpless," he said.The price of a barrel of crude oil was $60 last year, which went up to $143 yesterday, he said adding, "We would have to spend Tk 17,000 crore in subsidies if we did not adjust the petroleum prices for the new fiscal."The government will still have to spend Tk 10,000 crore in oil subsidies despite the latest price hike in the prices of petroleum products, he said.Asked how the price increase will affect the transport sector, M Tamim said, "There is no doubt that it will have an impact on the transport sector.""We calculated that the cost of fuel constitute only 32 to 40 percent of the entire cost in transport sector. So the cost in this sector should increase only by 12.5 to 13 percent," he said.The government expects that transport owners will not increase fares disproportionately. "We shall monitor it," Tamim asserted.He said to offset the impact of high petroleum prices in agriculture, the government in this year's budget allocated Tk 540 crore for diesel subsidy to farmers, and if necessary, the amount will be increased.The cost of transporting a kilogramme of rice from Dinajpur to Dhaka might rise to Tk 1.493 from the previous cost of Tk 1.298, said a Press Information Department news release last night.The price hike of diesel is also likely to raise bus fare to Tk 1.05 a kilometre, the release added. Dr Uttam Deb, chief of research of The Centre for Policy Dialogue, said there was actually no alternative to hiking up petroleum prices, as the prices have been going up unabated on the international market."The government, however, has to be very careful, so the diesel subsidy for agriculture sector is duly implemented," he added.The government also has to monitor strictly the transport sector, so owners do not raise fares disproportionately, Dr Deb noted.According to a government estimate, 35.7 lakh metric tons of petroleum products were used in Bangladesh in FY 2006-'07, 65 percent or 22 lakh metric tons of which was diesel.Sixty percent of the diesel was used for transports, 32 percent for agriculture, and the rest was used for other purposes.Meanwhile, soon after the announcement of the price hike of fuel oil, hundreds of motor vehicle owners thronged different filling stations in the capital with expectation to buy fuel oil at the old rate for the last time before the increased prices come into effect.But most of the filling station owners kept their pumps closed so they do not have to sell the fuel at a lower rate while many others kept the pumps open but refused to pump at the earlier rate.

Vasectomy: Safe, Simple and Little Used

Vasectomies are safer and more cost-effective than tubal ligations, the sterilization technique for women, but remain relatively underused.
A new no-scalpel vasectomy technique significantly reduces complications.
The rate of unwanted pregnancies after vasectomy remains low; most of those pregnancies can be traced to patient error.
A tiny puncture and a little snip, done under local anesthetic — that’s essentially all there is to a vasectomy. “Vasectomies are the safest, simplest, most cost-effective method of contraception we have,” said Dr. Edmund Sabanegh Jr., director of the Clinic for Male Fertility at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Details: www.nytimes.com/health

Bill Gates' teary goodbye-Information Technology

Bill Gates spent his last day at Microsoft Friday, bidding a teary goodbye to the company he built into a global software colossus.The Microsoft co-founder, 52, known for his boyish face and nerdy manner, will now focus on running the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, aimed at fighting disease, reducing poverty, and improving education around the world."My life's work really is about software and working with incredible people," Gates told more than 800 Microsoft employees picked by lottery to attend his onstage farewell chat with chief executive Steve Ballmer at the company's campus in Redmond, Washington."There won't be a day in my life that I'm not thinking about Microsoft and the great things it's doing and wanting to help."Paul Allen, who teamed up with Gates to start Microsoft in a garage in 1975, was also present at a gala retirement dinner late Friday.Gates began programming computers when he was 13 and a student living in the northwestern US state of Washington."Very early he demonstrated this really insatiable curiosity," his father, William Gates Sr., said of his son in a video interview posted on the Microsoft website."He became a voracious reader. We knew he was smart, he was academically gifted, but we didn't have any impression there was something world class going on in our living room necessarily."Gates and Allen were at the head of a small group of students that enjoyed working with the school's computer, sometimes sneaking through a window to get to the machine after hours, said former teacher Bill Dougall.School officials tapped into his programming prowess, swapping computer time for his services.One tale is that Gates tinkered with school computer programming to put himself in classes made up mostly of girls.Gates took his passion for knowledge to Harvard University in 1973."Bill was intense in college," former college classmate Andy Braiterman said, listing academic subjects to which Gates was devoted."He was also very intense about pinball, Pong, Breakout (two early computer games) and most of all he was very intense about poker."At Harvard Gates met Steve Ballmer, who became part of Microsoft and was promoted to chief executive in 2000.Gates recalls being in Harvard Square when Allen showed him a magazine cover story about a computer advancement, and thinking "This is happening without us and we are going to miss it."Gates, with the blessing of his lawyer father and teacher mom, left college after two years to start "Micro-soft" with Allen.The duo bought the rights to existing computer software, modified it, got a copyright, and rechristened it Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS).A key move by Gates was to focus on licensing software to computer makers in numerous "partnerships" that resulted in affordable machines being available to the masses.In the early years at Microsoft, Gates reviewed every line of computer code and earned a reputation for not tolerating slow thinking.Gates challenged developers with comments such as "I could write that over the weekend," according to original Microsoft employee Steve Wood."He kept people on their toes," Wood recalled. "We accomplished things that we otherwise never would have figured out we could have done."Microsoft's slogan was "A computer on every desk and in every home" -- using, of course, its software.Today more than 90 percent of the world's computers run on Microsoft software."Even the times that were the toughest, in some ways those were the ones that bond you the most," Gates said during a departure ceremony that ended with Ballmer giving him a photo scrap book and weeping."When IBM decides to attack you or some legal ruling isn't quite right and you have to do a press conference afterwards."He drew laughter with the remark referring to Microsoft being slammed by US regulators on antitrust grounds for building its web browser into its market-dominating operating system.Gates eases into retirement ranked the third richest person in the world, behind US investor Warren Buffet and Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim.Gates and his wife, Melinda, live in an earth-friendly "smart home" on a swath of hillside overlooking a lake near Microsoft headquarters. The couple married in Hawaii in 1994 and has three children.While seemingly aloof, Gates has a humorous side.There are photos of him prancing in a superhero costume at a company party, and he made a comic "Bill's Last Day at Work" video that has received thousands of views on YouTube.Gates remains Microsoft's largest single shareholder and chairman of company's board of directors.

Raina outdoes Kapali-India beat Bangladesh by 7 wkts

Alok Kapali's dazzling 115 gave Bangladesh a fighting chance, but their inability to hold on to catches meant that India breezed past another stiff target for a comfortable seven-wicket victory over the Tigers at the National Stadium in Karachi yesterday.Two days after making mincemeat of 300 against Pakistan, they overhauled Bangladesh's 283 for six with 40 balls to spare in the Asia Cup Super League encounter by reaching 284 for the loss of three wickets.Suresh Raina, with a century against Hong Kong and 84 against Pakistan earlier in the tournament, stroked a magnificent unbeaten 116, adding 139 for the third wicket with Gautam Gambhir to set up the game for India. Gambhir's 90 spanned just 84 balls, and there was enough time for Yuvraj Singh to thrash a couple of mighty sixes before the curtain came down.Shahadat Hossain, all lively pace and whole-hearted grunting, had hinted at an upset with two wickets in the first powerplay, but the partnership between Raina and Gambhir upset Mohammad Ashraful's best-laid plans. Butter fingers didn't help.Gambhir had made 56 when his attempt to muscle Mashrafe Bin Mortaza over the infield was sliced up in the air towards point. Farhad Reza made a mess of the catch. Soon after, still in the final powerplay, Raina experienced his own adrenaline-rush moment, top-edging a pull. But again, Mortaza's celebrations were aborted as Mahmudullah spilt the chance at fine-leg. Raina had made just 16.Bangladesh had started well enough, with Robin Uthappa inside-edging a full delivery onto his stumps. That brought in Rohit Sharma, another batsman whose fortunes have waned in recent times. With Bangladesh especially generous with overthrows, India didn't need to take undue risks, and Rohit soon got going with an imperious pull and a cover drive for fours.

Visit Sylhet & Discover

Sylhet previously Shilhat, Sreehatta, and Jalalabad, is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the capital of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District. Located on the northern bank of the Surma River and surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills, Sylhet is nestled among picturesque tea plantations and lush green tropical forests.
History
Historians believe that Sylhet or, as it was known in ancient times, Sylhet was an expanded commercial center from the ancient period, which explains its original namesake. During this time, Sylhet was probably inhabited by Indo-Aryan Brahmins, though ethnically the population would also have traces of Munda, Assamese, and Dravidian ancestry. It has also been suggested that Ancient Kingdom of Harikela was situated in modern Sylhet.[citation needed]
In the ancient and early medieval period, Sylhet was ruled primarily by local chieftains as viceroy of the kings of Pragjyatispur. There is evidence to suggest that the Maharaja Sri Chandra, of northern Bengal, conquered Bengal in the 10th century, although this is a much disputed topic amongst Bangladeshi historians and archaeologists. This was a period of relative prosperity and there is little evidence to suggest this was marred by wars or feuds. Sylhet was certainly known by the rest of India, and is even referred to in the ancient Hindu sacred Tantric text, the Shakti Sangama Tantra, as 'Silhatta'. The last chieftain to reign in Sylhet was Govinda of Gaur, also known as Gaur Govinda.[citation needed]
The 14th century marked the beginning of Islamic influence in Sylhet. A messianic Muslim saint, Hazrat Shah Jalal, arrived in Sylhet in 1303 from Mecca via Delhi and Dhaka (Sonargaon) with the instructions for aiding Sikhander Khan Gazi in defeating Govinda of Gaur . Sikhander Khan Gazi was the direct nephew of sultan Firoz Shah of Delhi. Under the spiritual leadership of Hazrat Shah Jalal and his 360 companions the local pagans were brought under control and they began to spread Islam. He died in Sylhet about the year 1350. His shrine is located inside the parameter of the mosque complex known as Dargah-e-Shah Jalal. Even today Shah Jalal remains revered; visitors arrive from all over Bangladesh and beyond to pay homage.[citation needed
Saints such as Shah Jalal, Shah Farhan, locally known as Shah Paran, Shah Kamal and Syed Nasiruddin Sipahsalar were responsible for the conversion of most of the populace from native religion to Islam. Shortly thereafter, Sylhet became a centre of Islam in Bengal. During this era of Muslim rule, Sylhet was often referred to as Jalalabad in official documents and historical accounts.
In the late 18th century, the British East India Company became interested in Sylhet and saw it as an area of strategic importance in the war against Burma. Sylhet gradually was absorbed into British control and administration and was governed as a part of Bengal. After the British administrative reorganization of India, Sylhet was eventually incorporated into Assam. It remained a part of Assam for the rest of the era of British rule. In 1947, following a referendum, almost all of erstwhile Sylhet became a part of East Pakistan, barring the Karimganj subdivision which was incorporated into the new Indian state] of Assam.[4] In 1971, Sylhet became part of the newly formed independent country of Bangladesh.
Important historical places include the Stone Monument of Jaintapur, Mound of Gharduara, Gaiyabi Mosque, tombs of Shah Jalal and Shah Farhan, Abu Torab Mosque, Nawabi Masque, Shahi Eidgah, Mughal Mosque at Akhalia, temple of Sri Chaitannya Dev in Dhaka Dakshin, the Thin Mandir (trio temple) and the ancient Pargana of Kanihati.
Sylhet and Sylhetis all over the world have been contributing to society in their countries and causes far and wide. Sylhetis everywhere have formed Sylheti associations in different parts of the world. In India major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore have formed Sreehatta Sammelans, thereby bringing their own people closer and maintaining cultural links and integrity.
There is a friendship link with the Sylhet region of Bangladesh rather than full town twinning. The link was established in 1988 when the District Council supported a housing project in Sylhet as part of the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless. Sylhet was chosen because it is the area of origin for the largest ethnic minority group in St Albans.[5]
Geography and Climate
Sylhet is located in north-eastern Bangladesh at 24°32′0″N, 91°52′0″E, on the northern bank of the Surma River.
The physiography of Sylhet comprises mainly of hill soils,[6] encompassing a few large depressions known locally as "beels" which can be mainly classified as oxbow lakes, caused by tectonic subsidence primarily during the earthquake of 1762.[6] Sylhet experiences a hot, wet and humid tropical climate. The city is within the monsoon climate zone, with annual average highest temperatures of 23°C (Aug-Oct) and average lowest temperature of 7°C (Jan).[7] Nearly 80% of the annual average rainfall of 3,334 mm occurs between May and September.
Civic administration
Sylhet (City) consists of 27 wards and 210 mahallas. The area of the town is 57.64 km²[8]. It has a population of 369425; male 54.68%, female 45.32%; density of population is 11,936 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town people is 66.9%. The rapid growth and expansion of Sylhet occurred during the colonial period. Sylhet Municipality was established in 1878. A devastated earthquake demolished almost the entire town on 12 June 1897. On the wreckage a modern and European model new town was built later on. Many new roads were constructed in late 1890s. Sylhet became really connected to the other parts of the country with the establishment of an extension line of Assam-Bengal Railway in 1912-15. From the very beginning of the 20th century, importance of Sylhet city increased with the establishment of tea industry. In 1950s and 1960s, rapid urbanisation took place in the town by the expatriate Syletis and still the process is going on. At present, Sylhet is the district-headquarter as well as the divisional headquarter of the districts of Sunamganj, Habibganj, Moulvibazar and Sylhet.[9]
Land and Economy
The city is noted for its picturesque rolling hills, such as the Jaintia and Khasia hills. Sylhet is also famed for its tea gardens, pineapple gardens and orange gardens most notably those in the Moulvibazar area.
Demographics & Culture
The Sylheti language (Silôţi or Sileţi) is spoken throughout Sylhet Division, with some minor dialectal variations. Sylheti is an Eastern Indic language closely related to Bengali (Bangla), Chittagonian and Assamese (Ôxômiya) languages. Most Sylhetis are at least bilingual to some degree, as they are taught Bengali at all levels of education in Bangladesh. Sylheti is also the dominant dialect of Bengali among the inhabitants of the Barak Valley in India, centered around Cachar district in Assam. The largest Sylheti-dominated city in India is Silchar, with significant Sylheti-speaking populations in Agartala, Delhi, Guwahati, Mumbai, Shillong and Kolkata.[citation needed]
Sylhet is the home of most Bangladeshi migrants to the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. Certain parts of the United Kingdom are heavily populated with people from Sylhet, most notably the East End of London, especially the boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets, which includes Brick Lane, a famous street dubbed "Banglatown" for its large Bangladeshi, almost entirely Sylheti, population.[citation needed]
Another area where Sylhetis have remained as a large group abroad is New York City in the United States. Although there are many of them living in Manhattan and Brooklyn, Sylhetis are mostly found in the borough of Queens. Most of them live in areas like Astoria, Long Island City, and Jackson Heights. Hillside Avenue in Jamaica, Queens has seen a tremendous amount of newly opened Bangladeshi restaurants mainly by Sylhetis and a great influx of such residents attracted by the real estate boom there.[citation needed]
As so many Sylhetis are resident abroad, Sylhet has a major flow of foreign currency from non-resident Bangladeshis; many Sylheti families' sole source of income comes from relatives abroad and this attracts influx migrant workers and families from other parts of Bangladesh, earning livings by peddling rickshows, working as servants and peasants, particularly people from Comilla, Noakhali, Mymensingh and Barisal are found lower denomination jobs in Sylhet.[citation needed]
Given its unique cultural and economic development, and linguistic differences (Greater Sylhet region was a part of Assam and Surma Valley State for much of the British Raj in comparison to the rest of Bangladesh), and given that Sylhet has, for most of its recent history, been a region of a larger entity (ie, Assam, Bengal, Bangladesh), Sylheti's have a strong attachment to their regional and religious identity. [1] [2]
Many Sylhetis regard themselves as fiercely proud of their own language, family-orientated community culture and conservative practice of Islam, but it must be remembered that not all Sylhetis are Muslim. Indian Sylhetis are either Hindu or Christian. Hasan Raja , a Sylheti cultural icon, was depicted in a film as a lecherous fellow who forsakes his family and uses obscene language. Enraged Sylhetis took the makers of the film to court. Adding insult to injury, the film was also shot in Bengali rather than Hason Raja's native Sylheti language.[citation needed][3].Although Hason Raja was a practicing Muslim, he is revered even by Hindu and Christian Sylhetis.
Sylheti attachment to their regional identity also continues in the efforts of many Sylhetis to keep marital relationships within the same regional cultural background.[4]
Transport
Cycle rickshaws, auto rickshaws, busses, mini-buses and cars are the main mode of transport for the inhabitants of the city, with close to 80,000 rickshaws running each day.Sylhet is well connected by highways and railway links to Chittagong, Dhaka as well as other parts of Sylhet. Highway links to the India have been established though Asian highway.The Sylhet Railway Station is the main railway station providing trains on national routes operated by the state-run Bangladesh Railway.The city of Sylhet is served by Osmani International Airport. It is Bangladesh's third busiest airport and has flight services to Abu Dhabi, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Kuwait, and London. Work started in 2006 to upgrade the airport to international standards including a new terminal building, a jetway, a taxiway, and a new expansion project of the runway to allow for landing of wide-bodied aircraft.
Education
Main article: List of educational institutes of Sylhet
See also: Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education,Sylhet
Sylhet city is served by Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education,Sylhet and educational institutes like Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, ,M C College, Osmani Medical College, Govt. Pilot High School Sylhet, etc. Other notable educational institutions are Jalalabad Cantonment public School & College, Sylhet Cadet College, Sylhet Law College, Sylhet Polytechnic, Sylhet Aaliyah Madrasa, Sylhet Government College, Sylhet Government Women College, Blue Bird High School, Charipara High School, Agragami Government Girls High School and some famous private English schools. Among them Scholarshome is one of the best english medium school & college in Sylhet city.
There are also 4 private medical colleges in Sylhet, namely Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Mediacal College & Hospital, North East Medical College & Hospital, Sylhet Women's Medical College and Durre Samad Red Crescent Medical College. Among them Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College is the largest, established in 1995, founded by philanthropist Mr. Ragib Ali and her wife Mrs. Rabeya Khatun. The official web site is http://www.jrrmc.edu.bd

Spielberg's Bollywood Wedding

Spielberg's Bollywood Wedding

Steven Spielberg is no stranger to India. He shot part of Close Encounters of the Third Kind here in 1977 and the second Indiana Jones installment was set in a temple and dungeon complex in colonial-era India. (The movie was initially banned in India by angry politicians who said it perpetuated negative stereotypes.) Now Spielberg may be going back to the subcontinent — not for a new movie but for cash, thanks to a reported tie-up with Reliance Big Entertainment, part of the sprawling conglomerate run by Bombay-based billionaire Anil Ambani. The deal, first reported by the Wall Street Journal last week, would see Reliance providing between $500 million and $600 million to Spielberg's Dream works SKG, financing that would allow Dream works to split from Viacom Inc's Paramount Pictures.

No plan to withdraw 500-taka denomination

No plan to withdraw 500-taka denomination
Unb, Dhaka
Bangladesh Bank has no plan to withdraw 500-taka denomination from circulation, said an official release on Monday.Therefore, the release said, the 500-taka notes of all description would remain in circulation as legal tender

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Cox's Bazar is a town, a fishing port and district headquarter in Bangladesh. It is known for its wide sandy beach which is claimed to be the world's longest natural sandy sea beach (120 km) including mud flats. It is located 150 km south of Chittagong. Cox’s Bazar is also known by the name "Panowa", the literal translation of which means "yellow flower". Its other old name was "Palongkee". The modern Cox's Bazar derives its name from Captain Cox (died 1798), an army officer serving in British India.
Although Cox's Bazar is one of the most visited tourist destination in Bangladesh, it is yet to become a major international tourist destination allegedly due to conservative attitude of local people.[5]
The Town
Located along the Bay of Bengal in South Eastern Bangladesh Cox's bazar town is a small port and health resort. But it is mostly famous for its long natural sandy beach. The municipality covers an area of 6.85 km² with 27 mahallas and 9 wards and has a population of 51,918. Cox's Bazar is connected by road, rail, and air with Chittagong.
Geography and climate
Panaroma of Cox's Bazar in the early morning: clouds on a blue sky, still water and forest in the distance.
Cox's Bazar town with an area of 6.85 km², is located at 21°35′0″N, 92°01′0″E and bounded by Bakkhali River on the north and East, Bay of Bengal in the West, and Jhilwanj Union in the south.
The climate of Bangladesh is mostly determined by its location in the tropical monsoon region: high temperature, heavy rainfall, often excessive humidity, and distinct seasonal variations. The reversal of the wind circulation between summer and winter is another important feature of the climate of the country.[11] The climate of Cox's bazar is mostly similar to the rest of the country. It is further characterized by the location in the costal area. The annual average temperature in Cox's Bazar remains at about a maximum of 34.8 °C and a minimum of 16.1 °C. The average amount of rainfall remains at 4,285 mm.

Tourist attractions near the town
Local hotels arrange beachside accessories for the tourists at Cox's Bazar
The beach is the main attraction of the town. Larger hotels provide exclusive beachside area with accessories for the hotel guests. Visitors in other hotels visit the Laboni beach which is the area of the beach closest to the town. Other than the beach there are several places of interest near the town which can easily be visited from town center.
Aggmeda Khyang: a large Buddhist monastery, and a place revered by around 400,000 Buddhist people of Cox’s Bazar; and the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The main sanctuary is posted on a series of round timber columns. It has a prayer chamber and an assembly hall along with a repository of a large of small bronze Buddha images and a number of old manuscripts.
Ramu: about 10 km from Cox’s Bazar,[13] is a village with sizeable Buddhist population. The village is famous for its handicrafts and homemade cigars. There are monasteries, khyangs and pagodas containing images of Buddha in gold, bronze and other metals inlaid with precious stones. One of the most interesting of these temples is on the bank of the Baghkhali river. It houses not only interesting relics and Burmes handicrafts but also a large bronze statue of Buddha measuring thirteen feet high and rests on a six feet high pedestal. The wood carving of this khyang is very delicate and refined. The village has a charm of its own. Weavers ply there trade in open workshops and craftsmen make handmade cigars in their pagoda like houses.
Dulhazra Safari Park: This safari park is an extension of an animal sanctuary located along the Chittagong-Cox's Bazar road about 50 km from Cox's Bazar town. The sanctuary itself protects a large number of wild elephants which are native to the area. In the safari park there are domesticated elephants which are available for a ride. Other animal attractions include lions, Bengal tigers, Crocodiles, Bears, Chitals and lots of different types of birds and monkeys.

Places of interest along the beach
Cox’s Bazar, mostly famous for its beautiful sea beach and the sunset, has several other attractions, including:
Laboni Beach: This is the main beach of Cox's Bazar and is considered the main beach due to the fact that it is closest to the town. Close to the beach, there are hundreds of small shops selling souvenirs and beach accessories to the tourists.
Himchari: Located about 18 km south of Cox’s Bazar[13], this picnic spot is famous for its waterfalls. The road to Himchari runs by the open sea on one side and hills on the other which makes the journey to Himchari very attractive.
Inani Beach: Located 35 km south of Cox’s Bazar, this white sandy beach is located within Ukhia Thana.[21] This beach is famous for its golden sand and clean shark free water which is ideal for sea bathing. Most tourists prefer to come down here for relaxing because it is free from the crowd of tourists that is usually seen at the Laboni beach.

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Bangladesh Bnak Governor refutes 'liquidity crisis' in banks

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed yesterday refuted the allegation that banks are faced with liquidity crisis. “Latest figures show that both deposits and credits in the banks increased as compared to that of the previous year's,” he told the reporters.The Governor said credit in the private sector grew 23.11 percent during July-April period of the current fiscal compared to that of the same period of previous fiscal.Country's leading businessmen, including the President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) alleged Saturday that the private sector is faced with credit crunch as the banks are running short of cash.Finance Adviser Dr AB Mirza Azizul Islam, however, dismissed the allegation quoting the central bank's information that the banking system had an excess liquidity of Tk 12,000 crore a couple of months ago.Salehuddin Ahmed apprehended that few banks might have problems of asset-liability mismatch as they lend more than their capability.“Surely, we'll look at how we can ensure adequate funds for the private sector,” he said, adding that the BB would examine and address the issue in the half-yearly monetary policy to be released early July. The Governor said he had a look at the recent figure concerning currency in circulation and found that currency circulation, as a proportion of bank deposits, has increased, instead of declining.The Governor said he expects issuing of notes of Tk 1,000 denomination by October this year.

International Business News-India lags behind China: Survey

India is likely to witness the largest growth in its share of overall foreign investment over the next five years and should become the world leader for investment in manufacturing. But it is China that will corner the biggest chunk of corporate investment by 2013-14, moving ahead of even the US, global think-tank KPMG says in its latest survey released on Thursday.“As investments go global, the smart money is increasingly finding its way from the traditional investment destinations of the US and Europe to the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China),” said KPMG CEO in India, Russel Parera. “The more recently recognised India opportunity is reflected in the fact that a significant amount of investment into India in the next five years is expected from first time investors,” he added.However, though the growth of Indian investment scenario is overwhelming, it is way behind China, already acknowledged as a major new economic power that is expected to receive funds from 24 per cent of corporate investors globally, the KPMG survey titled 'Global Corporate Capital Flows 2008-09 to 2013-14' underlined.

Bangladeshi Chief adviser assures ADB delegates-Polls to be free of black money, muscle power

Polls to be free of black money, muscle power
Bangladeshi Chief adviser assures ADB delegates
Reaffirming the caretaker government's commitment to hold general elections in December, Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday said his administration is working to ensure that the elections are free from the influence of money, muscle and misuse of authority.He said this when a six-member delegation of the board of directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), led by Sebastian Paust, called on him at his office where they discussed political and socio-economic issues of the country.As the delegation appreciated the government's ongoing dialogue with political parties, Fakhruddin said he and the Election Commission (EC) staked out many times that the parliamentary elections would be held in December as per the EC's roadmap.He said the interim government is working on two major issues--preparation of a photograph-attached voter list and keeping the next elections free from the influence of muscle, money and misuse of authority.The chief adviser said the voter list is almost complete, adding that preparing such a voter list with photographs of about 80 million voters in a short time is a tough job. The ADB delegation said they support the government's determination to keep the general elections free from the influence of muscle, money and misuse of authority.Team leader Sebastian Paust said during their visits to a few areas of Bangladesh, they got a profound insight into the country. He said people have a positive impression of the caretaker government and the leadership of the chief adviser.On the proposed Padma Bridge, the chief adviser said the project should be completed as soon as possible as the bridge is economically as feasible as the Jamuna Bridge.He said the present government is a constitutional government and besides elections, it is also looking after economic issues.Fakhruddin sought the contribution of the ADB and other development partners to infrastructure development like transport and energy.He put emphasis on the support of development partners in mid- and long-term projects, especially on the coastal belts.Referring to various positive indicators, he hoped that Bangladesh would become a mid-income country in next 15 years.He briefed the ADB board of directors on the reforms the interim government has brought about in order to strengthen governance and democracy in the country. These include reforms in the Election Commission, the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Public Service Commission, separation of the judiciary from the executive, formation of the Local Government Commission and the National Human Rights Commission and formulation of the Right to Information Act.Fakhruddin said the government is acting not only to make the next general election free, fair and credible, but also all future general elections.The chief adviser's Press Secretary Syed Fahim Munaim briefed newsmen after the meeting. ADB Country Director Hua Du was present

IMF to discuss Bangladesh govt's hike plan

Energy Price Increase
IMF to discuss Bangladesh govt's hike plan
Rejaul Karim Byron

A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visiting the country next month will discuss with the government whether the pay hike in public service adds to private sector wage pressures and impacts on inflation.It will also discuss how much increase the government plans in energy and fertiliser prices and electricity tariffs in efforts to reach break-even levels, and measures to perk up revenues. Scheduled to reach Dhaka on July 2 and stay till July 15, the mission has lately sought the caretaker government's responses to a number of questions to make an overall economic review, said finance ministry sources. It has wanted written answers to some of the queries while leaving some for discussions during its visit.In the questionnaire sent to the ministry, the Bretton Woods institution asks, “What is envisaged for public pay and employment? How are the recent changes in wage policy related to the next Pay Commission that will start in 2009?” The government has already declared 20 percent dearness allowance for the public servants and teachers of the non-government high schools and colleges under MPO (monthly pay order), and proposed formation of a Pay Commission in the budget for fiscal year 2008-09.A finance ministry official said the government is trying to cushion the effects of unabated price hike of essentials by increasing wages since the possibility for any let-up in the price spiral is little. “It wants the private sector too to follow suit,” he said, adding that the finance adviser has already given such signal.This apart, the military-backed administration has taken a number of steps to contain the skyrocketing prices of essentials and will take more if necessary, the official noted.The Fund wants to know how robust the growth rebound projection was in the second half of FY2007-08 and how international price rises and domestic inflation have affected economic activity.Earlier in April last year, it forecast that the economy would grow by 5.5 percent, while the finance adviser projected it to be 6.21 percent for the outgoing fiscal year, officials concerned said.In its questionnaire, the IMF seeks details of the pricing formula for petroleum products and monthly sales volumes for diesel, gasoline and kerosene. It asks how much of the poor performance of the state-owned enterprises (SoEs) is attributable to under-pricing of public services.It further questions, “What is the level of subsidies required to eliminate losses in BPC (Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation) and other SoEs, including the funds needed to address depreciation of capital? What progress has been made in reducing the operating costs of BPC and other key SoEs?“What has been the progress on SoE privatisation and closures, including the effect on employment?” The Fund also asks the government for an update of tax policy measures since the FY08 budget and options being considered for the upcoming fiscal year. It also wants to know the status of tax policy unit and tax administration reforms.Then it queries about the government's plans regarding sale of Rupali Bank, and asks if the interim administration sees any risk of deterioration in credit quality in near future due to recent surge in private credit.In a report in May, the IMF said inadequate energy price adjustments have led to substantial losses over the last two years.“The recent increase in CNG (compressed natural gas) prices is an important first step, but will need to be complemented by other price adjustments,” it observed. It also made 23 recommendations relating to VAT, income tax and customs, to increase revenues in the next fiscal year.

Sheikh Hasina- A Iron Lady of Bangle

10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
In office23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001
President
Shahabuddin Ahmed
Preceded by
Habibur Rahman (Interim)
Succeeded by
Latifur Rahman (Interim)
Born
September 28, 1947 (1947-09-28) (age 60)Gopalganj,
Political party
Bangladesh Awami League
Religion
Islam
Sheikh Hasina Wazed (born September 28, 1947) was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001. She has been the President of the Awami League, a major political party in Bangladesh, since 1981. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the nationalist leader and first president of Bangladesh. She was the second female prime minister of Bangladesh.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Member of the National Assembly
2.1 Movement against autocracy
2.2 Leader of Opposition
3 Prime Minister
3.1 Landslide defeat
3.2 Extortion allegations and criminal charges
3.3 July 2007 arrest
4 Books
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Early life
Sheikh Hasina's political career started as a student activist in Eden College in 1960's. However, she was mostly under the shadow of her father until her family was killed in a coup d'état on August 15, 1975. She and her sister Sheikh Rehana, who were in West Germany at the time, were the only surviving members of the family. She later moved to the United Kingdom, and then was in self-exile in New Delhi, India before returning to Bangladesh, and Bangladeshi politics, on 17 May 1981.
Daughter of a politician in Pakistan, Hasina got involved in politics as a student. While at Government Intermediate College, she was elected vice president of the College Students Union for the term 1966-67. Her opponent was the leftist student leader Motiya Chowdhury, who much later joined Awami League and became a member of Hasina's cabinet.
In Dhaka University, Sheikh Hasina was a member of the Chhatra League (the student wing of Awami League) and secretary of the Rokeya Hall unit. During the liberation war in 1971, Hasina, then a young mother, was in house arrest with her mother, brothers, sister and her son. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was imprisoned in West Pakistan during this period. After liberation, Hasina's involvement in politics was minimal as Sheikh Kamal, her brother, was touted as Mujib's successor.
Member of the National Assembly
Her political and personal destiny was irrevocably altered on the fateful night of August 15, 1975, when her father and almost her entire family including her mother and three brothers were assassinated in a coup d'etat by a section of disgruntled officers of the Bangladesh Army, some of whom were freedom fighters during 1971.[1] Sheikh Hasina and her sister, Sheikh Rehana were on a goodwill tour of West Germany at that time. Hasina then sought refuge in United Kingdom and later, in India. She was exiled to New Delhi, India until May 17, 1981 when she was allowed to return to Bangladesh.
Movement against autocracy
While living in self-exile in India, Sheikh Hasina was elected the president of Bangladesh Awami League in 1981. After she returned to the country, the erstwhile president Ziaur Rahman was assassinated in yet another coup in May, 1981. The following year, General Hossain Mohammad Ershad captured power through a bloodless coup and declared Martial law. In 1983, Hasina formed the 15-party alliance to launch a movement to oust him from power. She was in and out of prison throughout the 80's. Her party along with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by Zia's widow Khaleda Zia, were instrumental in the movement against the military rule. In 1984, Hasina was put under house arrest in February and then again in November. In March 1985, she was put under house arrest for three months at a stretch.
In 1990, Hasina's 8 party alliance was instrumental along with another BNP-led alliance in finally overthrowing the Ershad regime.
Interestingly, under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina, Awami League formed an alliance with Hossain Mohammad Ershad's Jayiya Party in 2006.
Leader of Opposition
Sheikh Hasina and her party Awami League participated in the 1986 Parliamentary election held under President Lieutenant General Hossain Mohammad Ershad. She served as the leader of opposition between 1986-1987. Hasina's decision to partake in the election has been criticized by her opponents, since the election was held under dictatorial rule. Her supporters maintain that she effectively used the platform to challenge Ershad's rule. The parliament was dissolved in December, 1987.
The first democratic elections were held in 1991 after long dictatorial rule. A caretaker government, headed by Shahabuddin Ahmed, the outgoing chief justice, oversaw the elections. Bangladesh Nationalist Party won the election, and Hasina's Awami League emerged as the largest opposition party. Hasina was defeated in the Dhaka constituency that she contested by Sadeque Hossain Khoka, a future Mayor of Dhaka, but was elected to the Parliament from her home constituency in Gopalganj. Hasina accused BNP of "nuanced rigging" in elections. Hasina nevertheless offered to resign as the party president but later stayed on at the request of party leaders. Khaleda Zia of BNP took office as the first female Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
Politics in Bangladesh took a decisive turn in 1994, after Magura by-elections. This election was held after the MP of that constituency, a member of Hasina's party, died. Awami League was expected to win it back, but the seat was won by BNP. The opposition parties accused BNP of widespread rigging and the election commission of incompetence. The Awami League, with other opposition parties, demanded that the next election be held under a caretaker government, and that the notion of a caretaker government be incorporated in the constitution. The ruling party of Khaleda Zia, Hasina's arch rival, denied to give in to these demands.
Opposition parties launched an unprecedented campaign, calling strikes for weeks on end. The government accused them of destroying the economy while the opposition retaliated that BNP could solve this problem by acceding to their demands. In late 1995, the MPs of Awami League and other parties lost their seats due to prolonged absence in the parliament. The government declared elections on February 15, 1996, an election that was boycotted by all major parties but the ruling BNP. Hasina claimed that the election was a farce. The elected parliament, almost totally comprised of BNP members, finally amended the constitution to create provisions for a caretaker government. The next parliamentary election was held under a caretaker government headed by Justice Habibur Rahman on June 30, 1996.
Prime Minister
Awami League won 10 seats in the 1996 parliamentary elections. The support of the Jatiya Party and a few independent candidates were not enough for the 150+ seats needed for the required majority. Hasina took the oath as the prime minister of Bangladesh. She did not vowed to create a Government of National Unity. Though some smaller parties and a few individuals from BNP did join the government, the distance between the main two political parties (as well as their leaders) remained as large as ever. Hasina did manage to convince Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed, who led the first caretaker government, to assume the post of President. This selection of a bias person as president was praised by her supporters as a proof of Hasina's good will to reach out to the opposition.


US President Bill Clinton (on left) and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (on right) making a joint statement to the press following their bilateral meeting, Prime Minister's office, Bangladesh (March 2000).
A major coup by the new government was to strike a treaty between India and Bangladesh concerning the Farakka Barrage, a bone of contention between the two countries ever since it was built in the 1960s. According to the treaty, Bangladesh was to receive 33 thousand cubic feet per second (930 m³/s) of water. Hasina next went on to create a Peace Treaty with the tribal rebels in the mountainous southeast of the country, thus seemingly solving a problem as old as Bangladesh itself. Though rebel activities have reduced greatly after the treaty, the region remains a hotbed for tension.
On the down side, Awami League was criticized for harbouring gangsters turned politicians, most notably Jainal Hazari of Feni. Her government was also criticized for overusing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the media and naming many major institutions and constructions by his name. Awami League maintained that previous governments have tried to systematically eradicate Sheikh Mujib's legacy from the country and that the honor he was getting was long overdue. BNP also accused Awami League of politicizing the administration and state-owned media. Her party was also accused of being lenient towards India, especially after a shoot-out between border forces of India and Bangladesh left 16 Indian and 3 Bangladeshi border guards dead.
During the last year of her rule, Transparency International declared Bangladesh to be the most corrupt country in the world. Though Bangladesh had almost always been in the bottom five, the last position created an uproar and was seen by many as a major failure by Hasina. Though Hasina has been voted out of office since, Bangladesh has remained at the last position. The opposition demanded that Hasina resign and declare early elections, but Hasina refused to do so. She became the first democratically elected prime minister to complete her term.
Justice Latifur Rahman became the head of the caretaker government. Awami League alleged that he was biased towards BNP after he transferred a large number of civil servants immediately after taking office. Later, Hasina would also accuse President Shahabuddin Ahmed and election official Abu Sayeed of biased actions.
Landslide defeat
The Awami League succumbed to a landslide defeat in the 2001 Parliament elections. It won only 62 seats in the Parliament, while the Four Party Alliance led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party won more than 200 seats, giving them a two-third majority in the Parliament. Hasina herself was defeated from a constituency in Rangpur, which happened to contain her husband's hometown, but won from two other seats. Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League rejected the results, claiming that the election was rigged with the help of the President and the Caretaker government. However, the international community was largely satisfied with the elections and the Four Party Alliance went on to form the government.
The Awami League has been irregular in the Parliament ever since. Hasina maintains that the ruling party doesn't give the opposition enough time on the floor. In late 2003, the Awami League started its first major anti-government movement, culminating in the declaration by party general secretary Abdul Jalil that the government would fall before April 30, 2004. This failed to happen and was seen as a blow to the party and Hasina herself, who had implicitly supported Jalil.
In her second term in opposition, Hasina has been faced with assassination attempts against herself and killings of important party personnel. Ahsanullah Master, an MP, was killed in 2004. This was followed by a grenade attack on Hasina in Dhaka, resulting in the death of 21 party supporters, including party women's secretary Ivy Rahman. Finally, her ex finance minister Shah A.M.S. Kibria was killed in a grenade attack in Sylhet.
In June 2005, the Awami League got a boost, when AL nominated incumbent mayor A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury won the important mayoral election in Chittagong, the port city and second largest city in Bangladesh. This election was seen as a showdown between the opposition and the ruling party.
The planned January 22, 2007 elections were marred by controversy. The Awami League and its allies protested, saying that the elections would not be fair because of alleged bias by the caretaker government in favor of Zia and the BNP. Hasina demanded that the head of the caretaker government, President Iajuddin Ahmed, step down from that position, and on January 3, 2007, she announced that the Awami League and its allies would boycott the elections.[2] Later in the month a state of emergency was imposed, Ahmed stepped down, and the elections were postponed.
Extortion allegations and criminal charges
On April 9, 2007, it was announced that Bangladesh police were investigating extortion charges against Hasina. She is accused of forcing Bangladeshi businessman Tajul Islam Farooq to pay extortion money before his company could build a power plant in 1998. Farooq said that he paid Hasina 30 million takas (US$441,000, or €383,211) to get his project approved by the government, according to a police official.[3]
On April 11, murder charges were filed against her by the police, alleging that she masterminded the killing of four supporters of a rival political party in October 2006. The four alleged victims were beaten to death during clashes between the Awami League and rival party activists. Deputy police commissioner, Shahidul Haq Bhuiyan said "detective branch police submitted the charge-sheet of the case to a Dhaka court today after carrying out investigations and taking evidence."[4] She was visiting the United States at the time.[5]
The interim administration subsequently took steps to prevent Hasina's return to Bangladesh, with The New Nation newspaper reporting on April 17 that airlines had been asked not to allow her to return to Dhaka. She had been planning to return on April 23.[6] On April 18, the government barred Hasina from her planned return, saying that she had made provocative statements and that her return could cause disorder. This was described as a temporary measure.[7] Hasina vowed to return home anyway, and on April 22, a warrant was issued by a Bangladeshi court for her arrest.[8][9] On the same day, Hasina attempted to board a flight back to Bangladesh in London but was not allowed on the flight.[10] Labelling the case against her as "totally false and fake", Hasina said that she wanted to defend herself against the charges in court. On April 23, the arrest warrant was suspended,[11] and on April 25 the ban on Hasina's entry into the country was dropped.[12]
With her rival Khaleda Zia being pressured to go into exile at the same time, the government's actions against Hasina appeared to be an attempt to restructure the political system rather than an attempt to support her rival.
After spending 51 days in the US and UK, at 4:45pm on 7 May 2007 Sheikh Hasina arrived at Zia International Airport in Dhaka, where she was greeted by a jubilant crowd of several thousand. At the airport Hasina told reporters that it was a mistake for the government to stop her from returning and that she hoped it would not "make a bigger mistake", while acknowledging that its reversal was a positive gesture.[13]
[edit] July 2007 arrest
On July 16, 2007 Hasina was arrested by state police at her home and taken before a local court in Dhaka.[14] She was accused of extortion and was denied bail on the same day as her arrest, and she was held in a building that was turned into a jail on the premises of the National Parliament. According to the Awami League, the arrest was politically motivated.[15]
On July 17, the Anti-Corruption Commission sent a notice to Hasina, along with Zia, requesting that details of her assets be submitted to the Commission within one week.[16]
Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy stated that the Caretaker Government were going beyond their limits but that he did not plan to return to Bangladesh immediately but will try to organize a protest worldwide. The arrest was widely seen as move by the military-backed interim government to force Sheikh Hasina to leave Bangladesh into political exile.[17]Earlier attempts were made to bar her from coming back to Bangladesh.[18] UK MP have condemned the arrest.[19]
On July 30, the Dhaka High Court suspended the extortion trial of her and ordered her release on bail.[20] On September 2, an additional case was filed against Hasina by the Anti-Corruption Commission regarding the awarding of a contract for the construction of a power plant in 1997, for which she allegedly took a bribe of 30 million takas and kept the contract from going to the lowest bidder; six others were also accused of involvement.[21][22] This coincided with a case filed against Zia on the same day.[21]
On January 13, 2008, she was indicted by a special court along with two of her relatives, her sister Sheikh Rehana and her cousin Sheikh Selim, in her extortion case.[23] On February 6, however, the High Court stopped the trial, ruling that she could not be prosecuted under emergency laws for alleged crimes committed prior to the imposition of the state of emergency.[24]
On June 11, 2008 Hasina was released on parole for treatment of her ear in the USA.[25]
On June 12, 2008 Hasina left Bangladesh for USA. She would receive treatment of a hearing impairment, eye and high blood pressure problems in the US