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Among Bangladesh's many economic and social achievements, dramatic reduction in poverty in often considered a phenomenon among international organizations such as IMF and The World Bank. Between 1972 and 2018, Bangladesh's population living on less than $1.90/day is estimated to have fallen from 90% to 9%.
Then Habib Bank Limited and Allied Bank of Pakistan merged their operations (Habib contributed its six branches and Allied its four branches) into a new bank, called Habib-Allied International Bank, in which Habib Bank has a 90.5% shareholding, while Allied Bank has 9.5%. In December 2003, the Government of Pakistan granted AKFED rights to 51% ...
On 3 December, the protests became more violent and many died. Bombs were hurled at the Sena Kalyan Sangstha building at Motijhil. From 27 November to 3 December, more than fifty protesters died. [55] On 4 December, the mass uprising took place and Ershad declared his resignation.
The number of Internet subscriptions in Bangladesh grew from 186,000 in 2000 to 617,300 in 2009. [4] However, only 0.4% of the population used the Internet in 2009 giving Bangladesh one of the lowest usage percentages in the world, ahead of only North Korea, Myanmar, and Sierra Leone. [5]
Article 345 [96] of the Greek Penal Code as modified by Article 2, Paragraph 8 of Law 3625/2007 [97] and Article 3 Paragraph 10 of Law 3727/2008 [98] prohibits incestuous relations between relatives of both ascending and descending line, and between half or full siblings, and imposes (1) for the ascending relative (for example father, uncle ...
On 29 December 2022, Obaidul Quader stated that fares are not an issue here and that Dhaka's fixed fares are low when compared to mass rapid transit systems in Thailand and Malaysia. [57] On 24 August 2023, Muhammad Abdul Mannan , the planning minister, said that the government is making efforts to reduce the ticket fares so that it is possible ...
The BJP announced its first list of 195 candidates on 2 March 2024 [69] [70] and the second list of 72 candidates was published in 13 March, [71] while the third list of nine candidates was announced on 21 March. [72] The fourth list of 15 candidates was released on 22 March, [73] followed by the declaration of fifth list of 111 candidates on ...
A long-standing dispute exists between India and Bangladesh over the appropriate allocation, and development, of the water resources of the Ganges River, which flows from northern India into Bangladesh. The issue had remained a subject of conflict for almost 35 years, with several bilateral agreements and rounds of talks failing to produce results.