BANGLADESH AIRPORT

             

        Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, formerly known as Zia International Airport, is the largest airport in Bangladesh located just 11 miles (17 kilometres) from Dhaka city in Uttara. It has an area of 1,981 acres and serves approximately 6 million international and domestic passengers every year as well as 150,000 tons of cargo and freight, this equates to 52% of the country's total arrivals and departures.
              
             The airport is a hub for all 4 major airlines of Bangladesh, including Biman Bangladesh Airlines, GMG Airlines, United Airways and Regent Airways, and it is used by over 30 other airlines flying to destinations worldwide.
You can now use this website for live flight status, flight departures, flight arrivals and other latest flight an There are not as many airports in Bangladesh as there are in many other countries but the country still has a reasonable number of landing spots. The majority of the country’s airports have some form of published instrument approach procedure but only two of the country’s airports have a structured customs system. There is only one military airport in Bangladesh – The Teigaon airport in Dhak
             
              . The other eleven airports that can be found in the country are all designated for use by civilians and this makes air travel in Bangladesh relatively convenient.
Whether you are planning to fly to Bangladesh by passenger aircraft or if you have some form of private aircraft, you will need an idea of where the various airports are located. This sort of information will enable you to better plan your way around the country. In order to help you make the most of your holiday, we have provided a list of the various airports in Bangladesh. These are managed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh. We hope that this information will prove to be most useful to you when you travel to this beautiful country.

           Dhaha airport is quite clean compared to calcutta and delhi. Regarding ppl taking bribe, thats a reflection of the society there. I feel sorry that its not changing, There are many countries where airport staff dont understand or very poor english, thats not a shame, the best thing would be if private company takes over running the airport, then it would become much better. I hope, its no use passing bad comments, it will never change until the politicians change thier culture, to be of help for the cpountry instead of making money for them and their 14 generations to come this is a joke right , where do we start , people gettin beaten by airport officials for NOreason at all, or maybe perhaps getting killed.for british bangladeshis its like going to hell and back, you just dont care and this is supposedly to be their motherland,you people really are sick BASTARDS.


IN FEW WORDS THAT DHAKA BANGLADESH AIRPORT AND ITS PEOPLE WITHIN THE AIRPORT ARE REALLY FUC---D UP AND THEIR MANNER WILL NEVER EVER WILL CHANGE. EVEN AFTER THEY COME TO USA OR ANY OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD THEY GO TO THEY STAYS THE SAME. THEIR (SHOVAV) OR IN ENGLISH BEHAVIOR NEVER CHANGES.YoNu, Why are you defending Dolly and other bunch of idiots like you? I know the answer lol. You are talking rubbish about Bangladesh and you think you are scoring credits? Are you really from Bangladesh? If you were then you would not insult yourself by talking crap in an uncivilised manner. We Bangladeshis are doing welll, we live in our country and in spite of having many problems we are trying to improve our circumstances. I know you can not get a good job or career in Bangladesh because you are not just simply good enough so you can choose to go to the UK and cook curry for white people and clean their toilets. By saying that I am not insulting or looking down upon those people who are doing that but you are only good for that kind of job.
Grow up you retarded lowlife piece of freshie idiot. Never curse any country, specially your own one. You will not get a life ever, Iam pretty sure about that.

JAMUNA BRIDGE

                   The Jamuna River splits Bangladesh in half in terms of both areas and population. In the past, ferries plied across with an average waiting time of 36 hours for the more than 700 trucks that waited to board daily. Improving the flow of goods and passengers and connecting infrastructure from one side of the country to the other was critical and central to unlocking economic growth.

The project constructed a 4.8 km long bridge for a four-lane road, a railway line, an electric power inter-connector, a gas pipeline and telecommunication facilities with two end viaducts (128 m each), two guide bunds (2.2 km each) and two approach roads on the embankments at each end of the bridge. Measures were taken to mitigate the effects of the construction on people, the environment, fisheries and wildlife. Technical assistance was provided by IDA for project management, construction supervision, and establishment of the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority (JMBA).

More than 30 million people are now connected to the country’s transport and infrastructure network, and enjoy lower transport costs and quicker travel times.

Highlights:
- Transportation of natural gas, electricity and telecommunication is faster, cheaper and more reliable.
- Bus travel time from Dhaka to the trade city of Bogra was reduced from eight hours to four. Truck travel time from Dhaka to Bogra was reduced from 20 hours to 6 hours.
- Transport costs have been reduced and access to key consumption centers like Dhaka has improved. Average truck rates per ton went down 30 percent (from Tk450 to Tk320) after the bridge opened.
- Traffic over the bridge has increased by 11.5 percent per year since its opening in 1999. In 2005, 1.72 million vehicles used the bridge (50 percent trucks, 35 percent buses, 15 percent cars) compared with 0.89 million in 1999.
- The distribution of non-leafy vegetables from the Northwestern region to the Eastern part of the country has increased by at least 50 percent, according to truckers.
- Good progress is being made to ensure the sustainable operation and maintenance of the bridge. Revenues from tolls collected from vehicles are expected to recover the cost of the project in 30 years. Annual toll revenue amounts to US$24 million for FY 2006-07 and is expected to continue to rise.

- Total project cost was US$754 million, US$204 million from IDA, US$154 million from the government of Bangladesh, US$198 million from the Asian Development Bank and US$198 from the Japanese Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (currently Japan Bank for International Cooperation).
- IDA acted as the coordinator for project implementation at the request of the government. This enabled IDA to take a more proactive role within the partnership with Japan and the ADB in resolving key issues during implementation.
- Timely completion of the project within a reasonable budget increase. The physical components were completed by June 1998, six months behind schedule but one full year ahead of the project closing date. The project cost was 16 percent over the initial budget.
- The Jamuna Bridge provided Bangladesh with the opportunity to handle the social and environmental impacts of an infrastructure project in a comprehensive manner for the first time. IDA helped prepare an Environmental Management Action Plan to mitigate the environmental and social impacts of the bridge as mandated by a “Category A” rating. All policies and plans adopted followed World Bank standards, and a Resettlement Action Plan was fully implemented.
- A Panel of Experts was established to help resolve key technical issues, such as adopting measures to counteract water erosion.

The Asian Development Bank, Bangladesh and Japan were co-financers. Implementation was facilitated by Milestone Decision Meetings that brought together government agencies, co-financers, consultants, the Panel of Experts, contractors and NGOs at regular intervals.

- The Jamuna Bridge has triggered several complementary transport sector investments that have multiplied its benefits, such as the Jamuna Bridge Access Road to Dhaka and the Nalka-Hatikamrul-Bonpara Road, also financed by IDA. The latter provides a bypass for east-west connections at the western side of the bridge.
- Streamlined border and transshipment arrangements with India would make the bridge a critical transport link on the trans-Asia highway and rail, facilitating movement of trade from Nepal, Bhutan and Northeastern India to and through Bangladesh.
- The success of the Jamuna Bridge has inspired another mega-bridge project, the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project over the Padma River, to connect Dhaka with the southwest region of the country. The government of Bangladesh has requested IDA to participate as a co-financier of the Padma Bridge.

WORLD CUP 2011

               An investigation is to be launched into the Bangladeshi cricket team's failures at the cricket World Cup, the government has announced.
The team managed to beat England but was trounced by the West Indies and also lost to South Africa and India in their first round matches.
Bangladesh are one of the co-hosts of the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Eight matches were staged there.
The other hosts, India and Sri Lanka, did qualify for the knock-out phase.
The Bangladeshi team came in for strong criticism after they were bundled out for just 58 runs by the West Indies. Later, South Africa bowled them out for just 78.
On a more positive note, in addition to their famous win over England they also recorded victories against the Netherlands and Republic of Ireland.
It meant they narrowly missed out on a spot in the quarter-finals.
                   
                  We are trying to find the causes behind these humiliating defeats. We shall take necessary measures to overcome these weaknesses," Bangladesh state minister for sports, Ahad Ali Sarkar, said.
"We will certainly investigate into the reasons behind the debacle. We also want to see the Bangladesh Cricket Board to be more transparent and accountable," Mr Sarkar said.
The defeat by West Indies also sparked angry reactions among fans who stoned a bus carrying the West Indies team.
Officials said the fans thought the Bangladeshi team was on the bus instead.
"It will be good if they find any fault," Mohammad Ashraful, one of the senior players in the Bangladeshi cricket team, told the BBC. But he refused to comment further.
Meanwhile Bangladeshi Cricket Board officials said there was no need for any inquiry as success and failures are part of any sport.
"There is no need for any inquiry. The Cricket board will discuss with the players and try to find out reasons for the shortcomings and we will address those issues," Mr Manzur Ahmed, the chief executive officer of the Bangladesh Cricket Board told the BBC Bengali service.
"If the government formally approaches us with any questions then we will respond to them," he said.



                       A quarter-final defeat by subsequent Cup-winner India last month meant Australia failed to follow up its three successive victories in the tournament since 1999.
But it did not stop it staying clear of Test ranking table-topper India - by 128 points to 120 - on the April 1 cut-off date for the yearly award.
Both Australia, by beating Bangladesh in a three-match series, and India - after its Cup final win over Sri Lanka in Mumbai - have since improved their points tallies, but not their overall positions.
Meanwhile Australia's Shane Watson is now the premier one-day international all-rounder, overtaking Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan into number one position after taking three wickets and scoring 294 runs against Bangladesh.
                
                    Watson's scores of 37, 185 not out and 72 in the series have also helped the 29-year-old Queenslander vault nine places to a career-best fourth position in the batsman's stakes.
He is now the highest-ranked Australian batsman with Mike Hussey staying in sixth place, captain Michael Clarke rising two places to 11th spot and former captain Ricky Ponting moving one place up to 16th position.
In the ODI bowling rankings, Mitchell Johnson's seven wickets in the Bangladesh series lifted him seven places to sixth position.
Brett Lee is the other Australian bowler who has improved his ranking, returning to the top 20 in 20th position after a jump of three places.
India finished 11 points clear of South Africa at the top of the .'s Test table.
England, a further two points adrift in third, has prospects of eroding India's lead significantly if it fares well on home soil against it and ,
The inaugural Test championship is expected to take place between the top teams in 2013, with England the most likely venue.
Both India and Australia have won $175,000 as first prize for finishing top of the respective Test and ODI rankings.

PAHELA BAISHAK

           Pahela Baishak is the first day of bangle year. It is an important day of our country. The people of Bangladesh observe this day with great festivals. It is the day of welcoming the new day bidding the old days. The pahela Baishak indicates the depcrature of the past year and congratulation departure of the new year. Pahela Baishak is celebrated with the traditional festivals of all over the world. Pahela Baishak is celebrated home and abroad in Bangladesh. People start the way of life form this day forgetting all sorrows in the past. The influence of the work of the people grows by the occation of the pahela baishak for the remember able of that  time. Bangla year was created by “Akbor” the Empror of Mumhal ascended the throne. The main creator of Bangla year was “Fattullah sheraje”. Getting form sleep in the morning, our people wear their traditional dress, like clothes and other dresses and eat “Panta Elish” together. The gorgeous ceremony of the pahela baishak begins form the early in the morning. They have arrangement of “Bashaboron” celebrated in the capital of Dhaka. Pahela Baishak is celebrated both in village and town. In town, various socio-cultural organization arrange interesting programmes. In Dhaka the first programme of the day take place at Ramna Batamul organishaed by a leading cultural organigation, Chhayanat. They welcome the pahela baishak by the various activities such as danch,  song, reciting of poems and etc. The new years day is celebrated at “Bakul tala” in Dhaka University. The artists lead processions that embellish the new year day. People of all classes enjoy this procession. All types of thing like toys of luxurious goods can be seen in this fair.

         The fair which is held at the beginning of the first day of the Baishak in the village and town in called the’ baishake mela”. At some areas is celebrated for one week or whole month. Various types of events are celebrated in this fairsuch as Circus, puppet show and many interesting games. Besides these various types of traditional food of Bangladesh are found in this fair.

Halkata is a general traditional custom of pahela baishak. New accounts are oppend for the new year on this day and the business men and the costomers end the financial transaction of the last year customers are servant sweets “punnah” is another remarkable functions of Pahela baishak. “Punnah” means a holy day to start anything accordingly to astrology. Though “punnah” was functional in the past. It is na longer seen as such in these days. One this day, the king collects revenues form his subjects.

           

           Annual fair is one approach of the general celebrations of pahela baishak. Many fair is one approach of the general celebrations of Pahela Baishak. Many fairs both small and big start form the 1^st day of baishak. The local arrange those fairs which last form one to seven days . Some times Baishake mela goes on through the whole month. The biggest baishaki mela is held at “Nakmordan” in Dinajpur of north Bengal. This fair usually fasts for one long month. Dance, music, merry- go-round add beauty to this fair. Our new year comes with scorehing heat. Boys and girls sing asking for water. Celebration of pahela Baishak is a tradition of our culture. This tradition is running from time immemorial and no evidence can be found about its origin. Nevertheless it leaves a profound effect on the conscience of the Banglie. With everything the country assunes with a festive look on Pahela Baishak.

CRICKET

KUAKATA OF BANGLADESH

       Bangladesh is a land of natural beauty. Nature has lavishly bestowed on this land all her beauty and bounties. In Mughal dynasty and even in ancient period foreign travelers like caeser, Fredaric, Barniya, Ibna Batuta, felt attracted towards this land.

      This land is unique in tourism. There are a lot of tourist spots here. Kuakata is one of them. It is a placid beach. It is called the 2^nd  largest sea beach of Bangladesh. It is located in the south west corner of Bangladesh in the coast of Bay of Bangal. Form the capital city Dhaka it is about 250 km away and one has to cross five ferries to reach Kuakata by road. It is in the district of patuakhali. Every year thousand of tourists from home and abroad come here to enjoy the unparalleled scenery of sunrise and sunset. For them here are many motels abounding with such comfort and pleasures as would make them feel really happy. Hundreds of tourists turn up at the coast to observe the sunrise scene In early morning.

     

        When the sun comes up form the sea water it seems that a red disk is coming out of water. The whole sea beach turns reddish then.The largeness of sea vanish all agonies and sadness of an on looker. Normally it is low tied in the morning and small waves roll down to the shimmering sand. With the waves come a lot of shell fish on the shore. Little children and young people collect these shells. Sitting arrangements in various places are also seen for the tourist’s form where the tourists can enjoy the silvery beach with blue waters and while waves foaming along. Time passes by a high tide begins and thousands of shell fish get vanish in water. Tourists and local people come to the sea beach to bathe in the high tied. Bathing and swimming in the waters or tanning on the sand can be a lot of fun and excitement because the waters are safe form the sharks and the sun is just pleasant and invigorating. Fishermen are seen catching fish in deep sea water with there boats and nets. They usually make their living by catching fish. The waves become bigger size and many young people keep on floating on water with life jackets. In this way people bathe in the water for 3-4 hours at a stretch. Rakhain, a tribe lives in the adjoining area and they are mostly fisherman and earn their livelihood by catching fish form the sea and selling them in the local market. In the Rakhain locality the people prepare a kind of local wine called “MOHUA”. They serve this wine to there relatives and guests who gather in their locality on some occasions.

         In this locality there is an old well and the beach ‘Kuakata” is named after this well. Kuakata means well. There is a temple for the Buddhists and it is the main attraction of this locality. In the Rakhine market all kinds of articles are available especially garlands made of shells for woman. A range of green trees of various kinds runs along the beach form a distance, it seem that somebody has planted them in rows.

       The tranquil beauty of world around enchants the mind. Some steps ahead there is a jungle, inside which a lake emerald water lies with a number of sitting places and sheds over them. Gradually the sun slips down on the west horizon and sea water reddish. Every year in spring festival called “Ras utsab” is arranged. It continues for 3-4 days. Usually it’s action begins form the evening including singing, dancing of the tribal people. Natural seems to lose herself in raptures over her own breathtaking beauty. It is blessed with most enchanting natural beauty. All these make the Kuakata Sea beach the pleasure seekers paradise. Actually Kuakata is a natural beauty place so if you want to visit & enjoy you should visit this place to more enjoy and see natural beauty.

MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY

International Mother Language Day is an observance held
February 21 is a red latter day in our history. Now it is the International Mother Language Day. In 1947 the Vice Chanchelor of Aligar University Dr.Ziauddin Ahmed told that urdu might be the state language of Pakistan and Hindi for India. on 21st march in 1948, Mohammad Ali Jinnah declared that Urdu would be the only state language in Pakistan. Again on 20th February in 1952, Khaja Nazimuddin finally declared that Urdu would be the only state in Pakista. On 21st February in 1952, section 144 was declared in Dhaka but the student of Dhaka university bought out a procession avoiding section 144. Many people joined with them. When the procession advanced towards the present Shaheed Minar, the police fired on the procession and Rafiq, Salam, Jabbor and Barkat lost there lives.


Then the Government became vary afraid and was compelled to accept Bangla as a state language.Following the liberation of East Pakistan and creation of the new state of Bangladesh, Bangla remains central to the identity and aspirations of the new nation-state. Many historians have traced the rise of the latent nationalism that led to the birth of the new country in the movements for the establishment of Bangla as the state language. For this, as well as cultural reasons, the Language Movement remains a central event in the national life. Every year, on the stroke of midnight on 21st February, Bangladeshis pay tribute to those who gave up their lives for Bangla. Form the Government became very afraid and was compelled to accept Bangla as a state language. Form they every year the 21st February is observed as SHAHEED DAY to show respect the language martyrs. The day begins with gun shots and people woke up very
the symbol of mourning on there clothes. They walk to the Shaeed Minar bare footed.Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage.

All moves to promote the dissemination of mother tongues will serve not only to encourage linguistic diversity and multilingual education but also to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world and to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue.annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It was first announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999. Its observance was also formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution establishing 2008 as the International Year of Languages.International Mother Language Day originated as the international recognition of Language Movement Day, which has been commemorated in Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) since 1952, when a number of University of Dhaka students were killed by the Pakistani police and army in Dhaka during Bengali Lan International Mother Language Day.