tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74538020160801062622024-03-12T17:37:32.956-07:00Cox' s Beach International Film FestivalNovember, 2012 Cox's Beach, BangladeshUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453802016080106262.post-57854916081757870102013-03-17T04:24:00.000-07:002013-03-17T04:24:02.721-07:00The festival has been postponed, or cancelled, hard to tell<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sorry to announce that the Cox Beach International Film Festival is on a hiatus.<br />
All contributions appear to have been in vain. The organizers have cut all communication. Consultants and partners involved in the making of this project are owed apologies (and fees)<br />
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Thank you to all partners and filmmakers that expressed their support.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453802016080106262.post-64008248551202468512012-02-22T10:50:00.001-08:002012-03-16T11:16:25.663-07:00Cox's beach International Film Festival Launching in November<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US">Workshop on Film Production for independent film makers by ECU Scott Hillier<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Workshop on Film making for local woman talents by Ceyda Asli, Turkey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Seminar on Film Distribution by CICAE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Seminar on Film Criticism by Klaus Eder, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Lecture on Global Film Festival by Tyrone D Murphy, UFFO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Lecture on Film marketing and distribution worldwide by Bruno Chatelin, France<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>April 20</b><br />
Opening at 5.30 pm<br />
Opening film screening at 7.30 pm<br />
Opening dinner at 8.30 pm<br />
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Guest of honor: Honorable Foreign Minister</div>
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Special guest: Secretary of Information Ministry<br />
Guest of honor: Secretary of Tourism Ministry<br />
Guest of honor: City Mayor of Chittagong <br />
Honorable guest: foreign delegates</div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">April 21</span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">General film screening will start from 10 am.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Film market will start from 10.30 am</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1<sup>st</sup> workshop will start 10.30 am</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1<sup>st</sup> seminar will start 3.30 pm</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1<sup>st</sup> Bar B Q party will start 6 pm</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1<sup>st</sup> open air screening will start from 7 pm</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2<sup>nd</sup> dinner will start 7.30 pm</span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">April 22</span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">General film screening will start from 10 am.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Film market will start from 10.30 am</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1<sup>st</sup> workshop will start 10.30 am</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2<sup>nd</sup> seminar will start 3.30 pm</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2<sup>nd</sup> Bar B Q party will start 6 pm</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2<sup>nd</sup> open air screening will start from 7 pm</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4<sup>th</sup> dinner will start 7.30 pm</span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">April 23</span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">General film screening will start from 10 am.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Film market will start from 10.30 am</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2<sup>nd</sup> workshop will start 10.30 am</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3<sup>rd</sup> seminar will start 3.30 pm</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3<sup>rd</sup> Bar B Q party will start 6 pm</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3<sup>rd</sup> open air screening will start from 7 pm</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5<sup>th</sup> dinner will start 7.30 pm</span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">April 24</span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2<sup>nd</sup> workshop will start 10.30 am</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1<sup>st</sup> lecture session will start 3.30 pm</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4<sup>th</sup> Bar B Q party will start 6 pm</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4<sup>th</sup> open air screening will start from 7 pm</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6<sup>th</sup> dinner will start 7.30 pm</span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">April 25</span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1<sup>st</sup> round table workshop will start 10.30 am</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2<sup>nd</sup> lecture session will start 3.30 pm</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3<sup>rd</sup> Bar B Q party will start 6 pm</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5<sup>th</sup> open air screening will start from 7 pm</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7<sup>th</sup> dinner will start 7.30 pm</span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">April 26</span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Closing at 5.30 pm</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Closing film screening at 7.30 pm</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Closing dinner at 8.30 pm</span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Guest of honor: Honorable Foreign Minister</span><br />
<span style="text-align: left;">Special guest: Secretary of Information Ministry</span><br />
<span style="text-align: left;">Guest of honor: Secretary of Tourism Ministry</span><br />
<span style="text-align: left;">Guest of honor: City Mayor of Chittagong </span><br />
<span style="text-align: left;">Honorable guest: foreign delegates</span> </div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453802016080106262.post-26313752181500487062012-02-16T14:48:00.000-08:002012-03-16T11:16:51.672-07:00The dates for the festival have been locked<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The inaugural festival 2012 edition will launch in November to a large audience of officials (representatives of the </span>Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Information, Ministry of Home...), as well as <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">guests and public at the <span style="line-height: 115%;">Cox’s Bazar Cultural Center with maximum 5 hotel auditoriums.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The festival is organized by the </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">International Academy of Film and Media</span><br />
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<span class="inline inline-left"></span>Bibesh Roy is The Cox's Beach International Film Festival founder, the first edition to take place at Cox's Beach Bazar april 20-26, 2012</div>
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<li>He is also CEO at JATRA School of Performing Arts </li>
<li>Executive Director at Media Foundation </li>
<li>CEO at Praxis Production </li>
<li>Executive Director at International Academy of Film and Media </li>
<li>President at Motion Cine Club </li>
<li>Secretary Genarel at Sergei Bondarchuk Film Club </li>
<li>Advisor at Woman Film Society of Bangladesh </li>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Dacca, Bangladesh23.709921 90.40714323.5936145 90.249214500000008 23.8262275 90.5650715tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453802016080106262.post-75457311064226248512012-02-08T15:12:00.000-08:002012-02-16T15:20:09.750-08:00The International Academy of Film and Media<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF FILM AND MEDIA
(IAFM) is an academic institution that is working to create an opportunity of
employment for the participant as well as enable them to work independently and
efficiently. It will hopefully help those are searching for jobs in Media
Industry in Bangladesh.</div>
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The current development of the electronic media and
broadcasting in Bangladesh has greatly expanded the scope of people’s
entertainment, information and education. The electronic media is now playing a
significant role in raising social awareness and bringing about a positive
change in people’s outlook and ideas. </div>
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It is expected that the electronic media’s
capacity will be gradually enhanced and it will play a more effective role in
future. The existing satellite channels and those which are expected to start
soon will need a lot of skilled personnel for their successful operation. In
last 40 years no such institute was build up which would provide required
certified training courses for media professionals. This helping hand was not
stretched from the government neither from the public sector but we took this
most challenging step and strongly believe that we will make our dream come true
very soon though the task is shouldered late. Proper training is, therefore,
needed to build the capacity of media workers and enable them fruitfully utilize
the golden opportunities. With these aspects IAFM is working to prepare skilled
professionals for the contemporary electronic media of Bangladesh.<br />
Since 24
June 2006 the academy has been conducting its different kinds of academic
activities on media, TV and cinema significantly. The academy has been trying to
accelerate the movement for bringing a positive change in our cinema. Until now
it has organized a number of seminars and symposiums and made many film shows in
its effort to provide film education. <br />
Its an Education wing of Media
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><a name='more'></a></span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonadia_Island">Sonadia Island</a>, a small crescent shaped island of only 9 square kilometres, it is 7-km north-west of Cox's Bazar. The western side of the island is sandy and different kinds of shells are found on the beach. Off the northern part of the island, there are beds of window pane oysters. During winter, fisherman set up temporary camps on the island and dry their catches of sea fish. Sonadia Island supports the last remaining part of mangrove forest in southeast Bangladesh. Sonadia's mangroves are distinct from the well-known <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunderbans">sunderbans</a>, due to their development in a coastal lagoon setting rather than in a delta.Another attraction of this island is the sight of game birds migrating here in great numbers during the winter seasons. <br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teknaf">Teknaf</a>, a place situated by the side of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naf_River">Naf river</a> is the southernmost part of mainland Bangladesh. This also marks the end point of Cox's Bazar beach. Tourists usually come here to have a river cruise along beautiful Naf river, which flows between Bangladesh and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar">Myanmar</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNLPCyZR3Amcj6zRJg1L70V32v16VpG3zNasdOZHBV7Hrf-oMWj_RCD2aXkttpm6-eW4wc1I7Plzi4cLXbB_nrY8EgJpB14EYCC0Fl2yR-8r6uXLPKPWd98Qw48uZT3Qu4z3rqXmMg5Mk/s1600/cox+bazar+coral.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNLPCyZR3Amcj6zRJg1L70V32v16VpG3zNasdOZHBV7Hrf-oMWj_RCD2aXkttpm6-eW4wc1I7Plzi4cLXbB_nrY8EgJpB14EYCC0Fl2yR-8r6uXLPKPWd98Qw48uZT3Qu4z3rqXmMg5Mk/s320/cox+bazar+coral.jpg" /></a><br />Dead corals at St. Martins Island.<br /> <br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Martin%27s_Island">St. Martin's Island</a>, a small island in the northeast part of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Bengal">Bay of Bengal</a>, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula. It is the only coral island in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>. It is about 8 km west of the northwest coast of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar">Myanmar</a> at the mouth of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naf_River">Naf River</a>. The local name of the island is নারিকেল জিঞ্জিরা Narikel Jinjira (also spelled "Narical Gingira", "Narikel Janjina", and "Narikel Jinjera"), meaning "Coconut Island" in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language">Bengali</a>. St. Martin's Island has become a popular tourist spot. Three shipping liners run daily trips to the island. They are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutubdia">Kutubdia</a>, Sea-Truck and Keary-Sindbad. Tourists can book their trip either from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittagong">Chittagong</a> or from Cox's Bazar. The surrounding coral reef of the island has an extension named Chera Dwip. The island is home to several endangered species of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles">turtles</a>, as well as the corals, some of which are found only on this island. </div>
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<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chakaria&action=edit&redlink=1">Chakaria</a>: One of most large area in Cox's Bazar. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_BA-qJsAbn8CkMUmAeNBqLGcmV39kJe8O4g8BE-Sr-ymeszJAK15dTngODiyXjewMtBUd5p8X0M344DiNEjrhNVQuoVvIpnoTEb2L4T862VGzQ3l8YbRY99siebqaWe9nNhKiSPXrOHD/s1600/5012425928_8efbb25669.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_BA-qJsAbn8CkMUmAeNBqLGcmV39kJe8O4g8BE-Sr-ymeszJAK15dTngODiyXjewMtBUd5p8X0M344DiNEjrhNVQuoVvIpnoTEb2L4T862VGzQ3l8YbRY99siebqaWe9nNhKiSPXrOHD/s320/5012425928_8efbb25669.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandarban_District">Bandarban</a>: Bandarban lies three hours away from Cox's Bazaar by bus.The Buddha Dhatu Jadi, the largest Buddhist temple in Bangladesh, located in Balaghata, 4 km from the town, is an excellent place to visit. This <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theravada">Theravada</a> Buddhist temple is made completely in the style of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South-East_Asia">South-East Asia</a> and houses the second largest statue of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha">Buddha</a> in Bangladesh. The waterfall named Shoilo Propat at Milanchari is also an excellent site. In addition, the numerous Buddhist temples, known as kyang in local tongue, and vihars in the town include the highly notable the Rajvihar (royal vihar) at Jadipara and the Ujanipara Vihar. Bawm villages around Chimbuk, and Mru villages a little further off, are also lie within a day's journey from the town. Prantik Lake, Jibannagar and Kyachlong Lake are some more places of interest. And, a boat ride on the river Sangu is also an excellent proposition.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kaptai1.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Kaptai1.jpg/220px-Kaptai1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaptai_Lake">Kaptai Lake</a> at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangamati_District">Rangamati</a>. <br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangamati_District">Rangamati</a>: One can reach Rangamati from Cox's Bazar either via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittagong">Chittagong</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandarban">Bandarban</a>. Rangamati offers several attractions including local tribal museum, Buddhist temple, tribal markets, hanging bridge and even the palace of traibal kings. The major attraction of the district is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaptai_Lake">Kaptai Lake</a>. It is a man-made lake in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaptai">Kaptai</a> upazila of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangamati_District">Rangamati District</a>. The lake was created as a result of building the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaptai_Dam">Kaptai Dam</a> on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnaphuli_River">Karnaphuli River</a>, as part of the Karnaphuli Hydro-electric project. The beautiful view of surrounding green hills has turned the lake into a wonderful spot for boating and cruising.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4S1GCJ1C7vaumi_R9G9C3Uv-2oNl-u_rI1teddMENXzmvngH3WO0EiiAWZtN5Nl7Y_zLsjqH0V_eSWnBe4fEJjX_QiwOkg_s74fpfYTQIfVQ5-HOZXEKWtxcYhaXQleuL_qbYsXmkAKZv/s1600/863727-Kaptai_lake_at_Rangamati_Photo_by_Galen_Frysinger_Bangladesh.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4S1GCJ1C7vaumi_R9G9C3Uv-2oNl-u_rI1teddMENXzmvngH3WO0EiiAWZtN5Nl7Y_zLsjqH0V_eSWnBe4fEJjX_QiwOkg_s74fpfYTQIfVQ5-HOZXEKWtxcYhaXQleuL_qbYsXmkAKZv/s320/863727-Kaptai_lake_at_Rangamati_Photo_by_Galen_Frysinger_Bangladesh.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453802016080106262.post-78995728397902216972012-02-07T13:23:00.000-08:002012-02-16T14:38:48.061-08:00What you need to know about Cox's Beach<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Located along the Bay of Bengal in South Eastern Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar Town is a very big 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 and air with Chittagong.<br />
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Cox's Bazar Bus Terminal <br />
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<b>History</b><br />
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The greater Chittagong area including Cox's Bazar was under the rule of Arakan Kings from the early 9th century till its conquest by the Mughals in 1666 AD.[6] When the Mughal Prince Shah Shuja was passing through the hilly terrain of the present day Cox’s Bazar on his way to Arakan, he was attracted to the scenic and captivating beauty of the place. He commanded his forces to camp there. His retinue of one thousand palanquins stopped there for some time. A place named Dulahazara, meaning "one thousand palanquins", still exists in the area. After the Mughals, the place came under the control of the Tipras and the Arakanese, followed by the Portuguese and then the British. <br />
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The name Cox's Bazar/Bazaar originated from the name of a British East India Company officer, Captain Hiram Cox who was appointed as the Superintendent of Palonki (today's Cox's Bazar) outpost after Warren Hastings became the Governor of Bengal following the British East India Company Act in 1773. Captain Cox was especially mobilised to deal with a century long conflict between Arakan refugees & local Rakhains at Palonki. The Captain made significant progress in rehabilitation of refugees in the area, but had died (in 1799) before he could finish his work. To commemorate his role in rehabilitation work a market / bazaar was established and was named after him as Cox's Bazaar (market of Cox). Cox's Bazar thana was first established in 1854 and a municipality was constituted in 1869. <br />
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After the Sepoy Mutiny (Indian Rebellion of 1857) in 1857, the British East India Company was highly criticised & questioned on humanitarian grounds, specially for its Opium trade monopoly over the Indian Sub-Continent. However, after its dissolution on 1 January 1874, all of the company's assets including its Armed Forces were acquired by the British Crown. After this historic take over, Cox's Bazar was declared a district of the Bengal Province under the British Crown. <br />
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After the end of British rule in 1947, Cox's Bazar remained as a part of East Pakistan. Captain Advocate Fazlul Karim, the first Chairman (after independence from the British) of Cox's Bazar Municipality established the Tamarisk Forest along the beach to draw tourist attention in this town and also to protect the beach from tidal waves. He also donated many of his father in law’s and his own lands for establishing a Public Library and a Town Hall for the town. He was inspired to build Cox's Bazar as a tourist spot after seeing beaches of Bombay and Karachi, and one of the pioneers in developing Cox's Bazar as such. He founded a Maternity Hospital, the Stadium and the drainage system by procuring grants from the Ford Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation through correspondence. Mr. T. H. Matthews, the principal of the Dacca Engineering College (1949~1954) was his friend who had helped him in doing this. Engineer Chandi Charan Das was the government civil engineer who had worked on all these projects. In 1959 the municipality was turned into a town committee. In 1961 the erstwhile Geological Survey of Pakistan initiated investigation of radioactive minerals like monazite around the cox's bazar sea-beach area and a number of precious heavy minerals were identified the same year. <br />
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In 1971, Cox's bazar wharf was used as a naval port by the Pakistan Navy's gunboats. This and the nearby airstrip of the Pakistan Air Force were the scene of intense shelling by the Indian Navy during Bangladesh Liberation War. During the war, Pakistani soldiers killed many people in the town including eminent lawyer Jnanendralal Chowdhury. The killing of two freedom fighters named Farhad and Subhash at Badar Mokam area is also recorded in history.<br />
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After the independence of Bangladesh Cox's Bazar started to get the administrative attention. In 1972 the town committee of Cox's Bazar was again turned into a municipality. In 1975, The Government of Bangladesh established a pilot plant at Kalatali, Cox's Bazar to assess the commercial viability of the heavy mineral content in the placer deposits of the area with the cooperation of the Australian Government. Later, in 1984 Cox's Bazar subdivision was promoted to a district and 5 years later (in 1989) the Cox's Bazar municipality was elevated to B-grade. In 1994 (jobs) the Marine Fisheries and Technology Station (MFTS) was established at Cox's Bazar. MFTS is a research station of Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) headquartered in Mymensingh. The station covers a land area of 4 hactor and is equipped with 5 specialised laboratories, and one indoor and one outdoor cistern complex. In April 2007 Bangladesh got connected to the submarine cable network as a member of the SEA-ME-WE-4 Consortium, as Cox's Bazar was selected as the landing station of the submarine cable. <br />
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<b>Geography and climate </b><br />
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Panorama of Cox's Bazar in the early morning: clouds on a blue sky, still water and forest in the distance.<br />
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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. <br />
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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 characterised by the location in the coastal 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. <br />
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<b>Submarine Cable Landing Station </b><br />
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As one of the most beautiful and famous tourist spots in Bangladesh, the major source of economy in Cox's Bazar is tourism. Millions of foreigners and Bangladeshi natives visit this coastal city every year. As a result, a large number of hotels, guest houses and motels have been built in the city and coastal region. Many people are involved in hospitality and customer service orientated businesses. A number of people are also involved in fishing and collecting seafood and sea products for their livelihood. Various kinds of Oyster, Snail, Pearl and their ornaments are very popular with tourists in seaside and city stores. A number of people are also involved in the transportation business for tourists. Cox's Bazar is also one of the few major spots for aquaculture in Bangladesh. Along with Khulna, it is considered a major source of revenue from foreign exchanges. Beside a mix of small-scale agriculture, marine and inland fishing and salt production are other industrial sources from this region that play important roles in the national economy.<br />
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Tourist attractions near the town
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Shemon Local hotels arrange beachside accessories for the tourists at Cox's Bazar <br />
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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. <br />
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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 large and small bronze Buddha images and a number of old manuscripts. <br />
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Ramu: about 10 km from Cox’s Bazar, is a village with a 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 their trade in open workshops and craftsmen make handmade cigars in their pagoda like houses. <br />
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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.which is wonder full project to attract the tourist. <br />
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""Inani Beach"" This is another magnificent place to see. Inani is full of stony beach and the calmness and serenity of Inani is mind blowing. Don't miss the chance to visit Inani while going to Cox's Bazar. <br />
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There are other spots too. Some names are: Himchori, Inani Beach, Saint Martin Island, Sonadia, Maheshkhali etc. <br />
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The main attraction of Cox's Bazar is the long sandy beach that stretches from the mouth of the Bakkhali river going all the way to Teknaf. Although commonly known as Cox's Bazar beach, it stretches far beyond the area designated as Cox's Bazar town. <br />
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Cox's Bazar, arguably the most popular tourist spot in Bangladesh, is visited by a large number of tourists from Britain, America, Korea, Japan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and many other countries each year. Though there is no record kept by the Bangladesh Porjatan Corporation (BPC) on how many people visit the beach annually, an AFP report says that during the winter there can be 10,000 available rooms in the beach area. Accommodations near the beach range from expensive high-end resorts to more reasonable options. Many private hotels, BPC Motels and two "Five star" hotels are located on or near the beach. <br />
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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. <br />
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Himchari: Located about 18 km south of Cox’s Bazar along the sea beach, is a nice place for the picnic and film shooting. This picnic spot is famous for its waterfalls. The road to Himchari runs by the open sea on one<br />
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Enani Beach: Located 35 km south of Cox’s Bazar, this white sandy beach is located within Ukhia Thana.[17] 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. <br />
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The sand at Cox's Bazar beach and surrounding areas is rich in heavy-metal mineral content.[18] The heavy minerals of Cox's Bazar beach sands are dominated by hornblende, garnet, epidote, ilmenites (both unaltered and altered) with magnetite, rutile, pyrite and some hydroxides.[19] Cox's Bazar beach alone is believed to have a deposit of 5.119 Mt of minerals @ 0.04% mon, while nearby Enani beach is expected to have another deposit of 0.729 Mt. of minerals @ 0.13% mon.[18] Surrounding islands of Maheshkhali, Kutubdia and Nijhum Deep as well as mainland beach in Teknaf area are also believed to have similar large deposits.[18] The total deposit in these locations is about 20.5 million tons of raw sand, which contains 4.4 million tons of heavy minerals (sp gr > 2.9). <br />
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<strong>Cox’s Bazar, the world’s longest natural sandy sea beach with its incredible 125 km length, and most visited tourist destinations in Bangladesh.</strong> <br />
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It is also a modern town; well known fishing port and a district headquarter in Bangladesh.It is a district in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh near the border of Myanmar. The town is located 150 kilometer south of Chittagong. Due to lack of development, publicity and mismanagement; the spot has so far to become a most desirable international tourist destination in Asia. Cox’s Bazar now is competing to get top for “New 7 Wonders of Nature”.<br />
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<strong>Alternative Name:</strong> “Panowa” means “yellow flower”.<br />
<strong>Old Name:</strong> “Palongkee”.<br />
Modern Cox’s Bazar: The modern <a href="http://www.discovercoxsbazar.com/" target="_blank" title="Cox's Bazar">Cox’s Bazar</a> gained its name from British-Indian Captain Hiram Cox in the 18th century. He was an officer of British East India Company. He did several social works here as the Superintendent of Palongkee outpost before he died in 1799. The works he had done made him a place in the hearts of the locals. As a result, to commemorate Cox’s role in social work a market was established here and named after him as “Cox’s Bazaar” (“Cox’s Market”) with time it turn as Cox’s Bazar.<br />
Cox’s Bazar city is not so big. It has only 6.85 km² of area. But its weather condition is always good for healthy life. Bangladesh is situated in the monsoon area. So in the Cox’s Bazar there is very seasonal change. In this region most of the time there stay high temperature, heavy rainfall excessive humidity because of the Bay of Bengal. The weather is controlled by the beautiful sea Bay of Bengal. The Bay of Bengal in Cox’s Bazar is a small port and health resort.<br />
Near the Cox’s Bazar city there are several places to visit which places are really attractive for the tourists. Himchari, Laboni Beach, Sonadia Island, Maheshkhali, Teknaf, ST Martin Island etc places are really exciting and enjoyable spot for the viewers.<br />
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The best remarkable scenery of Cox’s Bazar is the sunrise and sunset scenery. You can enjoy there with water-related activities. A lot of small shopping mall are located here you can get very nice handmade clothes, Barmiz shoes, dress and various types of showpieces. You will also get various kinds of food. The traditional Achar (pickle) and Shutki (dry fish0 of Cox’s Bazar are really famous around the world.<br />
Cox’s Bazar is really a great place to visit for a tourist. Every year a huge number of tourists come here from across the world. Many high class hotels are driving their business in the Cox’s Bazar. So, don’t think for accommodation. It is a matter of sorrow for the country that a few number of foreign tourists come here for visiting. However, for the lack of publication the spot cannot attack more visitors which should be. But recently, the administrations take some step to increase its facilities and publicities.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Bruno Chatelin,
</b>HEC Business School alumni, began his marketing career with large international
Advertising Agencies: Publicis, DMM Masius and JWT, where he handled accounts
such as Kellog’s Unilever, Colgate Palmolive, Mars Foods, Mastercard...</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">He started<b> </b></span><span lang="EN-US">in 1985 working for <b>Sony </b>and<b> UGC FOX</b> in
France (Marketing Director and Managing Director) he has launched over 200
films and has worked closely with key creative talents. <br />
To name just a few: <b>Claude Lelouch</b>, <b>Costa Gavras</b>, <b>Terry Giliam (3 films:
Baron Munchausen, 12 Monkeys, Fisher King), Stephen Frears, Keneth Branagh,
James Ivory (2: Remains of the Day), </b><b>Francis</b>
<b>Coppola (Dracula), Steven Spielberg (Hook), Woody Allen (3: Alice…), Sean
Penn, Tom Hanks (3 Philadelphia…), Al Pacino, Scorsese, Michael Bay, Roland
Emmerich </b>but also<b> Schwarzenegger (3: Total Recall, T2,), Stallone (4:
Rambo 2/3, Cliffhanger… ), Van Damme (2)
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453802016080106262.post-28863642823453804722012-02-01T05:29:00.000-08:002012-02-22T05:40:33.070-08:00About Bengladesh<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Bangladesh-Fast Facts</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: orange;">Official Name</span> :<br />
The People's Republic of Bangladesh<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Geographical Location</span> :<br />
Latitude between 20o34' and 26o38' North<br />
Longitude between 88o01' and 92o41' East<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Area</span> :<br />
147,570 sq. km.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Boundaries</span> :<br />
North - India (West Bengal and Meghalaya), West - India (West Bengal) East - India (Tripura and Assam) and Myanmar, South-Bay of Bengal.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Capital City</span> :<br />
Dhaka<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Other Major Cities</span> :<br />
Chittagong, Khulna, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Barisal<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Standard Time</span> :<br />
GMT +6 Hours<br />
<span style="color: orange;">Climate Variation</span> :<br />
Winter 11o C - 20o C (October - February)<br />
Summer 21o C - 38o C (March - September)<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Rainfall </span>:<br />
1100 mm to 3400mm (June - August)<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Humidity</span> :<br />
Highest 99% (July)<br />
Lowest 36% (December & January)<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Population</span> :<br />
145 million<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Literacy Rate</span> : 60%<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Language</span> :<br />
Bangla (national language). Spoken by 95%, other dialects 5%, English is widely understood and spoken.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Principal Crops</span> :<br />
Rice, Jute, Tea, Wheat, Sugarcane, Pulses, Mustard, Potato, Vegetables.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Principal Rivers</span> :<br />
Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Surma, Brahmaputra, Karnaphuli, Teesta, Sitalakhya, Rupsha, Madhumati, Gorai, Mahananda etc.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Principal Industries</span> :<br />
Garments, Tea, Ceramics, Cement, Leather, Jute, Textiles, Electric and Electronics, Medicine, Fishing.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Principal Exports</span> :<br />
Garments, Knitwear, Frozen Shrimps, Tea, Leather and Leather products, Jute and Jute products, Ceramics etc.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Principal Imports</span> :<br />
Wheat, Fertilizer, Petroleum goods, Cotton, Edible Oil etc.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Electricity</span> :<br />
220 Volts AC in all cities and towns<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Currency</span> :<br />
Taka, having 1000, 500, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 in notes and 5,2,1 in coins. <br />
Exchange Rate : US$ 1 = Taka 68.00<br />
Exchange Rate : 1€ = Taka 108.52<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Religion</span> :<br />
Muslims - 86.6%, Hindus - 12.1%, Buddhists - 0.6%, Christians 0.4% and others 0.3%.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Government</span> :<br />
Parliamentary form of Government President is the head of the state while the government elected by the people is headed by the Prime Minster.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Business Hours</span> :<br />
Government Office Hours: 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. Saturday-Thursday, Friday closed. Some Private business houses work on Fridays.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Best Tourist Season</span> :<br />
October to March.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Officials and Government</span> :<br />
<a href="http://www.bangladesh.gov.bd/index.php?option=com_weblinks&task=ministry&Itemid=152" target="_blank">links</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0