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Bangladesh Ex-Ministers Face Massacre Charges - Dhaka

Police personnel escort detainees Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun a former police inspector general to Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) court in Dhaka on December 19, 2024. Thirteen Bangladeshi former top government officials arrested after the revolution in August appeared in court on November 18, accused of "enabling massacres", with prosecutors repeating extradition demands for exiled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina. Dozens of her allies have been taken into custody since the regime collapsed, accused of involvement in a police crackdown that killed more than 700 people during the unrest that led to her ouster. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bangladesh Ex-Ministers Face Massacre Charges - Dhaka

Police personnel escort detainees Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun a former police inspector general to Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) court in Dhaka on December 19, 2024. Thirteen Bangladeshi former top government officials arrested after the revolution in August appeared in court on November 18, accused of "enabling massacres", with prosecutors repeating extradition demands for exiled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina. Dozens of her allies have been taken into custody since the regime collapsed, accused of involvement in a police crackdown that killed more than 700 people during the unrest that led to her ouster. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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27 Chinese, Bangladeshi companies honored with business award

STORY: 27 Chinese, Bangladeshi companies honored with business award SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the awarding ceremony STORYLINE: 27 leading business enterprises of Bangladesh and China have been awarded for their outstanding contributions to bolster the Bangladesh economy. The Bangladesh-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI) and Chinese Enterprises Association in Bangladesh (CEAB) Thursday jointly held the China-Bangladesh Business Excellence Award 2023 Ceremony which some 380 guests attended. At the ceremony, Executive Director of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Abhijit Chowdhury said that Bangladesh is very focused on supporting foreign investors, especially Chinese investors. He added that "I believe the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will improve economic collaboration between China and Bangladesh to create favorable investment destinations." Regarding Bangladesh's partic

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Bangladesh enters new era of transportation with Chinese-built 1st underwater tunnel

STORY: Bangladesh enters new era of transportation with Chinese-built 1st underwater tunnel DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of drone view of the toll station of the tunnel 2. various of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiling a monument to the tunnel 3. various of Hasina paying the first toll and gone through the tunnel 4. various of inauguration ceremony 5. various of Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen and the representative from the Chinese company presenting the tunnel model to Hasina 6. various of inauguration ceremony 7. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU JINGTAO, Project Manager 8. various of the tunnel 9. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANAND BARUA, Bangladeshi resident 10. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SAUFUL ISLAM CHOWDHURY, Associate professor of the University of Chittagong STORYLINE: A Chinese-built underwater tunnel, the first in Bangladesh and South Asia, was inaugurated on Saturday as Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh H

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CRICKET (CN)

(231007) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yasir Ali Chowdhury of Bangladesh competes during the Men's Bronze Medal Match of Cricket between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CRICKET (CN)

(231007) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yasir Ali Chowdhury (R, front) of Bangladesh competes during the Men's Bronze Medal Match of Cricket between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CRICKET (CN)

(231007) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yasir Ali Chowdhury of Bangladesh celebrates scoring during the Men's Bronze Medal Match of Cricket between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CRICKET (CN)

(231007) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yasir Ali Chowdhury of Bangladesh competes during the Men's Bronze Medal Match of Cricket between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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Bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Forum - Washington

From left to right: United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), US Senator Todd Young (Republican of Indiana), and Rumman Chowdhury, Chief Executive Officer of Humane Intelligence attend the US Senate Bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Forum in the Kennedy Caucus Room on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 13, 2023. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Forum - Washington

United States Senator Todd Young (Republican of Indiana), left, and Rumman Chowdhury, Chief Executive Officer of Humane Intelligence, at the US Senate Bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Forum in the Kennedy Caucus Room on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bangladeshis brimming with joy as BRI railway links Dhaka with southern districts

STORY: GLOBALink | Bangladeshis brimming with joy as BRI railway links Dhaka with southern districts DATELINE: April 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:23 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of newly brought train from China standing for trial run at Bhanga station in Faridpur district, Bangladesh STORYLINE: Trial operation has begun on a railway line in Bangladesh constructed under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. The test run of trains is conducted on one of the rail link project's three sections from Bhanga to Mawa in the central Faridpur district, through the Chinese-built Padma Bridge. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): KAUSHIK AHMED SHUBO, Bangladeshi student "My name is Kaushik Ahmed Shubo. I'm a third year student of Elias Ahmed Chowdhury College located in Shibchar Upazila (sub-district) of Madaripur district. Today is a milestone day. On this day, the intense desire of the people of Bangladesh, the Padma Bridge, the railway line of the lower part of the Padma Bridge has been inaugurate

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U.N. Security Council okays 2nd term for Annan

NEW YORK, United States - Anwarul Chowdhury, president of the U.N. Security Council, tells reporters at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 27 that the UNSC unanimously approved U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's nomination for a second five-year term. The Security Council decision is expected to be endorsed by the General Assembly at a meeting June 28.

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Bangladesh's 1st metro rail to open in December

STORY: Bangladesh's 1st metro rail to open in December DATELINE: March 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial view of Bangladesh's first metro rail project in Dhaka 2. various of Bangladesh's first metro rail building and structure constructed by ITD-Sinohydro JV (Joint Venture) in Dhaka 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAI JUN, ITD-Sinohydro JV 4. various of workers 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): RABIUL HASAN CHOWDHURY, Deputy safety manager of ITD-Sinohydro JV 6. various of aerial view of the country's first metro rail project in Dhaka 7. various of workers 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Bengali): NAZMUL ISLAM, Civil engineer 9. various of aerial view of Bangladesh's first metro rail project in Dhaka STORYLINE: Bangladesh's first metro rail will begin commercial operations on Dec. 16, easing gridlock in capital city Dhaka. Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTC), a Bangladeshi state-owned enterprise is behind the 20.1-km project, with work being carried out by joint ventures.

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U.N. Security Council okays 2nd term for Annan

NEW YORK, United States - Anwarul Chowdhury, president of the U.N. Security Council, tells reporters at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 27 that the UNSC unanimously approved U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's nomination for a second five-year term. The Security Council decision is expected to be endorsed by the General Assembly at a meeting June 28.