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Authoritarian obstinacy wins, democracy loses in Bangladesh: AHRC

The Bangladesh Government and Election Commission have jointly staged their tragicomic ‘general election’ on January 5, 2014. The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) reflected pre-election realities and portended election day and post-election horrors in its last statement. January 5 fulfilled its promise of violence, rigging, and farce; now it remains to be seen how low Bangladesh will sink in the wake of this fake election. election 2Witho...

NBR asked to cut RMG export tax at 0.3pc

The government has bowed to the pressure of readymade garment manufacturers by agreeing to reduce significantly tax on apparel exports. The national board of revenue officials told that the ministry of finance directed them to lower the tax at 0.3 per cent from existing 0.8 per cent. NBR1NBR, which is going to face a revenue shortfall of around Tk 13,000 crore in the current fiscal, has also asked to make the directive effective from January 1, 2014. They said the new rate would cost the r...

Devyani indicted in US visa row

The Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, whose arrest in the US sparked protests from India, has been formally indicted by a US grand jury. However, prosecutors said that Devyani, 39, had also been granted immunity and that US officials had asked her to leave the country, reports BBC. Prosecutors initially said she had already left but were later told by her lawyer that she was still in the US. devyani

Jan 5 elections were not a credible reflection: Mozena

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena on Thursday said, we made clear our view that the elections (of January 5) were not a credible reflection of the will of the Bangladeshi people. Reiterating the United States’ position on January 5 elections, Mozena said that Bangladesh is responsible for ensuring its own democracy, and ‘outsiders, no matter how well intentioned, cannot do it’. mozena “We made clear our view that the elections (of January 5) were not a credible reflection of the will of the Bangladeshi people… Bangladesh is responsible for ensuring its own democracy,” he sai...

Month-long DITF kicks off Saturday

The month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)’ 2014 is going to start here in the city on Saturday. The fair, an annual showcase arranged by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) and the Commerce Ministry, will be inaugurated at city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on the grounds to the west of the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. DITF-2014-logoCommerce Secretary Mahbub Ahmed will brief the media tomorrow (Friday) about the features of this year’s fair at the DITF se...

End arbitrary arrests in Bangladesh: Rights Group

Bangladesh authorities should immediately end arbitrary arrests of opposition party members and others, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. Arrests have continued even after the ruling Awami League party and its allies won the largely uncontested elections held Jan 5, it said. human rights BangladeshThe US, the European Union and others refused to send observers to Bangladesh’s divisive polls. Dozens and perhaps hundreds of opposition leaders and member...
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