India gains more than Bangladesh
Analysts and diplomats have remarked that Bangladesh's political leadership needs to enhance its negotiating skills in order to get the most out of the agreements and memoranda signed between the two countries. They pointed out that India remains in a more advantageous position in most of the agreements signed.
This was the view of diplomats, economists and people across the spectrum, after the signing of 22 agreements, protocols and MOUs between Bangladesh and India. Outside of these deals, several issues were discussed between the two countries, initiating talks on new matters.
Water shortages pose risks to Rooppur nuclear plant
Bangladesh hopes the 2,000 MW Rooppur nuclear power plant on the Padma River will satisfy the country’s growing electricity demand and cut its heavy dependence on waning reserves of natural gas.
But there are growing concerns the dwindling flow of water in Padma River – a distributary of the Ganga which flows from India – will post huge risks to the operation of the nuclear plant which will require huge amounts of water for cooling.
Right bodies call to amend UN human rights mechanisms
The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and Odhikar request the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to consider amending the human rights mechanisms so that the entrenched problems of extrajudicial executions can be addressed. The ALRC makes this request on the basis of experience working on extrajudicial executions in Bangladesh, where no judicial or administrative remedies are accessible for such crimes, says a press release.
Extrajudicial executions in Bangladesh have been gradually instituti...
Extrajudicial executions in Bangladesh have been gradually instituti...
Top destinations for visitors
Asian cities continue to dominate a global list of leading destinations in attracting international visitors arriving by air, according to the annual MasterCard Global Destinations Cities Index.
Besides, seven out of the world’s top 10 fastest growing destination cities are in the Asia-Pacific, which is a strong leading indicator of their continuing outstanding performance in the years to come, MasterCard said in a report
yesterday.
Asian cities have made up half of the top 10, with Bangkok retaining its position at number...
Asian cities have made up half of the top 10, with Bangkok retaining its position at number...
Assam tea garden owners oppose deal with Bangladesh
The tea garden owners and the local people of the district have strongly opposed Prime Minister Narendra Modi signing the land swap deal with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina during his visit to the neighbouring country today.
Voicing concern over the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA), Jose Mukhathu, Excutive Director of Madanpore Tea Estate, claimed that the 74.54 acres of land in the Lathitila-Dumabari sector in Karimganj district to be handed over to Bangladesh belonged to the garden.
Mukhathu expressed disappointment ...
Voicing concern over the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA), Jose Mukhathu, Excutive Director of Madanpore Tea Estate, claimed that the 74.54 acres of land in the Lathitila-Dumabari sector in Karimganj district to be handed over to Bangladesh belonged to the garden.
Mukhathu expressed disappointment ...
Juventus proved they are a top team: Neymar
Barcelona star Neymar has praised the "great" quality of Juventus, despite beating the Italian champions 3-1 in Saturday's Champions League final. The Bianconeri pushed the Catalans close for much of the clash in Berlin, with Alvaro Morata equalising 10 minutes into the second half after Ivan Rakitic's fourth-minute opener. However, Luis Suarez and Neymar saw off any shock result in the Scudetto and Coppa Italia holders' favour with goals in the final third of the game, securing a treble for Barca.
Neymar, who netted the final goal with the last kick of the game deep into second-half stoppage-time, was jubilant with how the Liga and Copa del Rey champions added a third trophy to their collection in 2014-15.
"Juventus are a great team with great players," he told Sky Sport. "We pla...
