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British Foreign Office Peer discusses unrest in Bangladesh

A FOREIGN Office Peer visited Bradford to give its Bangladeshi community more details on the ongoing unrest in their native country. Lord William Wallace of Saltaire, Government Minister and spokesman for Foreign Affairs in the House of Lords, yesterday briefed David Ward, Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Bradford East, about the continuing political stand-off in Bangladesh. [caption id="attachment_14777" align="alignleft" width="300"]brtian foreign peer David Ward with Foreign Office Peer Lord William Wallace of Saltaire[/c...

BD, India jointly to combat maritime crimes

Cooperation in combating maritime crimes and conducting search and rescue operations came up for a discussion at a meeting between top officials of Coast Guards of India and Bangladesh here yesterday. Several issues, including training for Bangladesh Coast Guard personnel, cooperation on combating maritime crimes, maritime bd-indiasearch and rescue and pollution response at sea were discussed during the meeting, an official release said. The meeting is a step ahead in institutionalisation of cooperation between the two Coast Guards, it added. The B...

Bangladeshi woman rescued from Indian brothel

Two women, who were allegedly running a brothel house here, were today arrested and a Bangladeshi woman was rescued, police said. The women were arrested under provisions of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act and remanded in custody. torture womenThe Bangladeshi woman, who was questioned with the help of a translator, said she was a native of Dhaka, had three children and was working as a sex worker at Bangalore to bring them up after her husband left them. Another sex worker brought her here from Bangalore 15 days ago. She was kept in the...

App provides platform for women to talk free

When you hear the word Maya Apa, its sound like a human name. But it is not. It is an Android-based mobile application. This application gives advice on a variety of health, social and legal issues to the women of Bangladesh. mobile bankiongThrough this app any woman can ask any question without revealing her name. The app maintains total anonymity for its users, who only need an email address to register. Expert advice is usually provided within 24 to 48 hours by a team of doctors, lawyers and counsellors. They respond in the language indi...

Aminul killers had contact with intelligence

An intelligence agency and senior officials of Dhaka EPZ had contact with the suspected killers of garments industry labour leader Aminul Islam. They had spoken to him several times over cell phone the night before his body was discovered. This has been mentioned in the charge sheet submitted by the police. aminulThe intelligence agency and the EPZ officials have not been accused in the murder case. Their names are not in the charge sheet and they have not been called on as witnesses either. An officer involved in the investigations told Prothom Alo the...

UN welcomes de-escalation of violence, calls for credible elections

In response to questions raised concerning developments in Bangladesh, the Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, said that Mr. Ban welcomed the de-escalation of violence in Bangladesh in the past weeks. Ban ki MoonThe Spokesperson added that the Secretary-General is encouraged by the opposition's decision to participate in the city council elections for Dhaka and Chittagong, scheduled for 28 April, and he appeals to the authorities in all relevant institutions to ensure that the elections will be transparent, i...
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