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Jan 5 polls were ‘undeniably flawed’: Bernicat

US ambassador-designate to Bangladesh said she would work hard to support efforts to promote accountability and strengthen human rights and democracy in Bangladesh saying parliamentary elections of January 5 were ‘undeniably flawed’, reports UNB. Marcia_Bernicat‘Bangladesh’s main political parties urgently need to engage in constructive dialogue that leads to a more representative government. If confirmed, I’ll work hard to support efforts to promote accountability and strengthen human rights and democracy in Bangladesh,’ she sai...

Bid to boost trade between Bangladesh, NE

In order to strengthen the socio-economic relationship between Bangladesh and India, a two-member delegation from the Industries and Trade Fair Association of Assam (ITFAA) comprising its vice-president Rajesh Das and secretary Rajeev Das met the Commerce Minister of Bangladesh, Tofail Ahmed, and submitted a memorandum requesting measures to boost trade and commerce between both the countries. bd-indiaThe delegation during the three-day tour of Bangladesh starting from July 2 also called on Maqsoodul Haque, one of the living legends of Bangladesh music w...

Traders visit Bangladesh to boost bilateral ties

A delegation from Industries and Trade Fair Association of Assam (ITFAA) recently visited Bangladesh to strengthen the socio-economic relationship between the two countries. bd-indiaThe delegation met Bangladeshi commerce minister Tofail Ahmed and submitted a memorandum requesting him to take measures to boost trade and commerce with the northeast. They urged Ahmed to open a Bangladesh Trade Information Centre in Guwahati and expedite the proposed Dhaka-Guwahati air service by Biman Bangladesh. In a bid to promote each other’s culture and society and ...

Will Bangladeshis Ever Learn?  

Prof Mahfuz R Chowdhury

Robindra Nath Togore, the great poet-philosopher and Nobel laureate of Bengal once said 'Hey mother Bengal, you gave birth to your 70 million children but forgot to educate or teach them dignity'. Are Bangladeshis victim of this curse? At the time Tagore made the above comment, Bengal was a united province of British India. Besides multiplying the population more than three folds, Bengal is now divided on religious lines. The Hindu dominated western third remained a part of India, and the Muslim dominated two thirds came to form the independent state of Bangladesh in 1971 after twenty four years of bizarre rendezvous with Pakistan. Today Bangladesh is the eighth largest country in population.

Government bans Rohingya marriages

The governemnt has banned the registration of marriages involving Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar, who are accused of seeking to gain citizenship through marriage. On Thursday, the Bangladeshi government issued an executive order to marriage registrars demanding that no unions should be registered between Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas and also between Rohingyas themselves. ROHINGYALaw Minister Syed Anisul Haque elaborated on the directive, saying that Rohingyas, hundreds of thousands of whom have fled religious persecution in My...

Saudi Fund for Dev approves $ 50m for Teesta bridge

The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), a Saudi government agency that channels bilateral aid to developing countries through grants and soft loans, has approved US$ 50 million for the construction of a bridge over the Teesta River , and it is likely to provide more funds for a couple of big projects in Bangladesh, said an official. suady fundThe Board of Directors of the SFD approved the US$ 50 million fund in June this year for a PC Girder Bridge over the Teesta River and a four-member Bangladesh delegation leaves here for Saudi Arabia on Saturday t...
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