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India to fight with Bangladesh over sea from Dec 9

The final legal battle between India and Bangladesh over 4,000 square kilometres of the Bay of Bengal, holding out huge potential for fishing, shipping and underwater resources, will begin from December 9 at The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration. India's strategy has been chalked out by the ministry of external affairs in consultation with other ministries and the arguments before the International Arbitral Tribunal will be opened by attorney general GE Vahanvati, who will be assisted by attorneys from abroad as well as a team from home, reports TNN. bd-india

AHRC appeals for UN intervention to save Bangladesh people

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has written an open letter to UN Assistant Secretary General Oscar Fernández-Taranco for UN intervention in normalising the situation of Bangladesh, as soon as possible, for the sake of saving lives, livelihood, and liberty of a poverty-stricken nation. Signed by AHRC Executive Director Bijo Francis, the letter was sent to Taranco on the eve of his crucial visit to Bangladesh when the country plunged into deep political and constitutional crisis. The UN Assistant Secretary General is set to visit Bangladesh tomorrow (December 6). human ri... </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <div class=

Bangladesh unrest hits cross-border trade with India

Continuous political turmoil in Bangladesh is leaving a burnt hit in cross-border trade with neighbouring India. Trade through the Petrapole-Benapole route — that accounts for over 50 percent of the bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh — has been badly hit in the last few days. Bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh stands at $5.5 billion. The political turmoil in Bangladesh, which began with a strike call on November 30, entered its fifth day on Wednesday. borderhaat-112Unconfirmed estimates from traders sugges...

India wants peaceful election with maximum parties

India wants a peaceful and violence-free election in Bangladesh with the participation of ‘maximum parties’, said visiting Indian foreign secretary Sujatha Singh at a meeting with senior journalists on Wednesday. Indian fs“The Indian top diplomat said India supports peaceful and violence-free election with the participation of maximum parties,” replying to a query whether India wants an ‘inclusive election’ in Bangladesh. Sujatha Singh came up with the remark during a discussion wit...

Bangladesh to be 3rd in league table of death penalty

Bangladesh will be catapulted to third in the league table of death penalty countries, behind Iran and China if the executions of 152 border guards to death over ‘2009 mutiny’ are carried out, a process that was slammed by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, amongst others. In young and developing democracies like Bangladesh, the imprisonment of dissenting voices is commonplace, but not unsurprising. Yet it is the incendiary act of executing high-level opposition leaders before an election which risks plunging Bangladesh into turmoil. Criticism of legal processes aside, it is this challenge to the very fundamentals of a modern democracy that must concern all.

Japan for peaceful, inclusive polls for better Bangladesh interest

Japanese Ambassador to Dhaka, Shiro Sadoshima urged all the Bangladesh political parties to engage in a constructive dialogue to find a mutually acceptable solution for holding the coming general election in a free, fair, credible, inclusive and peaceful manner in the interest of Bangladesh’s future. In a statement on the political confrontation and recent violence in Bangladesh, the Japanese envoy on Monday called upon the political parties to end violence for creating an environment for a peaceful election. “We urge the leaders of all the political parties to take all possible measures to end violence,” the statement said.
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