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UK alerts possibility of more attacks on Westerners

The United Kingdom (UK) has alerted Bangladesh on the possibility of more attacks on westerners, and added that these attacks could be ‘indiscriminate’ in nature. [caption id="attachment_20006" align="alignright" width="540"]Cesare Tavella, the Italian national was shot thrice, post-mortem report says. Photo: Collected Cesare Tavella, the Italian national was shot thrice, post-mortem report says. Photo: Collected[/caption] The Bangladesh Government has, meanwhile, assured Dhaka-based diplomats about their safety. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal was qu...

Expat murders linked to IS put Bangladesh on edge

Two expat murders in Bangladesh are stoking concerns that Islamic extremists may tarnish the country’s image at a time when its economy is a rare bright spot in Asia. A Japanese investor was shot and killed in northern Bangladesh on Oct. 3, about a week after three people murdered an Italian aid worker in an area popular with diplomats in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the slayings, an assertion rejected by the government. “This threat and insecurity currently makes foreigners think twice before they visit [caption id="attachment_20006" align="alignleft" width="540"]

Undeclared Indian embargo halts BD-Nepal trade

Bangladesh-Nepal bilateral trade has been halted for the past two weeks due to the undeclared Indian trade embargo on Nepal. [caption id="attachment_20215" align="alignleft" width="650"]BD-Nepal trade A file photo shows Nepal-bound goods carriers stranded at Fulbari on the India-Bangladesh border.[/caption] According to Nepal Transit Warehouse Company, about 200 trucks carrying various imported goods have been stuck at Banlabanda on the India-Bangladesh border. “Bangladeshi exporters are reluctant to dispatch goods to Nepal,” said Yadav Raj Shiwak...

Highest security alert at Benapole border

Following the murder of two foreigners, authorities have issued maximum security at Benapole border. Commanding officer of 26 BGB battalion Lt Col Jahangir Hossain, confirmed the information saying that Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) and immigration police are strongly monitoring the flow of people in the border. bd-india borderThe order was issued Tuesday morning. The murder of Italian national Cesare Tavella and Japanese national Hoshi Kunio has caused agitation throughout the country. Many countries issued warning s for their ci...

Diplomats ask for additional security

Diplomats on Tuesday asked for additional security everywhere across the country. After a government briefing with diplomats, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Gibson said, “We discussed about strengthening security everywhere.” diplomatsThe briefing which started at 3:15pm at the state guesthouse Padma, was attended by the heads of diplomatic missions, the UN and other international bodies in the country. Two foreigners in Bangladesh, Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella and Japanese Kunio Hoshi were shot dead in Dhaka and Rangpur in...

Funds crunch mires Indo-Bangla rail project

Five years after the plan for an India-Bangladesh railway network was approved, uncertainty persists over the project as no funds have been allocated yet, authorities said. “It is not certain when the work for the project would start. No funds have been allocated so far for the Agartala (India)-Akhaura (Bangladesh) railway project,” Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) general manager R.K. Gupta told reporters here on Sunday evening. indo-Bangla railTripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said: “No funds were also allocated for land acquisi...
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