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Myanmar refuses sole blame for Asia migrant crisis

Myanmar has refused to be singled out for blame for the Asia migrant crisis at a conference of the regional grouping Asean in Bangkok. [caption id="attachment_16404" align="alignleft" width="300"]Myanmar minister Htin Lynn said Myanmar should not be singled out for blame[/caption] Delegates said the situation was at an alarming level. Representatives of the US and UN are also at the meeting. Thousands of people have fled Bangladesh and Myanmar by boat, heading south to Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. The UN estimates about 2,...

UN to honour 126 peacekeepers including 8 Bangladeshis

The United Nations (UN) will honour 126 ‘blue helmets’, including eight Bangladeshis who lost their lives the previous year while serving the cause of peace. UN peacekeepersThe commemorative activities will be held at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, 29th May and at peacekeeping operations and offices around the world. The 126 peacekeepers from police and armed forces from different countries and civilian recruits who lost their lives in 2014 while serving with the UN as a result of hostile acts, accidents an...

Modi heading to Bangladesh with China on his mind

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take border settlement and water sharing deals to Bangladesh next month as part of his drive to erode Chinese influence in South Asia, although Dhaka is likely to remain dependant on Beijing for military equipment. India, which has had an uneasy relationship with China for decades, pm-narendra-modi_650x400_51424803339has long fretted over Beijing’s military cooperation with its South Asian neighbours, especially Pakistan. It is also worried China is c...

BWCCI demands Tk 100cr grant for women entrepreneurs

A 9 delegation from Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BWCCI) led by its immediate past President Sangita Ahmed submitted some proposals for the fiscal year 2015-16 in the “Pre-Budget Discussion Session” called by Begum Rowshan Ershad, leader of the opposition of Bangladesh Parliament, at National Parliament Bhaban. The proposals are: [caption id="attachment_16308" align="alignleft" width="300"]SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURES SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURES[/caption] Continuation of 100 cores taka as grant for women entrepreneurship development as...

Teesta water pact soon: Rajnath Singh

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said India and Bangladesh would soon approve Teesta water sharing agreement. “Both the countries will give their approval to it very soon. We are hopeful that we will get full cooperation from the West Bengal government”, Singh said at a press conference in Kolkata. Rajnath-Singh-AFP1The Home Minister’s statement came ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Dhaka. On the Land Boundary Agreement between the two countries, Singh said “The land boundary issu...

Decision on Guwahati-Dhaka bus service during Modi’s visit

India and Bangladesh will finalise the passenger bus service between Guwahati-Dhaka via Shillong during Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s visit to Bangladesh next month, a Bangladeshi official said here on Monday. bd-indiaThe proposed bus service, which covers approximately 500 km, will traverse from Guwahati via Shillong and then proceed to the southern slopes of Meghalaya‘s Dawki international trading before entering Tamabil (Bangladesh)-Sylhet-Dhaka route. “The final decision to start the Guwahati-Shillong-Dhaka passenger bus service will be decided b...
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