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Thai mayor Banjong held over trafficking

A prominent Thai mayor has been arrested over a human trafficking scandal exposed by the discovery of mass graves in southern Thailand. Banjong Pongphon was a “key suspect” in the investigation who “wielded great influence” in the area, police said. thai mayorThe UN refugee agency said on Friday that 25,000 migrants boarded people smugglers’ boats from Myanmar and Bangladesh in 2015’s first quarter. This was about double the number who left over the same period in 2014. Banjong Pongphon is mayor of Padang Besar, a sub-district in...

Coast Guard Cutter Rush transferred to Bangladesh Navy

The US Coast Guard decommissioned and transferred the Cutter Rush to the Bangladesh Navy as the BNS Somudra Avijan during an official signing ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California on Wednesday. coast-guard-cutter-rUS Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat officially handed over the second US Coast Guard Cutter "Rush" to the Bangladesh Navy. At 378 feet, the Rush (renamed BNS Somudra Avijan) will join its sister ship the Somudra Joy (formerly USCG Jarvis) as the largest ships in theBangladesh Navy, ...

100 Bangladeshis, Myanmarese rescued in Thailand

Thai authorities on Saturday questioned more than 100 migrants discovered in the country’s south to determine whether they were victims of human trafficking, as Thailand races to meet a deadline to uncover people smuggling camps within its borders. ThaiThirty-three bodies, believed to be migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, have been found in shallow graves over the past week in Songkhla province. Three suspected trafficking camps were also found. Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha announced a 10-day deadline to crack down the illicit trade. O...

Foreign powers congratulate Cameron

Foreign politicians have been congratulating UK Prime Minister David Cameron on the election victory of his governing Conservative Party. cameroonBut among the messages of praise are signs of some of the challenges ahead. The poll was closely watched across the EU, as Cameron has pledged to negotiate a “better deal” for the UK and hold a referendum on membership. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he was “looking forward to meeting Cameron soon”. A statement from his office said he would examine any British propos...

Rushnara, Tulip, Rupa win UK polls

Rushnara Ali, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Rupa HuqBangladeshi-origin Labour Party candidates Rushnara Ali, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Rupa Huq have won their respective seats in the UK polls. tin-konnaRushnara Ali recorded a landslide victory in the Bethnal Green and Bow seat for the second consecutive time while Tulip Rizwana Siddiq won the Hampstead and Kilburn seat and Rupa Haq has won the Ealing Central and Acton Parliamentary seat. Rushnara, the first Bangladeshi origin British MP, bagged 32387 votes while her nearest rival conservative ...

Over 1,500 Bangladesh civil servants to get training in India

Over 1,500 Bangladesh civil services officers are likely to be trained in the next three years in different Indian institutions, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said here today. Interacting with visiting Bangladeshi Minister Begum Ismat Ara Sadique, who had called upon him here, the Minister expressed satisfaction over growth in bilateral relations between the two nations. bd-indiaReferring to traditional ties between India and Bangladesh, Singh said that it was a matter of great satisfaction that in recent times the bilateral relations had grown further at...
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