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New US Ambassador arrives Sunday

US Ambassador-designate to Bangladesh Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat arrives here on Sunday to take up her diplomatic assignment in the country passing through political tensions, reports UNB. “Yes, she’ll be arriving tomorrow (Sunday),” an official told UNB preferring anonymity. bd-us-flag1Earlier, the US Senate confirmed the nomination of Bernicat as new US Ambassador to Bangladesh as Ambassador Dan W Mozena has gone on retirement. On July 17 last year, Bernicat said she would work hard to support efforts to promote accountability and stre...

Obama to cut short India trip to visit Saudi Arabia

President Barack Obama will cut short his three-day trip to India to travel to Saudi Arabia to pay respects following the death of King Abdullah, U.S. and Indian officials said Saturday, hours before the U.S. president was to depart for New Delhi. Barack ObamaThe schedule change means Obama will skip plans to visit the Taj Mahal, the white marble monument of love. Pradeep Bhatnagar, a top state official based in the city of Agra, where the Taj Mahal is located, said U.S. security officials informed him of the cancellation Satur...

Unrest ‘taking its toll’ on Bangladesh economy    

The latest episode of political volatility in the South Asian nation began on January 3 when police banned protests in the capital Dhaka and confined the leader of the country’s main opposition party BNP, Khaleda Zia, to her office. Zia had earlier called for demonstrations on the anniversary of last year’s general election. Although Zia has been released, the government still hasn’t been able to put an end to the unrest, which has so far cost 29 lives. hartalOn January 21, the authorities announced that they had arrested more than 7,000 oppositi...

Upward mobility in BD same as in US: WB

A World Bank (WB) report on South Asian inequality states that upward mobility in India and Bangladesh is comparable to that of the United States. The recently published report, “Addressing Inequality in South Asia,” states that although inequality in South Asia appears moderate, there are extreme gaps between extravagant wealth and destitute poverty. wbBetween the US, Bangladesh, India and Vietnam, probability of moving out of poverty was highest in Vietnam, but chances of moving up to the middle class were slightly higher in the US. The probability...

Saudi King Abdullah dies, Salman new ruler  

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah died early on Friday and his brother Salman became king, the royal court in the world's top oil exporter and birthplace of Islam said in an official statement. King Salman has named his half-brother Muqrin as his crown prince and heir, rapidly moving to forestall any fears of a succession crisis at a moment when Saudi Arabia faces unprecedented turmoil on its borders. [caption id="attachment_12335" align="alignleft" width="300"]abdullah-wb This Reuters photo taken on January 5, 2014 ahows Saudi Arabia's King Abdull...

Pak stranded in Bangladesh: AGP given time to reply

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the government’s top attorney more time to submit a reply regarding the repatriation of 300,000 Pakistanis stranded in some 70 camps in Bangladesh. pakHearing a petition filed by the Stranded Pakistanis General Repatriation Committee of Bangladesh, a three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk, gave Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Salman Aslam Butt till February 18 to submit a reply. In a previous hearing, the chief justice had questioned whether the top court had the jurisdiction for asking conc...
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