Bergman awaits verdict over war toll claim
A Bangladesh court is expected to rule Monday on whether an award-winning British journalist is guilty of contempt after he questioned the assertion that three million people died in the 1971 independence war.
In a case seen as a test of the country’s commitment to free speech, judges will decide if David Bergman acted unlawfully by doubting the official version of one of the most contentious issues in Bangladesh’s short history.
Bergman is the author of a popular blog about Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal, a domestic court which has found several opposition supporters guilty of mass murder over their role in the 1971 conflict.
Biswal stresses democratic process
The visiting Nisha Desai Biswal, US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian affairs, today stressed for strengthening the democratic processes to sustain socio-economic development in the region.
Biswal said this while meeting with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan residence at 6:12pm.
During their 40-minute conversation, bilateral issues were discussed, BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury told reporters after the meeting.
Asked present US stance on the January 5 parlia...
During their 40-minute conversation, bilateral issues were discussed, BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury told reporters after the meeting.
Asked present US stance on the January 5 parlia...
Saarc Summit ends amid tension, drama
With all the eight nations signing a last-minute deal to create a regional electricity grid and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif shaking hands after the first-day tension, the 18th Saarc Summit concluded here on Thursday.
The Summit came to an end in the afternoon with the adoption of a 36-point Kathmandu Declaration 2014.
Nepalese Prime Minister and Chairperson of the 18th Saarc Summit Sushil Koirala declared the Summit’s conclusion, terming it a success, UNB reports.
In his co...
Nepalese Prime Minister and Chairperson of the 18th Saarc Summit Sushil Koirala declared the Summit’s conclusion, terming it a success, UNB reports.
In his co...
Indian cotton exports to decline 45pc this year
India’s cotton exports are likely to decline by 45% this year (October – September) on falling demand from its perennial importers i.e. China and Bangladesh.
Trade sources estimate cotton exports between 6.5-7 million bales (1 bale = 170 kgs) this year as against 11.8 million bales shipment estimated by the Cotton Advisory Board (CAB) during last year.
With lower exports estimates, India will remain surplus with cotton leading to steep fall in prices this year.
Parth Mehta, Joint Managing Director of Bhadresh Traiding Corporation, Indi...
With lower exports estimates, India will remain surplus with cotton leading to steep fall in prices this year.
Parth Mehta, Joint Managing Director of Bhadresh Traiding Corporation, Indi...
BD scientist nominated to UN technology bank panel
Bangladeshi scientist Firdausi Qadri has been nominated to a UN panel to assess the scope and functions of the proposed UN technology bank, media reported Thursday.
The bank will be dedicated to helping the least developed countries (LDCs) emerge out of poverty, said a statement from the spokesperson of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
“The secretary-general has asked the high-level panel to give practical recommendations on the matter, which can provide a strong impetus to accelerating structural transformation and...
The bank will be dedicated to helping the least developed countries (LDCs) emerge out of poverty, said a statement from the spokesperson of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
“The secretary-general has asked the high-level panel to give practical recommendations on the matter, which can provide a strong impetus to accelerating structural transformation and...
Bangladesh for South Asian free trade deal
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday called for implementing the free trade agreement (FTA) that the Saarc nations signed nearly a decade ago.
In her address to the 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit here, Hasina underlined the need to implement the South Asian Free 
Trade Agreement (Safta), Xinhua reported. The accord was signed by the Saarc member states Jan 6, 2004, at the 12th Saarc Summit in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad.
Safta required the developing countries in South Asia—India, Pakist...
Trade Agreement (Safta), Xinhua reported. The accord was signed by the Saarc member states Jan 6, 2004, at the 12th Saarc Summit in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad.
Safta required the developing countries in South Asia—India, Pakist...
