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No warmth in US-Bangladesh Relations: Why?
One of the important allies of Bangladesh has been the US. The posting as Ambassador to Washington from Bangladesh is generally considered as the prized diplomatic assignment. Therefore it is natural to examine Bangladesh-US relations as the Hasina government nearly
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Bangladesh-India Relations: Status report at the fag end of the Hasina government
By Barrister Harun ur RashidFormer Bangladesh Ambasasador to the UN, Geneva.In 2009, the installation of the Awami League government in Bangladesh and the Congress party in India to power created a congenial ambience in building a stronger bilateral architecture.Bangladesh Prime
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Bangladesh next Parliamentary Elections: An Analysis.
By Barrister Harun ur Rashid Former Bangladesh Ambassador to the UN, Geneva Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has the prerogative to call parliamentary elections any time between 24th October and 25th January. In New York she reportedly announced that elections should
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Nuclear Power or Not: A Dilemma for Bangladesh
Barrister Harun ur Rashid Former Bangladesh Ambassador to the UN The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in the first week of October. The government maintains that the proposed plant “would continue to
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Why the Labor Party lost in the Australian Election?
Australia’s conservative opposition swept to power at an election held on 7th September, ending six years of the Australian Labor Party rule and winning over a disenchanted public by promising to boost a flagging economy and bring about political stability
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Proposed type of an interim government during election period in Bangladesh
By Barrister Harun ur RashidFormer Bangladesh Ambassador to the UN, Geneva The present political crisis in Bangladesh has primarily arisen because of deep mistrust between the two major parties in the country. The crisis has aggravated because Awami League takes
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Sea Boundary between Bangladesh and India: Its Progress at the International Arbitration
Bangladesh is not only a riverine country but also a maritime nation that opens to the south towards the Indian Ocean through the Bay of Bengal. It was the ocean route that in the past led many foreigners to come
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Book Review Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Birth of Bangladesh”
Book Review: By Barrister Harun ur Rashid Former Bangladesh Ambassador to the UN, Geneva Book Title: “Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Birth of Bangladesh” Author: Barrister Kazi Kamal Ahmed Publisher: Academic Press and Publishers Library (APPL), Dhanmondi R/A. Publication Date: June
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Labour Law 2013: Will it satisfy the US?
Labour Law 2013: Will it satisfy the US? By Barrister Harun ur Rashid Former Bangladesh Ambassador to the UN, Geneva On 27th June, US President Barack Obama said, “I have determined that it is appropriate to suspend (GSP facility for)
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World Population Day and Bangladesh
World Population Day & Bangladesh By Barrister Harun ur Rashid Former Bangladesh Ambassador to the UN, Geneva World Population Day was observed by all nations including Bangladesh on July 11. This year the theme is Adolescent Pregnancy. There are about
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Suspension of GSP: its impact and possible deeper reasons
On June 27th, the US suspended Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for Bangladesh. It will be effective after 60 days. It seems it was a “bolt from the blue” for the Bangladesh government. On June 4, Foreign minister Dr Dipu
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Trade Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement (TICFA) with the US Bangladesh
Bangladesh seeks trade and investment from the US and other countries. Most economists say that investment up to 34% of GDP (currently GDP of Bangladesh stands at $130 billion) is needed in the next three to five years to cut
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Foreign Secretary’s visit to Myanmar: A productive outcome
The recent visit of Bangladesh Foreign Secretary to Myanmar for two days from 13 to 15 June is timely and reflects the desire of both neighbours to consolidate their bilateral relations. Bangladesh has 271 km of border with Myanmar —
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Why did the AL-backed candidate lose the mayoral elections?
The recent results of elections of Mayors of four cities in the country reflected a nationwide erosion of support for the ruling Awami League (AL) party six months ahead of general elections, while the centre-right Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won
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Bangladesh-US Dialogue
Ms. Wendy R. Sherman, Under-Secretary for Political Affairs, accompanied by more than ten officials, held a comprehensive partnership dialogue with her counterpart Foreign Secretary, M. Shahidul Haque in Dhaka on May 26-27. The first dialogue partnership meeting took place in
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World Environment Day Bangladesh
On 5th June, the World Environment Day has been observed by all nations including Bangladesh to highlight the link between environment and well-being of human beings. The theme for this year’s World Environment Day celebrations is “Think:Eat:Save” Think. Eat, Save
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Asia-Pacific Water Summit Bangladesh
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh left for Chiang Mai on 19th May 20, 2013 for a three-day visit to participate in the 2nd Asia-Pacific Summit. It is reported tahat at the summit Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina cited a water-sharing treaty
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Bangladesh Foreign Policy during the provisional government of Bangladesh (March 26th-December 16th 1971)
On March 25th night the Pakistani military carried out the planned crackdown in 1971 by the name of “ Operation Search Light” on civilian population. The people of Bangladesh realized the hypocrisy of negotiations since March 15 with Bangabandhu Sheikh
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Savar Tragedy International Implications
The Ready Made Garments (RMG) industry began in Bangladesh sometime in 1978. It caught the imagination of many Bangladesh entrepreneurs and it has become an industry of more than $22 billion dollars. The RMG industry has been the main source
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Bengali New Year: Pahela Baishakh
The Bengali calendar consists of 6 seasons, instead of 4, with two months each, comprising: spring, summer, monsoon, autumn, early winter and winter. The first month Baishakh of Bengali year 1420 falls on 14th April, 2013. It is a public
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World Water Day Bangladesh
March 22 is the World Water Day. In February 1993, the UN General Assembly designated March 22 of each year as the World Day for Water and since then the World Water Day is being observed The objective of the
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Significance of President Pranab Kumar Mukherjee’s first foreign visit to Dhaka
President Pranab Mukherjee is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on 4th March for a three-day visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of the President and Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Mukherjee was sworn in as President on 25th July last year.
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Tipaimukh Dam: Facts Current Position
The planned construction of Tipaimukh dam on the common Barak River has caused deep antagonism against India by the people of Bangladesh. Protest marches in Bangladesh at various times were launched to stop the construction of the dam. Tipaimukh is
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Current Affairs
Current Affairs is an anthology of articles on contemporary issues written by former Ambassador Barrister Harun ur Rashid in newspaper and newsmagazines, most of them were published in the year 2011 and 2012. The book consists of 337 pages and
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Killing of Bangladesh nationals at the border and Cattle Trade
It is reported by Bangladesh Legal Aid & Human Rights Organisation Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) that during 2012, Border Security Forces (BSF) of India killed 48 civilian- Bangladeshis along the Bangladesh-India border. In December 2010, New York based Human
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