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Unilateral construction of Tipaimukh Dam: A Serious Breach of Trust
The visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to New Delhi in January 2010 is considered to have unfolded a new era of relationships with India, characterized by mutual trust and cooperation in all possible sectors. The joint communiqué issued after
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Post-Mortem of the SAARC Declaration at the Maldives
U.S. Democratic politician, Vice President Walter Mondale, during the 1984 Democratic presidential nomination at a televised debate, told the rival Gary Hart, “When I hear your new ideas, I’m reminded of that ad, Where’s the beef?” That means there is
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The Climate Vulnerable Forum-2011 in Dhaka
Bangladesh is one of the 26 countries vulnerable to climate change and these countries have constituted a Forum to raise a common voice on the havoc created by the polluter industrialized countries on them. The Third Climate Vulnerable Forum-2011 will
Read More17th SAARC Summit in the Maldives: Time for action
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves for the Maldives on 9th November to attend the 17th summit of the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation). On the sidelines, this will give opportunity for her to discuss bilateral issues with
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Prime Minister’s visit to Germany would open greater engagement in bilateral cooperation
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited Germany for five days from October 22nd. Apart from bilateral meetings with her counterpart Chancellor Angela Merkel, she addressed at the World Health Summit-2011 in which she underscored the need to make medicine affordable to
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives at Perth to attend the Commonwealth Summit
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be attending the Summit of the Commonwealth heads of the Government (CHOGM). The heads of government of 53-member states of the Commonwealth will be meeting in the Australia city of Perth on 27 to
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End of Gaddafi: Devil or Martyr
On 1st September last, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi would have been a ruler for exactly 42 years, making him the longest ruler of a country. But that was not to be his fate because he fled Tripoli and his residence Bab-Al-Aziziya
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Did we fail to detect political dynamics of India?
We are deeply disappointed not to have agreement on water sharing on Teesta and Feni Rivers. We are disappointed because we had been given hope for them for the last eight months. The Prime Minister’s visit to Dhaka was hyped
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Bangladesh-Myanmar relations step into a new gear
Myanmar is the other neighbour of Bangladesh besides India. Bangladesh shares 271 km of border with Myanmar- both land and water. The border shares the boundary Naaf River between the two countries. Bangladesh is adjacent to two states of Myanmar-Rakhaine
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Are there any Indigenous People in Bangladesh?
A heated controversy has been raging in the country on the identity of indigenous people in Bangladesh. Meanwhile on 9th August the tribal people of CHT region observed the World Indigenous Day in Dhaka and in CHT with their distinct
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Sonia Gandhi’s 24-hour visit to Dhaka: Manifestation of warm relations between the two nations
Ruling party Congress President Sonia Gandhi (64) paid a visit to Dhaka for twenty four hours (24-25th July) at the invitation of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. During the last year’s visit to India Sheikh Hasina met with Sonia Gandhi
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Bangladesh Population
Censuses and population data play a critical role in development and humanitarian response and recovery. Reliable data makes a difference, and the key is to collect, analyse and disseminate data in a way that drives good decision making. The numbers
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S.M. Krishna’s visit to Dhaka: Injection of robust optimism on bilateral ties
The three-day visit of S. M. Krishna from 6th July is considered to be productive and has ushered in high optimism for resolution of most of all bilateral issues, plagued for years between the two nations. Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna, the
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Bangladesh and Dr. Manmohan Singh
Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India is an erudite person, having earned degrees from both Oxford and Cambridge. He is by nature a taciturn person and generally keeps his speech to the script. Dr. Singh is respected by world
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India’s Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao’s visit to Dhaka: India’s response too slow to concerns of Bangladesh
India’s Foreign Secretary Ms. Nirupama Rao’s two day visit from 6th June to Dhaka was perceived as one which might achieve some concrete actions on Bangladesh’s outstanding issues with India. Since the proposed visit of India’s Prime Minister to Bangladesh
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Bangladesh’s role in Peacekeeping Mission across the World
Bangladesh observes every year on 29th May as “International Day for UN Peacekeepers” like other member-countries of the world. The purpose of observing the Day is : • to honour the UN peacekeepers who lost their lives for peace, •
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The Structural faults of the System of the Care-taker government
On 10th May, the apex court (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court) of Bangladesh in a majority decision has ruled that the system of care-taker government is illegal, However, two more general elections may be held to avoid chaos. It
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Mamata Banerjee’s victory in West Bengal and its impact on Bangladesh
The power shift in West Bengal will have impact on Indo-Bangladesh issues. The unprecedented victory of Ms. Mamata Banerjee (56), the leader of Trinamool Congress (TNC) in West Bengal legislative election, will soon make her the Chief Minister of West
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Did Pakistan strike a deal with the US in killing Osama Bin Laden?
The founder and the leader of Al-Qaeda Osama Bin Laden was killed in a US-led operation involving helicopters and US ground forces in Pakistani city of Abbottabad, 60 km north of Islamabad on 1st May. A source familiar with the
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Indian Commerce Minister’s visit to Dhaka injects an impetus to bilateral economic ties
India’s Commerce Minister Anand Sharma arrived in Bangladesh on 23rd April leading a 33-member delegation and a host of high profile businessmen on a two day visit to Bangladesh to hold talks on bilateral trade relations. It provided an opportunity
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Sri Lankan President Visit to Bangladesh: A New Chapter of Relations
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse’s three- day visit to Bangladesh from April 18th is of immense significance in terms of bilateral relations as both countries share commonalty on many issues. It may be recalled that in April 2003, former Sri
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An Overview of Bangladesh Foreign Policy during the last 40 years
We are observing 40 years of our independence and it is appropriate to look briefly the foreign policy, Bangladesh pursued during the period. Foreign policy is not formulated in a vacuum but is based on certain ingredients such as, history,
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Amar Ekushey 21st February:
21st February is a day of national mourning, pride, reflection and action. It is the Language Martyr’s Day. It is fifty- nine years ago on this day that among others, Barkat, Rafiq, Jabbar, Shafiur and Salam sacrificed their young precious
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Let us usher in New Year 2011: A Year of Hope Expectation!
In ancient days, there was no New Year. They used to say ‘in the tenth year of the reign of Emperor such and such’. When a new Emperor comes, the clock is reset: It is year one. On it goes
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Cancun Climate Agreement and Bangladesh: A step forward
In a change from Copenhagen’s venomous atmosphere last year, on 11th December, more than 190 countries have struck an agreement at the latest round of UN climate talks in the beach resort of Cancun (Mexico) that puts efforts to secure
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