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COUNCIL BUOYS NATIONALIST FORCES
BNP should retain links with grassroots
M I Ali
The enthusiasm with which the Fifth Council of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party was held heralds a return of confidence of the Bangladeshi nationalist forces in the politics of the country. It celebrated not only the end of inertia of BNP politics but also the party's unfortunate decision to continue its pre-One Eleven political routine, albeit with a few minor changes in order to comply with the requirements of the Election Commission's current Representation of the People Order...[ FULL STORY ]
WHY HASINA DEFERRED INDIA TRIP?
Misgivings, obduracy blight
Dhaka-Delhi relations
M. Shahidul Islam
Something weird is souring Dhaka- Delhi relations prior to the PM's scheduled visit to India. There seems more to the last minute deferral of the visit than what meets the eye. For, if one must believe the reason given by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) about the deferral of the visit, the blame must go to India, which, according to the Foreign Minister, "requested" for rescheduling the visit.
Teesta agreement
That, however, does not tally with the facts unearthed so far. Sources say Dhaka felt insulted, snubbed and betrayed in a number of pre-summit interactions, prompting the PM to pause and reflect further before making a desperate dash to sign agreements which could prove suicidal for the nation...[ FULL STORY ]
REVAMP PARTY TO FACE CHALLENGES
5th council amends BNP's constitution
Special Correspondent
The long overdue council of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) concluded in the city last week adopting a number of changes in its party constitution including creation of a new position - senior Vice-Chairman - to accommodate Tariq Rahman next to her mother Begum Khaleda Zia who has been chosen the Chairperson for another term...[ FULL STORY ]
Dhaka demands 75 per cent climate
fund for LDCs
Holiday Report
Three-quarters of any climate adaptation fund should go to the most vulnerable countries, Dhaka's delegation to Copenhagen said on Tuesday, as a new report revealed that Bangladesh was among the countries worst affected by climate change. Bangladesh made the plea on behalf of least developing countries and those most vulnerable to climate change, at a press conference at the Bella Conference Centre in the Danish capital. It also demanded a legally binding framework for the adaptation fund...[ FULL STORY ]
AF-PAK DEVELOPMENTS, MANMOHAN SINGH
US will withdraw shamefully, says
Taliban spokesman
Sadeq Khan
US President Barack Obama ordered 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan. Responding to US call for support, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen declared that 25 NATO countries would send 7,000 soldiers. Other NATO countries, including France and Germany which await a London conference on Afghanistan scheduled for January 28, 2010, are also expected to commit more troops. General Stanley McChrystal, top U.S. and NATO commander of International Security Assistant Force in Afghanistan has been gratified. He asked for 40,000 additional troops to be able to "turn the tide of the war by mid-2010...[ FULL STORY ]
India to supply arms to Nepal, train army
Shamsuddin Ahmed
India will soon resume supply of arms to Nepal and training its army in accordance with an accord reached at the joint secretary level talks between the two countries in Kathmandu beginning on December 4. No immediate reaction to the accord was available from the opposition Maoist party of Nepal, which has time and again warned against such an accord that goes against the peace deal among the political parties...[ FULL STORY ]
INDIAN INSURGENTS' REPRISAL LIKELY
Govt. inviting serious threats to
nation's security
Faisal Rahim
As the government is trying to win India's highest level of confidence by capturing rebel ULFA leaders and handing over them to the Indian authorities, observers here believe that Bangladesh may soon emerge as a third-party battle zone as a vengeful action of such moves.
Being aware of the danger, home minister advocate Sahara Khaton last week said the government is ready to face any ULFA threat on its soil. Moreover, some security analysts here say the Prime Minister's visit to Delhi later this month has been deferred mainly on information from the Indian security agents that she might be target of the insurgent group during her visit to India...[ FULL STORY ]
AIM IS TO CREATE DHAKA'S OWN BRAND
Dhaka hopes to be world's
#1 knitwear exporter
Abdur Rahman Khan
Bangladesh is aspiring to become the number one Knitwear exporter in the world by producing diversified items and locally designed Bangladeshi brand. Bangladesh ranks third among the world's knitwear exporters.
It is possible to secure number one position by upgrading the skill and productivity of the workers and developing a fully compliant garment sector, according to Bangladesh Knitwear
Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA)...[ FULL STORY ]
AN APPEAL TO INDIAN PREMIER
Shazia and Zubair need Delhi's protection
Anisur Rahman in Stockholm
It is something more than any Hollywood love story. India's Zubair Khan, 27, and Bangladesh's Shazia Zarin, 23, met on Facebook. They fell in love. She fled from home for Delhi in February this year. They got married. They are now expecting a child as she is seven month pregnant by this time...[ FULL STORY ]
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