Asian Lite News Archive

Category: Bangladesh

  • Hasina Urges Int’l Community To Resolve Rohingya crisis

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    Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reminded the international community that the fates of people across the globe were intertwined amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as she called on world leaders to ensure that any proven vaccine is made accessible to all at the same time. She made the remarks during her address to the 75th…

  • B’desh opens doors for Chinese investments

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    Salman F Rahman, advisor to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and policymakers have asked Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in the country and export products back to Beijing using the duty-free access facility. The issues came up for discussion on Monday at a virtual opening ceremony of the Mandarin version of a report titled “Destination Bangladesh”…

  • The killing fields of Bangladesh

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    The situation in Bangladesh has ominous portents – so much so that even the prime minister chose not to send any public condolence to the wife of slain Bangladeshi-American blogger Avijit Roy. Hasina might have done it privately but her son Sajeev Wazed Joy had shocked the nation by admitting that it was not possible…

  • Modi speaks to South Asian counterparts ahead of Ramadan

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke over telephone to his Pakistan and Bangladesh counterparts, Nawaz Sharif and Sheikh Hasina, and Afghan President Ashran Ghani and conveyed to them good wishes for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, an official statement said. In his conversation with Sharif, Modi reiterated his message of “peaceful, friendly and cooperative” relations…

  • Modi a visionary: Bangla media

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rousing speech and the 65-point joint declaration that wrapped up his two-day trip to Bangladesh received huge splash in the Bangladesh media reports Asian Lite News. They have termed the Indian leader as a “visionary” and one “thinking out of the box”. In a commentary, the largest circulation English newspaper, the Daily…

  • Mamata mutes herself in Dhaka

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    Ranjana Narayan writes in the Asian Lite, Britains top Asian newspaper on Mamata’s Dhaka visit. She went, she saw, she attended and returned. That in sum appears to have been the itinerary of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during her trip to Dhaka. On her rests the hopes of an accord between the two nations…

  • Modi Thaws Ties With Dhaka

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    India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Sunday noted that India-Bangladesh ties have entered a new phase with a “pragmatic, mature and practical approach” and both reaffirmed their commitment to cooperate in tackling extremism and terrorism and not to allow their territory for any activity inimical to the other…reports Asian…

  • Modi visits Dhakeshwari temple

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    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Dhakeshwari temple in Dhaka and offered prayers and also inaugurated the new Indian high commission chancery complex at Baridhara where he inaugurated six projects undertaken with grant-in-aid from India. “Reaching out to Bangladesh directly. PM inaugurated 6 projects undertaken with grant in aid & interacts w/ beneficiaries,” Vikas…

  • Historic land swap deal ratified

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    In a historic move, India and Bangladesh ratified an over 40-year-old land border swap agreement and flagged off two new trans-border buses as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina and announced a $2 billion Line of Credit to Dhaka. Both countries also inked 22 agreements, including renewing a bilateral…

  • Modi Begins Bangladesh Tour

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     Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his two-day “historic” visit to Bangladesh will “strengthen ties” between the two countries. In a tweet, Modi thanked Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the warm welcome. “Thank you PM Sheikh Hasina for the warm welcome. I look forward to a very good visit that will strengthen…

  • Taslima relocated to US after death threats

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    A New York-based think tank has relocated controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen to “safety” in the US amid death threats from Islamist radicals, according to a press release. The Center for Inquiry assisted in relocating the award-winning writer and human rights activist to the US last week after she was “specifically named as an imminent…

  • Modi to visit Bangladesh

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     Armed with the goodwill generated by ratification of the land swap agreement and with promising noises on a likely deal on Teesta river water sharing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a two-day state visit to Bangladesh on June 6 and 7. Modi’s visit, his first to Bangladesh after taking over a year ago, is…

  • Missing Bangla leader surfaces in Meghalaya

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    Missing Bangladesh ex-minister Salahuddin Ahmed was spotted in Meghalaya  Salahuddin Ahmed, a former Bangladesh minister and joint secretary general and spokesman of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), who went missing over two months ago in Dhaka, has now been found in Shillong, capital of the northeastern state of Meghalaya. Ahmed, who identified himself as…

  • Belgian varsity honours Tagore with his statue

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    Belgium’s most prestigious and largest university in the city of Leuven, 26 km from Brussels, has honoured India’s world renowned poet, artist and humanist Rabindranath Tagore by erecting his statue in the university premises. The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) presented a sculpture of Tagore to the City of Leuven and India House Leuven.…

  • Parliament passes Bangladesh land accord bill

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    The Indian parliament passed a key constitutional amendment bill to give effect to the swapping of border land enclaves between India and Bangladesh under a 1974 agreement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to convey his greetings on the occasion. The Constitution (One Hundred and Nineteenth Amendment) Bill, 2013, which…

  • Bangla land boundary accord cleared

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    The union cabinet  cleared the bill to operationalise the land boundary agreement with Bangladesh which entails exchange of both countries’ enclaves, sources said. They said that decision to approve the Constitution’s 119th Amendment Bill, 2013, on the land boundary agreement between India and Bangladesh was taken at a meeting of the cabinet chaired by Prime…

  • Clothing giants urged to help Rana Plaza victims

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    The European Parliament adopted a strongly worded resolution to mark the Second Anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh, which caused the the death of over 1100 people and left some 2500 people injured. The Rana Plaza building collapse was Bangladesh’s worst-ever industrial disaster and the deadliest accidental structural failure in modern history. While 27…

  • British-Asian Mayor ousted in London

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    The judge said Mr Rahman had focused his electoral machine on the borough’s large Bangladeshi community – effectively bribing voters by targeting them with generous grants and using the influence of a senior cleric to tell Muslims it was their duty to vote for him…reports Asian Lite, UK’s No 1 newspaper for British-Asians Mr Lutfur Rahman,…

  • India rank below neighbours in social progress

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      India has a low rank of 101 among the 133 countries measured for their social progress, even below some immediate neighbours such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, indicating the level of meeting basic human needs and well-being, among other factors. Conducted by Social Progress Imperative, a US-based non-profit organisation set up in…

  • South Asia’s concern of growing Pak nuclear arsenal

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    By Arun Kumar  Noting that “Pakistan, with the world’s fastest-growing nuclear arsenal, is unquestionably the biggest concern,” in South Asia, a leading US daily wants major powers to turn their attention towards it after finalising the Iran deal. Citing several recent developments, the New York Times said in an editorial that “These investments reflect the…

  • Kamal quits as ICC president over row

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     Bangladesh’s Mustafa Kamal said  he is resigning from the post of president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) over who should have given away the World Cup trophy to the fifth-time winners Australia. At a press conference here, Kamal said he was resigning to protest the “flagrant violation” of the ICC constitution, and his decision…

  • ISIS releases Bangladeshi hostages in Libya

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    Two Bangladeshis, who were held hostage by the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Libya, have been released after 18 days, the foreign ministry here has confirmed. Helal Uddin of Jamalpur and Mohammed Anowar Hossain of Noakhali were released on Tuesday evening and were taken to Libya’s Sirte hospital for check-up, bdnews24 reported. The physical…

  • Police watched Avijit Roy’s killing

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      The policemen on the Dhaka University campus did not act to save Bangladesh-born blogger-writer Avijit Roy but simply looked on while he was being killed, his widow Rafida Ahmed Banna said . “While Avijit and I were being ruthlessly attacked, the local police stood close by but did not act,” Banna, who survived the…

  • Khaleda Zia’s office gets search warrant

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    A Bangladesh court has issued a search warrant against former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s Dhaka office after reports that she could be hiding fugitives and explosives there, media reported. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate S.M. Masud Zaman issued the warrant on Sunday, bdnews 24 reported. Police have asked for the warrant in the explosive case filed against…

  • Arrest warrant for Khaleda Zia

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    A court in Bangladesh has issued arrest warrants against ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and two others in two cases filed by the country’s anti-graft body. The Special Judge Court-3 of Md Abu Ahmed Jomadar scrapped bail for Khaleda Zia, chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) after she failed to appear in the hearing of…

  • Kerry slams Bangladesh on civilian attacks

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    US Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned the targeting of innocent civilians in the ongoing political violence in Bangladesh and called for an immediate end to such attacks. Kerry, following his meeting with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in Washington Thursday, stated that there could be “no tolerance” for tactics that target…

  • Jamaat leader sentenced to hang in Bangladesh

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    A Bangladesh court sentenced a Jamaat-e-Islami leader to death for leading pro-Pakistan militias to commit war crimes such as murders, genocide and abductions in Pabna in 1971. International Crimes Tribunal-2 Chairman, Justice Obaidul Hasan, handed Abdus Subhan the maximum penalty Wednesday. With six of the nine charges levelled by the prosecution having been proven beyond…

  • Khaleda sued for 42 murders

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    Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia  was sued for the murder of 42 people during the anti-government movement led by her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since Jan 5. Besides Zia, three other BNP officials — standing committee member Rafiqul Islam Mia, vice chairman Shamser Mobin Chowdhury and pro-BNP intellectual Emajuddin Ahmed — have also been…

  • British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration awards announced

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      The British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration 2015 celebrated the success of 100 British Bangladeshi’s on the 27th January at an exclusive launch event in Canary Wharf, London. The list highlights talent across 20 categories and showcases the contributions and achievements of 100 British Bangladeshis to every walk of British life. The 2015 list and…

  • Khaleda Zia charged with ‘instigating arson’

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      Bangladesh Police have registered a criminal case against former prime minister Khaleda Zia for “instigating arson” here that left 27 people seriously injured, the media reported . Zia was booked over petrol bombs attack by suspected members of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which she heads, on a passenger bus at Jatrabarhi area during the…

  • Two killed in Bangladesh clashes

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    Activists of Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League (AL)  clashed with supporters of the main opposition BNP, leaving two people dead and dozens injured. The victims were shot dead in a clash between AL activists and those of former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Natore district. “Two people have died from injuries suffered…

  • Dhaka bans rallies and processions amid tensions

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      All rallies and processions have been banned in the Bangladeshi capital city in the light of simmering political tensions between the opposition and ruling parties, a media report said . The step was taken to curb spiralling tensions between supporters of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the ruling Awami League (AL) ahead…

  • Khaleda Zia appears in anti-graft court

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    Bangladesh police  used tear gas and rubber bullets against opposition protesters, as they clashed outside a makeshift court in Dhaka, where former prime minister Khaleda Zia appeared for hearing in two graft cases. The clashes began after activists of Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling Bangladesh Awami League party, allegedly attacked a Bangladesh…

  • 1971 surrender ceremony at Dhaka re-enacted

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    By Subir Bhaumik   The singers had just finished their patriotic numbers when a shrill whistle rent the air. A surge of men piled on to the stage where the Sectors Commanders Forum, an organisation of those who fought the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan, were celebrating the Victory Day that ended in the birth of…

  • SAARC Summit concludes with one pact

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    By Anil Giri  The 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Summit concluded in Kathmandu Thursday with the adoption of a 36-point Kathmandu Declaration. During the Summit, a Saarc Framework Agreement on Energy Cooperation was signed while leaders of the South Asian nations directed their respective ministers to hold a meeting within three months…

  • Let’s walk in step, Modi tells SAARC

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    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday exhorted the eight neighbouring nations of the south Asian regional grouping Saarc to “walk in step” as he proposed a slew of measures, including ease for business travel, a level playing field in trade, and initiatives in healthcare and tourism. Modi, in his maiden speech to the South Asian…

  • Saarc must act for economic integration: Modi

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      Prime Minister Narendra Modi  called for a better economic  integration among Saarc, expressing concern that under 5 percent of the region’s global trade takes place between its eight member countries. The Indian prime minister also promised a special funding vehicle, overseen by his country, to finance infrastructure projects in the region, while also proposing…

  • India calls for collective response to terrorism

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      India  said that terrorism is the biggest challenge the South Asian region faces and called for collective response to it. India also reiterated its “sincere and abiding commitment” towards regional peace, prosperity and development in South Asia. India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in her opening statement at the SAARC Council of Ministers Meeting…

  • Saarc summit to focus on peace & unity

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    By Anil Giri   The forthcoming 18th Saarc Summit to be held in Kathmandu will focus on installing durable peace and prosperity among the member states and will give utmost priority to regional unity, Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Mahendra Bahadur Pandey said. The theme of the summit is “deeper integration for peace and prosperity”, and…

  • New status for Bangladeshi migrants in India

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    The Supreme Court  issued notice to the central and state governments on a petition seeking declaration that all the refugees that came to India from Bangladesh be described as displaced persons and not illegal migrants. A bench of Chief Justice H.L.Dattu and Justice A.K.Sikri issued notice on the plea by the Joint Action Committee for…

  • India, Bangladesh to discuss terrorism

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      Arms and drug smuggling, terrorism, circulation of fake currency notes and border crimes are among the issues to be discussed when border guards of India and Bangladesh meeting Nov 17, an official said here . “The BSF (Border Security Force) officials would ask the BGB (Border Guard Bangladesh) officials to dismantle the camps of…

  • Bangladesh to hang Jamaat-e-Islami chief

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    A special tribunal in Bangladesh handed down the death penalty to Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami for wartime atrocities during the country’s 1971 Liberation War, media reports said. Nizami, who led the Pakistan Army’s vigilante militia outfit, Al-Badr, to abort Bangladesh’s birth, has also been awarded life sentence by the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that found…

  • Bangla school moved and rebuilt in 48 hours

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    VILLAGERS in a remote Bangladeshi community dismantled and rebuilt a school in just 48 hours to stop it being washed away in devastating floods, reports children’s charity Plan International.  The primary school in Daowabari Union, Lalmonirhat, was about to be wiped out as the nearby river rose during flooding that affected a million people in…

  • Not afraid of political conspiracies: Hasina

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    Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina  said her government has the capability to face any challenge and she is not afraid of any conspiracy against her. “I don’t see any reason to be afraid of. Had I been afraid of such conspiracies, I wouldn’t have come to politics,” the Daily Star quoted her as saying, as…

  • ‘No development without peace, security’

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    Sheikh Hasina says Sustainable development cannot be achieved in the “absence of durable peace and security….reports Asian Lite News   Sustainable development cannot be achieved in the “absence of durable peace and security”, said Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she underlined the importance of a “balanced, pragmatic and ambitious agenda” while the global body…

  • Hasina to meet Modi in New York

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have his first bilateral interaction with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly later this month, even as both countries have agreed to majorly scale up connectivity with each other, a top official said here Saturday. External affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said at…

  • HEALTH: India to help Hasina

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    India, Bangladesh sign MoU on traditional medicine, homeopathy India and Bangladesh signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of traditional systems of medicine and homeopathy. Training, research, exchanges of experts and setting up an academic chair are the highlights of this new cooperation envisaged in the MoU , bdnews24.com reported. Bangladesh’s…

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    Students celebration, flood situation and a fire tragedy – Pics from Bangladesh

  • Bangladesh finally free Suchitra’s home

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    Bengali film legend Suchitra Sen’s ancestral home in Bangladesh’s Pabna district was Wednesday finally freed from the clutches of the Imam Ghazali Institute after more than a three-decade tussle. District administration officials led by land officer and executive magistrate Shamim Ara Rini took possession of the one-storeyed house in the town’s Gopalpur neighbourhood Wednesday afternoon,…

  • PICS: Bangla Beat

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    Thee Israeli attack on Gaza and the Ramadan preparation top the news agenda of Bangladesh news media. Some pics from Bangladesh