report in Dhaka Tribune, Mar 28, 2023Rice, sugar, soybean oil and beef are more expensive in Bangladesh than in other developing or developed countries, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). The think tank also found that at least 28 imported basic food items presently suffer a high incidence of tax. Whilst inflationary pressures had been growing in Bangladesh prior to the Russia-Ukraine war, the international crisis provided an excuse, where commodity prices that…
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by Riyadh Talukder in Dhaka Tribune, Mar 27, 2023The law enforcement agencies are on high alert to prevent any kind of terrorist attack during Ramadan, Eid and Bengali New Year celebrations. Intelligence surveillance has been increased and required information are being collected. However, the law enforcement agencies do not have any information about the capability of the militants to carry out attacks or their plan to carry out any attack. Various units of the law…
report in Dhaka Tribune, March 21, 2023Extrajudicial killings dramatically decreased in Bangladesh in 2022 compared to the previous years, according to a report published by the US Department of State on Monday. The US Department of State on Monday released the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, an annual report required by US law. Domestic human rights organization Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) reported 19 individuals died in alleged extrajudicial killings or while in…
by Ali Asif Shawon in Dhaka Tribune, Mar 20, 2023Cox’s Bazar: Bangladesh is set to operationalize its very first submarine base with modern basin facilities for the Navy at Pekua of Cox’s Bazar to provide safe jetty facilities to submarines and warships at the harbour. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the submarine base at “BNS Sheikh Hasina” virtually from her official residence, Ganabhaban in the morning. Built at a cost of $1.21 billion, the…
report in Asian Age, Dhaka, Mar 19,2023Importers are not being able to open letters of credit (LCs) in Bangladesh due to dollar crisis. As a result businessmen are not being able to import necessary commodities from abroad. Under these circumstances goods of 2 trillion taka have been imported from overseas on credit. “Please give us dollars. We cannot open Letters of Credit to import raw materials.” The statement was made by a top businessman who…
by Qadir Kallol in Prothom Alo, Mar 17, 2023The question of foreign interference into the internal affairs of Bangladesh has come up for discussion again. This has started with a remark by Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen. In an event in Dhaka on Tuesday, Yao Wen said China supports the stance Bangladesh has taken in rejecting foreign interference in internal affairs. Is there any interference in the internal affairs of Bangladesh? This question has…
report in Prothom Alo, Mar 17, 2023Bangladesh has decided to seek an Indian explanation on West Bengal’s proposed projects on the Teesta River reducing its flow, amid a protracted unsettled process for water sharing of the trans-boundary river, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. “We will prepare a paper on the issue with consultation of our water resource ministry and JRC (Joint River Commission) . . . (then) we will ask the Indian side regarding…
report in Prothom Alo, Mar 15, 2023Bangladesh and China have discussed ways and means to further enhance the existing cooperation in a number of areas in the human rights domain, especially under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, reports news agency BSS. This was discussed while the two countries held first ever official consultations on multilateral human rights issues in Dhaka on Monday, a foreign ministry press release said on Tuesday…
report in The Daily Star, Mar 14, 2023The cabinet has permitted neighboring country Bhutan to use Bangladesh’s land and sea ports for the country’s import and export yesterday. The approval came from a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office today. “Bhutan is a landlocked country. They have no river or sea port of their own for import-export. Therefore, they get similar opportunities from India also. Now they are getting an…
by Sheikh Shahariar Zaman in The Dhaka Tribune, Mar 11, 2023Bangladesh and Myanmar are working fast to start a pilot project for the long-awaited Rohingya repatriation before the monsoon, officials say. Bangladesh has already handed over a list of more than 1,000 Rohingya citizens for repatriation. On the other hand, the Myanmar government is speedily verifying it. Besides, the country is arranging rehabilitation for the Rohingyas in Rakhine. According to sources, Myanmar wants to start…
report in The Dhaka Tribune, Mar 11, 2023A report by US-based independent watchdog group Freedom House, Bangladesh saw an improvement in the situation of political rights and civil liberties in 2022, compared to the previous year. According to the 2023 edition of the report Bangladesh stood under the category of “partly free” with an overall score of 40 out of 100 under the section “Global Freedom Score”. The report, titled “Freedom in the World 2023:…