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Maldives reopens its doors to Bangladeshi unskilled workers

report in Dhaka Tribune, Dec 18, 2023The Maldives government has lifted the ban on the recruitment of unskilled workers from Bangladesh. Now, unskilled workers from Bangladesh would have job opportunities in the country, said Maldives’ Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology in a statement on Sunday. In this regard, Counsellor (Labour) and Head of the Embassy of Bangladesh High Commission in Maldives Md Sohel Parvez said the decision to reopen the labour market for Bangladeshis…

Political violence has no place in a democracy: United States

report in Prothom Alo, July 28, 2023The United States backs Bangladesh’s objective of conducting free, fair, and peaceful elections. The US administration stresses the significance of collaborating with the Bangladeshi government to accomplish this goal. However, it is crucial to bear in mind that political violence has no role in the democratic process, as remarked by Deputy Spokesperson of the US State Department, Vedant Patel. During the regular press briefing of the US State Department…

UN should enhance screening of Bangladeshi Peacekeepers before appointing them, says HRW ahead of UN under-secretary-general’s Dhaka visit

report in The Daily Star, June 13, 2023Human Rights Watch yesterday urged the UN under-secretary-general for peace operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, to publicly voice concerns over the abuses by the government security forces during his upcoming visit to Bangladesh. Bangladesh security forces, particularly the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), have long been implicated in serious human rights violations, said HRW Chief Advocacy Officer Bruno Stagno Ugarte in a statement yesterday. For all latest news, follow The Daily…

Bangladeshi villagers attack BSF jawans, snatch weapons; 2 seriously injured

ANI report in Times of India, Feb 27, 2023 at 09.18 AM ISTNEW DELHI: Two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans received severe injuries after they were attacked by Bangladeshi miscreants and villagers while performing duty in the security of Indian farmers on the international border. BSF has raised the matter with Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) and called for a flag meeting. In a statement, BSF informed that the incident took place in the area of…

Chinese Foreign Minister makes stopover in Dhaka, meets Momen

report in Prothom Alo, Jan 10, 2023Newly appointed Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang held an hour-long meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart at a brief stopover at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka early Tuesday. The aircraft carrying Qin stopped at the airport at 1:58 am en route to his visit to Africa. Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen welcomed the Chinese minister at the airport and held a meeting with him at the VIP lounge. Qin…