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India should do the right thing and extradicate her so that she can answer for her crimes.
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[VIDEOS] Bangladesh army chief confirms PM Hasina’s resignation [Update at Post#189]
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India should do the right thing and extradicate her so that she can answer for her crimes.
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Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for exiled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently in India, citing her alleged involvement in mass killings during violent protests that erupted earlier this year.
The protests, which began as a student-led movement against public sector job quotas, escalated into some of the deadliest unrest since the country’s independence in 1971, resulting in over 700 deaths and numerous injuries.
The violence ultimately forced Hasina to flee to India on August 5 and an interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge.
The tribunal’s proceedings, presided over by Justice Golam Mortuza Majumdar, saw prosecutors request arrest warrants for 50 individuals, including Hasina.
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently in India, citing her alleged involvement in mass killings during violent protests that erupted earlier this year.
The protests, which began as a student-led movement against public sector job quotas, escalated into some of the deadliest unrest since the country’s independence in 1971, resulting in over 700 deaths and numerous injuries.
The violence ultimately forced Hasina to flee to India on August 5 and an interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge.
The tribunal’s proceedings, presided over by Justice Golam Mortuza Majumdar, saw prosecutors request arrest warrants for 50 individuals, including Hasina.
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Hasina’s resignation: ‘I have no documentary evidence’
President Mohammed Shahabuddin has said he heard Sheikh Hasina had resigned as the prime minister, but he does not have any documentary evidence.
"I tried [to collect the resignation letter] many times but failed. Maybe she did not get the time," he added.
The president said these when Manab Zamin Chief Editor Matiur Rahman Chowdhury met him and wanted to know about ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation letter.
The write-up that carries the conversation was published in the daily's political magazine "Janatar Chokh" yesterday.
Hasina left the country on August 5 following a student-led mass uprising.
According to section 57(a) of the constitution, the prime minister's office shall become vacant if he/she resigns from the office at any time by handing the resignation letter to the president.
During the conversation, the president said, "At 10:30am on August 5, the Bangabhaban had gotten a call from the prime minister's residence, saying the honourable prime minister would visit the Bangabhaban to call on His Excellency the President. Right afterwards, preparations began at the Bangabhaban. But within an hour, another call came saying she [Hasina] won't be coming."
There was news of unrest everywhere, he said.
"[At the time] I don't know what's going to happen. I can't sit around and depend on rumours. So, I asked Military Secretary General Adil to find out [what is happening]. He had no news either. We were waiting, even watching the television scrolls. There was no news anywhere.
"At one point, I heard she had left the country. She didn't tell me anything. I just told you [interviewer] whatever is true. Anyway, when Army Chief General Waker came to the Bangabhaban, I tried to know if the prime minister resigned. He gave me the same answer: 'I heard she resigned'. She perhaps did not get the time to let [us] know."
Shahabuddin added, "When things came under control, one day the cabinet secretary came to collect the copy of the resignation letter. I told him that I too am looking for it."
At one stage of the conversation with Matiur Rahman Chowdhury, the president said, "There is no room for debate in this regard anymore. The prime minister has left and that is the truth. Even then, just to ensure this question never arises again, I sought the Supreme Court's opinion on the matter."
In response to the reference sent by him, the Appellate Division of the SC, headed by the then chief justice Obaidul Hasan, gave its opinion on August 8.
It said an interim government may be formed to remove the constitutional vacuum and to ensure smooth operations of the executive, and also the president is allowed to swear in a chief adviser and other advisers of the interim government.
Hasina’s resignation: ‘I have no documentary evidence’
"I tried [to collect the resignation letter] many times but failed. Maybe she did not get the time," President Mohammed Shahabuddin said.
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Hemant Soren's 'Sheikh Hasina asylum' retort to Amit Shah's infiltration remark
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the BJP, accusing it of fostering ties with Bangladesh while blaming the state for issues related to cross-border infiltration.
Addressing an election rally at Ranka in Garhwa Assembly seat, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) working president said that BJP leaders have "double standards" regarding Bangladesh, questioning why the Centre allowed former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take refuge in India after she was thrown out of power in the neighbouring country.
"Prime minister Modi bowed before the Constitution when he took the oath. He said the country would run as per the Constitution and all sections of society would get equal rights. I want to ask him. Have you made any internal arrangements with Bangladesh? I want to ask you (PM Modi), why did you allow Sheikh Hasina's helicopter to land here. On what basis have you given her refuge?" Soren asked.
The Chief Minister's remarks came a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while addressing an election rally in Ranchi, accused the JMM-led government of patronising Bangladeshi infiltrators, while claiming that the tribal population was dwindling in Jharkhand and its demography was changing fast.
Amit Shah also promised that the BJP, if voted to power in the upcoming Assembly election, will bring in a stringent law to take back land from infiltrators in Jharkhand as well as to drive them out.
Hitting out at the Home Minister's remarks, Soren questioned why electricity produced in Jharkhand is given to Bangladesh by the Centre.
"Electricity produced in Jharkhand is being supplied to Bangladesh, while people of the state are left to deal with the pollution caused by these power plants. Isn't it the duty of the Centre to guard the borders and check infiltration? State governments have no role in it. Infiltrators enter India through states ruled by you (BJP). Why don't you check infiltration there?" he asked.
"They (BJP) themselves admit that infiltration occurs in their state, yet they hold Jharkhand responsible," the Chief Minister added.
Elections to the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly will take place in two phases on November 13 and 20, and votes will be counted on November 23.
The ruling JMM will contest elections as part of the Opposition's INDIA bloc, having fielded candidates in 43 Assembly seats. The Congress has been allocated 30 seats, while the Rastriya Janata Dal (RJD), led by Lalu Prasad, will contest in six seats. Additionally, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) has been assigned four seats.
Hemant Soren's 'Sheikh Hasina asylum' retort to Amit Shah's infiltration remark
Hitting out at the BJP, Hemant Soren questioned why former Bangladesh Prime Minister Seikh Hasina was given asylum in India after she was thrown out of power from the neighbouring country.
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Bangladesh to seek Interpol alert for fugitive ex-PM Hasina loyalists
Bangladesh said Sunday it would request an Interpol “red notice” alert for fugitive leaders of the ousted regime of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was toppled in a revolution in August.
“Those responsible for the indiscriminate killings during the mass uprising in July and August will be brought back from wherever they have taken refuge,” Asif Nazrul, the interim government’s law adviser, told reporters on Sunday.
“We will ensure they are arrested and brought to justice.”
Dozens of Hasina’s allies have been taken into custody since her regime collapsed, accused of involvement in a police crackdown that killed more than 700 people during the unrest that led to her ouster.
France-based Interpol publishes red notices at the request of a member nation, based on an arrest warrant issued in their home country.
Nazrul did not mention any individual by name, but Bangladesh has already issued an arrest warrant for 77-year-old Hasina — last seen arriving in India after fleeing by helicopter as crowds stormed her palace.
Hasina’s 15-year rule saw widespread human rights abuses, including the mass detention and extrajudicial killings of her political opponents.
Red notices issued by the global police body alert law enforcement agencies worldwide about fugitives.
Nazrul said they would request a red notice “as soon as possible.”
India is a member of Interpol, but the red notice does not mean New Delhi must hand Hasina over.
Member countries can “apply their own laws in deciding whether to arrest a person,” according to the group, which organizes police cooperation between 196 member countries.
Hasina has been summoned to appear in court in Dhaka on November 18 to face charges of “massacres, killings, and crimes against humanity.”
Mohammad Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), told AFP on Sunday that the court had “sought arrest warrants for more than 60 individuals,” and that “so far, around 25 have been arrested,.”
Bangladesh to seek Interpol alert for fugitive ex-PM Hasina loyalists
DHAKA: Bangladesh said Sunday it would request an Interpol “red notice” alert for fugitive leaders of the ousted regime of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was toppled in a revolution in August. “Those responsible for the indiscriminate killings during the mass uprising in July and...
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Pathetic Bangladeshi Islamists.
Sheikh Hassen and her leaders left the country since months yet Hindus are dying everywhere in Bangladesh. If anyone needs to be brought to justice it’s those Islamist of Bangladesh.
Sheikh Hassen and her leaders left the country since months yet Hindus are dying everywhere in Bangladesh. If anyone needs to be brought to justice it’s those Islamist of Bangladesh.
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Oh no. Are the rivers running with hindu blood and dead hind bodies piling up in Dhaka?
Please share with us the proof the hindus dying everywhere in Bangladesh. I also heard pigs were flying in Sylet
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These Indians seem very desperate to get their agent Hasina back in Bangladesh.
They have been posting fake stuff all over social media.
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We will seek Sheikh Hasina's extradition from India: Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus
Bangladesh Chief Adviser and Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has announced plans to seek the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India after the ouster of her Awami League government in August this year.
Yunus, who heads the Bangladesh interim government, made the statement during a televised address earlier in the day, marking the 100th day of his administration.
"We will ensure justice for every killing during the July-August revolution," Yunus declared. "Efforts to prosecute those responsible are progressing well, and we will demand Hasina’s return from India to hold her accountable".
The Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime was toppled on August 5 in the face of a mass upsurge originating from a quota reform campaign by the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement. Three days later Nobel laureate Muhammad assumed office as the Chief Adviser of the interim government.
Yunus's recent remarks came a week after his interim government said it will seek Interpol's assistance in repatriating the deposed Prime Minister from India and other 'fugitives' to face trial for alleged crimes against humanity.
The current government has accused Hasina and her party leaders of ordering brutal suppression of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement, which resulted in several deaths during the July-August protests.
What began as student-led demonstrations later escalated into a nationwide uprising, compelling Hasina to flee the country in secrecy, and seek refuge in India.
According to the interim government, at least 753 people were killed and thousands injured during the protests, which it termed "crimes against humanity and genocide".
Over 60 case of crimes against humanity and genocide have been registered against Hasina and her party leaders.
"A Red Notice will be issued through Interpol very soon. No matter where in the world these fugitive fascists are hiding, they will be brought back and held accountable in court," Bangladesh Law Affairs adviser Asif Nazrul had said last week.
We will seek Sheikh Hasina's extradition from India: Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus
The interim government in Bangladesh has accused Sheikh Hasina of ordering brutal suppression of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement, resulting in over 700 deaths during the July-August protests.
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Big tension for India as Bangladesh plans to deliver another blow to India, eyes Pakistan as alternative for…, move may affect…
Following reports of Bangladesh importing sugar from Pakistan, the country is now exploring additional sources for potatoes and onions, including the possibility of procuring them from Pakistan. This move is part of Bangladesh’s efforts to secure uninterrupted supplies and reduce its dependence on India, its primary supplier, amidst strained relations between the two neighbors over alleged atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has traditionally relied on India for its potato imports, while onions are primarily sourced from India and Myanmar, with smaller quantities imported from Pakistan, China, and Turkey. However, rising prices in the Indian market have reportedly pushed Bangladesh to seek alternative suppliers.
Until now, India has been the largest exporter of onions and potatoes to Bangladesh, with onion exports reaching approximately 7.24 lakh tonnes in the fiscal year 2023-24, up from 6.71 lakh tonnes the previous year, valued at around USD 145 million.
Bangladesh explores alternative sources for potato and onion imports
Traditionally, India has had strong trade ties with its neighbor, and Bangladesh serves as a key market for India’s textile and agricultural exports. India’s exports to Bangladesh rose from USD 3.2 billion in 2010-11 to a peak of USD 16.2 billion in 2021-22. However, trade between the two countries has declined following the interim government’s rise to power in Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has identified several potential alternative sources for potato and onion imports and has informed the country’s Ministry of Commerce. According to a report by Prothom Alo, discussions have also been held with importers regarding these alternatives.
The plan is to replace Indian potatoes with imports from Germany, Egypt, China, and Spain. Onions could be sourced from China, Pakistan, and Turkey. Salim Uddin, Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, stated to Prothom Alo, “BTTC has identified alternative sources to stabilize the prices and supply of potatoes and onions. We will urge importers to consider these options.”
Potential alternatives and price projections
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has provided estimated costs for importing potatoes and onions from alternative sources:
Potatoes:
Officials have cited “rising prices of onions and potatoes in the Indian market” and “various decisions by Indian authorities to discourage exports” as the primary reasons behind this move. Bangladeshi officials have also pointed to the alleged price hikes as a significant factor. The BTTC has claimed a 10.59% monthly increase and an annual 131% surge in the prices of onions and potatoes.
SOURCE: https://www.india.com/news/world/bi...ato-onions-move-may-affect-relations-7453767/
Following reports of Bangladesh importing sugar from Pakistan, the country is now exploring additional sources for potatoes and onions, including the possibility of procuring them from Pakistan. This move is part of Bangladesh’s efforts to secure uninterrupted supplies and reduce its dependence on India, its primary supplier, amidst strained relations between the two neighbors over alleged atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has traditionally relied on India for its potato imports, while onions are primarily sourced from India and Myanmar, with smaller quantities imported from Pakistan, China, and Turkey. However, rising prices in the Indian market have reportedly pushed Bangladesh to seek alternative suppliers.
Until now, India has been the largest exporter of onions and potatoes to Bangladesh, with onion exports reaching approximately 7.24 lakh tonnes in the fiscal year 2023-24, up from 6.71 lakh tonnes the previous year, valued at around USD 145 million.
Bangladesh explores alternative sources for potato and onion imports
Traditionally, India has had strong trade ties with its neighbor, and Bangladesh serves as a key market for India’s textile and agricultural exports. India’s exports to Bangladesh rose from USD 3.2 billion in 2010-11 to a peak of USD 16.2 billion in 2021-22. However, trade between the two countries has declined following the interim government’s rise to power in Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has identified several potential alternative sources for potato and onion imports and has informed the country’s Ministry of Commerce. According to a report by Prothom Alo, discussions have also been held with importers regarding these alternatives.
The plan is to replace Indian potatoes with imports from Germany, Egypt, China, and Spain. Onions could be sourced from China, Pakistan, and Turkey. Salim Uddin, Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, stated to Prothom Alo, “BTTC has identified alternative sources to stabilize the prices and supply of potatoes and onions. We will urge importers to consider these options.”
Potential alternatives and price projections
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has provided estimated costs for importing potatoes and onions from alternative sources:
Potatoes:
- Germany: USD 250–500 per tonne
- Spain: USD 300–400 per tonne
- China: USD 550–700 per tonne
- Egypt: USD 750–800 per tonne
- China: USD 430–650 per tonne
- Pakistan: USD 500–650 per tonne
- Turkey: USD 600–700 per tonne
Officials have cited “rising prices of onions and potatoes in the Indian market” and “various decisions by Indian authorities to discourage exports” as the primary reasons behind this move. Bangladeshi officials have also pointed to the alleged price hikes as a significant factor. The BTTC has claimed a 10.59% monthly increase and an annual 131% surge in the prices of onions and potatoes.
SOURCE: https://www.india.com/news/world/bi...ato-onions-move-may-affect-relations-7453767/
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Bangladesh should stop all imports from India until India stop sheltering Hasina and stop meddling in Bangladeshi internal affairs.
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Bangladesh Sends Diplomatic Note To India Seeking Return Of Ousted Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh’s interim government on Monday sent a note verbale or a diplomatic note to India calling on the latter to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka.
Hasina, 77, has been living in exile in India since Aug 5 when she fled the country amid the student-led protests that toppled her 16-year regime. Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and several former Cabinet ministers, advisers, and military and civil officials for “crimes against humanity and genocide".
“We have sent a note verbale (diplomatic message) to the Indian government saying that Bangladesh wants her back here for the judicial process," Foreign Affairs Adviser or de facto foreign minister Touhid Hossain told reporters at his office.
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Bangladesh’s interim government on Monday sent a note verbale or a diplomatic note to India calling on the latter to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka.
Hasina, 77, has been living in exile in India since Aug 5 when she fled the country amid the student-led protests that toppled her 16-year regime. Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and several former Cabinet ministers, advisers, and military and civil officials for “crimes against humanity and genocide".
“We have sent a note verbale (diplomatic message) to the Indian government saying that Bangladesh wants her back here for the judicial process," Foreign Affairs Adviser or de facto foreign minister Touhid Hossain told reporters at his office.
Bangladesh Seeks Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's Return, Sends Diplomatic Note To India - News18
Sheikh Hasina has been residing in India since August 5 when her Awami League government was ousted by student-led protests, as relations between the two countries strained.
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BD army allowed Hasina to flee to India. India sent a small plane and BD army assisted Hasina to leave.Bangladesh Sends Diplomatic Note To India Seeking Return Of Ousted Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh’s interim government on Monday sent a note verbale or a diplomatic note to India calling on the latter to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka.
Hasina, 77, has been living in exile in India since Aug 5 when she fled the country amid the student-led protests that toppled her 16-year regime. Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and several former Cabinet ministers, advisers, and military and civil officials for “crimes against humanity and genocide".
“We have sent a note verbale (diplomatic message) to the Indian government saying that Bangladesh wants her back here for the judicial process," Foreign Affairs Adviser or de facto foreign minister Touhid Hossain told reporters at his office.
Bangladesh Seeks Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's Return, Sends Diplomatic Note To India - News18
Sheikh Hasina has been residing in India since August 5 when her Awami League government was ousted by student-led protests, as relations between the two countries strained.
Now they want her back as though India kidnapped Hasina and took her to some undisclosed location.
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Bangladesh Sends Diplomatic Note To India Seeking Return Of Ousted Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh’s interim government on Monday sent a note verbale or a diplomatic note to India calling on the latter to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka.
Hasina, 77, has been living in exile in India since Aug 5 when she fled the country amid the student-led protests that toppled her 16-year regime. Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and several former Cabinet ministers, advisers, and military and civil officials for “crimes against humanity and genocide".
“We have sent a note verbale (diplomatic message) to the Indian government saying that Bangladesh wants her back here for the judicial process," Foreign Affairs Adviser or de facto foreign minister Touhid Hossain told reporters at his office.
Bangladesh Seeks Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's Return, Sends Diplomatic Note To India - News18
Sheikh Hasina has been residing in India since August 5 when her Awami League government was ousted by student-led protests, as relations between the two countries strained.
Very good.
India should do the right thing and return Hasina back to Bangladesh (so that she can face trial).
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India should send her back but only along with all the illegal BDeshis.
No point having her, she is the equivalent of Priyanka Vadra/Raga.
But you are right on why was she allowed by Army to be exiled? Maybe the Bd government should also notify the generals but their aukaat is not at that level.
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Blow is to both Bharatiya and Bangladeshi traders but generally more to the buyer who will have to now find expensive alternatives. Pretty much like the case with Bharat and Pakistan for decades.
The people of both Pakistan and Bangladesh are the net losers of this who are not able to benefit from world’s 3rd largest economy standing at their doorsteps.
Bharat will just find other buyers. The world is a big place and all of us will find alternatives.
At the end of the day the loser is always going to be the net buyer who will have to buyer more expensive stuff.
Good luck to Bangladesh buying potatoes from Germany and Spain who probably don’t even buy from themselves.
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“sweet blow to India”
“Bengali Sweets to go West”
“India loses sugar to Pakistan”
“Bengali Sweets to go West”
“India loses sugar to Pakistan”
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Bangladesh Sends Diplomatic Note To India Seeking Return Of Ousted Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh’s interim government on Monday sent a note verbale or a diplomatic note to India calling on the latter to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka.
Hasina, 77, has been living in exile in India since Aug 5 when she fled the country amid the student-led protests that toppled her 16-year regime. Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and several former Cabinet ministers, advisers, and military and civil officials for “crimes against humanity and genocide".
“We have sent a note verbale (diplomatic message) to the Indian government saying that Bangladesh wants her back here for the judicial process," Foreign Affairs Adviser or de facto foreign minister Touhid Hossain told reporters at his office.
Bangladesh Seeks Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's Return, Sends Diplomatic Note To India - News18
Sheikh Hasina has been residing in India since August 5 when her Awami League government was ousted by student-led protests, as relations between the two countries strained.
It will be rejected and rightly so.
Haseena ji has been a friend of Sanatan Dharma and it is our duty to protect her from Islamist terrorists of Bangladesh.
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Like I keep saying, the leaders of Pakistan and Bangladesh have absolutely cheated their countries by depriving them from the benefits of aligning with the 3rd greatest economy in the world they share a border with and destined to be #2 or even #1 by the end of the 21st century.
The kind of non sense talk that they give like buying potatoes from Germany instead of Bharat will be a such a transformative move. Who the heck even comes up with such brilliant ideas and i pity the poor gullible people these power hungry politicians make a fool of.
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I just wish they were next to each other.. that way we can avoid the massive influx of illegal Bangladeshis because of our terrible border with them.
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Bangladesh should stop all exports and imports with India. There are many other alternatives. India's policies tend to benefit themselves only; they always try to rip other countries off.
For medical treatments, Bangladeshis can go to Thailand or something.
As if BD has billions of dollars to spend to import basic things like Sugar from nations thousands of miles away.
Trade with India would be cheap considering the proximity to India. Now a broke economy has to pay extra to import the same from faraway nations.
BD is high on sugar rush at the moment. When the dust settles down, they will realize what they have done. Until then, enjoy the dance.
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Govt to procure 50,000 tonnes of rice from India
Will also buy oil and lentil for food distribution programmes.
Govt to procure 50,000 tonnes of rice from India
The interim government of Bangladesh will procure 50,000 tonnes of rice from India to address the depletion of the country’s food stocks and thereby meet consumer demand for the cereal grain amid ongoing inflationary pressure..The rice will be used to supply state-sponsored food distributi
News like this usually skips PP.
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They should. Why aren't they?
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In last few years Pakistan itself had to import sugar from India. Their sugar production is erratic.
Infact last year they had shortage after the sugar mills exported their stock. Then they had to import at higher cost.
Govt to import sugar at Rs220 per kg to avert 'looming crisis'
Govt to import 1 million metric tonnes of sugar at inflated rate.Public to pay the price for administrative mismanagement.Domestic stock is depleted due to over-export by sugar mills.After being misled by sugar mill...
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I thought BD don’t want anything from India. The mask has fallen off so fast.Govt to procure 50,000 tonnes of rice from India
Will also buy oil and lentil for food distribution programmes.
Govt to procure 50,000 tonnes of rice from India
The interim government of Bangladesh will procure 50,000 tonnes of rice from India to address the depletion of the country’s food stocks and thereby meet consumer demand for the cereal grain amid ongoing inflationary pressure..The rice will be used to supply state-sponsored food distributiwww.thedailystar.net
News like this usually skips PP.
I hope India is not giving that much rice on loans. You know the money that India may never get paid.
Hope @sweep_shot addresses this situation and fact checks you and proves that it is fake news and it is actually India that is begging rice from BD
So instead of directly importing from India, they can import Indian sugar from Pakistan.In last few years Pakistan itself had to import sugar from India. Their sugar production is erratic.
Infact last year they had shortage after the sugar mills exported their stock. Then they had to import at higher cost.
Govt to import sugar at Rs220 per kg to avert 'looming crisis'
Govt to import 1 million metric tonnes of sugar at inflated rate.Public to pay the price for administrative mismanagement.Domestic stock is depleted due to over-export by sugar mills.After being misled by sugar mill...
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I hope India declines to export. Let them buy it from China or pakistan.Govt to procure 50,000 tonnes of rice from India
Will also buy oil and lentil for food distribution programmes.
Govt to procure 50,000 tonnes of rice from India
The interim government of Bangladesh will procure 50,000 tonnes of rice from India to address the depletion of the country’s food stocks and thereby meet consumer demand for the cereal grain amid ongoing inflationary pressure..The rice will be used to supply state-sponsored food distributi
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IF they end up selling to BD's hope they get paid first. Can't trust east pakistanis
Let’s see if Hindutva party asks for money first before shipping tons of rice to BD.
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Govt to procure 50,000 tonnes of rice from India
Will also buy oil and lentil for food distribution programmes.
Govt to procure 50,000 tonnes of rice from India
The interim government of Bangladesh will procure 50,000 tonnes of rice from India to address the depletion of the country’s food stocks and thereby meet consumer demand for the cereal grain amid ongoing inflationary pressure..The rice will be used to supply state-sponsored food distributi
News like this usually skips PP.
But but Joshila bhai, I thought they were gonna import grains from Germany and Spain, no?
Bangla bondhu ob German aalu khoyega bey
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In last few years Pakistan itself had to import sugar from India. Their sugar production is erratic.
Infact last year they had shortage after the sugar mills exported their stock. Then they had to import at higher cost.
Govt to import sugar at Rs220 per kg to avert 'looming crisis'
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Pakistanis buy a lot of things from Bharat through Dubai despite the increased freight cost. A businessman is always a realist and will always go for the best deal he can get in the market.
I say if tables were turned and Pakistan , Bangladesh were much larger economies than Bharat, all our Marwadi Gujju brothers would be lobbying our govt to ease business with them.
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But but Joshila bhai, I thought they were gonna import grains from Germany and Spain, no?
Bangla bondhu ob German aalu khoyega bey
They can import from anywhere they want. Cost will be higher because of freight charges.
Right now anything that is available in Bengal can be exported via road to BD or via train too. Cost is lower.
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So instead of directly importing from India, they can import Indian sugar from Pakistan.
India just banned sugar exports.
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Not only that, Hasina ji is doing a good job of exposing Bangladesh's minority butchering terrorist regime every week.
She must be protected not only for our Dharmic values, but also as a Ran-nītik asset.
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Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina’s son denies graft in $12.65 billion nuclear deal
Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and adviser on Tuesday described allegations of corruption involving the family in the 2015 awarding of a $12.65 billion nuclear power contract as “completely bogus” and a “smear campaign”.
Bangladesh’s Anti Corruption Commission said on Monday it had launched an enquiry into allegations of corruption, embezzlement and money laundering in the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project, backed by Russia’s state-owned Rosatom.
A deal for two power plants, each with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, was signed in 2015.
The commission has alleged that there were financial irregularities worth about $5 billion involving Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed and her niece and British treasury minister Tulip Siddiq, through offshore accounts.
Siddiq and Rosatom did not respond to Reuters requests for comment.
A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Siddiq had denied any involvement in the claims and that he had confidence in her. Siddiq would continue in her role, the spokesperson added.
In August, Bangladeshi media quoted Rosatam as rejecting an earlier media allegation of corruption, saying it was “committed to transparent working practices, strict anti-corruption policies, and openness in all procurement processes”.
Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and adviser on Tuesday described allegations of corruption involving the family in the 2015 awarding of a $12.65 billion nuclear power contract as “completely bogus” and a “smear campaign”.
Bangladesh’s Anti Corruption Commission said on Monday it had launched an enquiry into allegations of corruption, embezzlement and money laundering in the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project, backed by Russia’s state-owned Rosatom.
A deal for two power plants, each with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, was signed in 2015.
The commission has alleged that there were financial irregularities worth about $5 billion involving Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed and her niece and British treasury minister Tulip Siddiq, through offshore accounts.
Siddiq and Rosatom did not respond to Reuters requests for comment.
A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Siddiq had denied any involvement in the claims and that he had confidence in her. Siddiq would continue in her role, the spokesperson added.
In August, Bangladeshi media quoted Rosatam as rejecting an earlier media allegation of corruption, saying it was “committed to transparent working practices, strict anti-corruption policies, and openness in all procurement processes”.
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Have they cleared their electricity dues they owe to Adani's company?
Birds of the same feather (Pakistan and Bangladesh) ....
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Bangladesh cancels judicial officials' participation in Feb training in India
The participation of Bangladeshi judicial officials in upcoming training sessions scheduled for February at the National Judicial Academy in Bhopal and a state judicial academy in India has been cancelled.This decision was disclosed in a circular issued by the Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs on Sunday.
The circular states that the Supreme Court's directives led to the cancellation of the earlier approval for judicial officials to attend the training programme from February 10 to 20.
The initial approval for 50 officials was granted through a notification issued on December 30.
The nominated officials included Assistant Judges, Senior Assistant Judges, Joint District and Sessions Judges, Additional District and Sessions Judges, District and Sessions Judges, and other equivalent-level officers.
The circular further mentioned that all expenses for the training were to be borne by the Indian government, with no financial involvement from the government of Bangladesh.
The cancelled programme was part of a bilateral understanding signed in April 2017 during then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India.
Under the agreement, judicial training was arranged to enhance the capacity and expertise of Bangladeshi judicial officials at India’s National Judicial Academy and other institutions.
Bangladesh cancels judicial officials' participation in Feb training in India
The participation of Bangladeshi judicial officials in upcoming training sessions scheduled for February at the National Judicial Academy in Bhopal and a state judicial academy in India has been cancelled. This decision was disclosed in
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Sheikh Hasina's visa extended by India amid extradition demand: Sources
India has extended the visa of Bangladesh's deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been residing in the country since August last year, sources said. The move comes against the backdrop of mounting demands from the interim government in Bangladesh for her extradition.
Sources, however, refuted claims of Hasina, who fled Dhaka on August 5 amid violent protests by students, being granted asylum. They clarified that India lacks specific legislation for granting asylum and stressed that her visa extension should not be interpreted as a move towards offering refuge.
"This is purely a technical extension to facilitate her stay," a source said. Sources have confirmed that Hasina has been living under tight security in a safehouse in Delhi.
The interim government in Bangladesh, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, formally sought Hasina's extradition on December 23. Officials in Dhaka claimed that Hasina must face charges related to her alleged involvement in incidents of violence and disappearances during the 2024 protests, which left over 500 people dead.
On Tuesday, Bangladesh's immigration department announced the cancellation of 97 passports, including that of Hasina's. Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, a spokesperson for Yunus, said it was linked to allegations of enforced disappearances and killings during the 2024 protests.
"Passports of 22 individuals were revoked for their involvement in enforced disappearances, while 75 others, including Sheikh Hasina, were implicated in the July killings," Majumder said at a press briefing, as reported by Bangladesh's state-run BSS news agency.
India now finds itself in a delicate position. While Sheikh Hasina's prolonged stay poses no immediate threat to bilateral relations, Bangladesh's extradition demand has complicated the situation.
The extradition request comes at a time when Bangladesh's interim government is under fire for its handling of opposition leaders. Critics have argued that the cancellation of Hasina's passport and the charges levelled against her were politically motivated attempts to consolidate power ahead of the next general elections.
Link: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...d-amid-extradition-request-2661502-2025-01-08
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Tulip Siddiq boasted of links with ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Tulip Siddiq has sought to distance herself from her aunt, deposed Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, claiming they never spoke about politics.
But Sky News can reveal that in a blog written by the now City minister she boasted about how close they were politically and published photos of them together.
In posts written in late 2008 and early 2009, when she was a Labour activist, Ms Siddiq described campaigning with her aunt in Bangladesh's general election and celebrating her victory.
Our disclosure coincides with a new report in The Times which reveals how the embattled MP's Labour Party flyers were found in the palace in Dhaka that belonged to her aunt, who was ousted in a coup last year.
The blog is headed: "Tulip Siddiq, member of the Labour Party action team in Bloomsbury and King's Cross", and in a post on January 11, 2009, Ms Siddiq told supporters: "I was really busy in Bangladesh as you probably gathered…
"I've put up photos of Sheikh Hasina's post-election press conference at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Dhaka.
"The most significant element of this press conference for me was Sheikh Hasina's insistence that all the political parties in Bangladesh need to work together for the welfare of the country.
"It is no secret that past governments have not worked with the other political parties and we need to change this trend.
"The prime minister emphasised that the Awami League does not support the 'politics of vengeance' which is encouraging so let's hope that a new political culture is created this year."
She added: "Here's an action shot of me with the prime minister at the press conference. I'm not sure what I was saying but it probably wasn't that interesting!"
In a post on January 21, 2009, she wrote: "I was fortunate enough to travel with Sheikh Hasina in her car during election day.
"The prime minister-elect (Prime Ministerial candidate at the time!) drove to several constituencies in Dhaka and stopped quickly at each one to meet the parliamentary candidate or speak to the voters."
Describing traveling in her aunt's car, she wrote: "You can see all my photos from election day here… I apologise for the poor quality of some of the pictures. I was taking photos from inside her car which is actually quite difficult!"
"You'll also see a photo of Dhaka Central Jail. I took that photo because Sheikh Hasina told me that this jail was practically her second home for most of her childhood as her father, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was under arrest for many years.
"She told me that she visited him with the rest of her family every weekend, so it was a very familiar landmark."
Earlier, on December 29, 2008, under the heading "Victory!", Ms Siddiq wrote: "The Awami League have won the elections by a landslide! Sheikh Hasina is the prime minister-elect! I am ecstatic!
"I've been on the campaign trail with Sheikh Hasina all day so I don't really have the energy to write much more but I will do so tomorrow.
"However, I can't resist uploading a couple of photos. This is Sheikh Hasina's face just before she heard the results from an unwinnable constituency.
"Here she is after she heard that the Awami League hard work had paid off in that seat."
The Times reports that political literature of Ms Siddiq, Sir Keir Starmer's anti-corruption minister, was found at the heavily guarded palace in Dhaka, covered by dust and debris.
At the top of a staircase were items produced by Ms Sidddiq. One was a thank you note to local Labour Party members following her election as MP for Hampstead and Kilburn.
Another was her annual report for 2022, inviting readers to learn about her help for those affected by the cost-of-living crisis.
The new disclosures will pile further pressure on Ms Siddiq and lead to further calls on the prime minister to sack her.
Many Labour MPs believe her ministerial career is now hanging by a thread.
On Sky News earlier, cabinet minister Peter Kyle told Trevor Phillips Ms Siddiq was right to submit herself to an ethics investigation over corruption allegations and strongly hinted she would be sacked if found to have broken the ministerial code.
Asked whether she should stand down until she is cleared of impropriety, Mr Kyle said: "I think she's done exactly the right thing. She's referred herself that the inquiry needs to go through. I think that that's the appropriate way forward.
"I'm giving it all the space it needs to do. I'll be listening for the outcome as the Prime Minister will be.
"There was a process underway and we know full well it will be a functional process, and the outcomes of it will be stuck to by the prime minister and this government, a complete contrast to what we've had in the past."
Tulip Siddiq boasted of links with ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
The new disclosures pile further pressure on Ms Siddiq with many Labour MPs believing her ministerial career is now hanging by a thread.
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Bangladesh’s Yunus demands return of stolen billions
Bangladesh´s interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday demanded the return of stolen assets, decrying the scale of corruption under the ousted government of Sheikh Hasina, toppled by a revolution last year.
Hasina, 77, fled a revolution in August 2024 to neighbouring India, where she has defied extradition requests from Bangladesh to face charges including mass murder.
“The theft of billions of dollars in public funds has left Bangladesh with a significant financial deficit,” Yunus said in a statement.
“The funds stolen from Bangladesh belong to its people. We will continue to work with our international partners to ensure that justice is done.”
Yunus said he expected “assets to be returned”, adding that the stolen funds have “not only robbed the people of Bangladesh, but also disrupted the country´s progress toward economic stability”.
Bangladesh´s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating Hasina and her wider family, including her niece, British lawmaker and anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq.Siddiq on Tuesday resigned from her position, but repeated her denial that she had done anything wrong.
SOURCE: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1272741-bangladesh-s-yunus-demands-return-of-stolen-billions
Bangladesh´s interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday demanded the return of stolen assets, decrying the scale of corruption under the ousted government of Sheikh Hasina, toppled by a revolution last year.
Hasina, 77, fled a revolution in August 2024 to neighbouring India, where she has defied extradition requests from Bangladesh to face charges including mass murder.
“The theft of billions of dollars in public funds has left Bangladesh with a significant financial deficit,” Yunus said in a statement.
“The funds stolen from Bangladesh belong to its people. We will continue to work with our international partners to ensure that justice is done.”
Yunus said he expected “assets to be returned”, adding that the stolen funds have “not only robbed the people of Bangladesh, but also disrupted the country´s progress toward economic stability”.
Bangladesh´s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating Hasina and her wider family, including her niece, British lawmaker and anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq.Siddiq on Tuesday resigned from her position, but repeated her denial that she had done anything wrong.
SOURCE: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1272741-bangladesh-s-yunus-demands-return-of-stolen-billions
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Bangladesh scraps order against anti-government action
A Bangladeshi education ministry order demanding officers report institutions and pupils involved in anti-government “provocative activities” was withdrawn on Wednesday after criticism it undermined the spirit of last year’s student-led revolution.The mass uprising spearheaded by students toppled long-time autocrat Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, with an interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus taking charge.
The order, signed by the ministry’s director of its “monitoring and evaluation” for secondary education, Abed Nomani, was issued on January 2 — but shot to attention after it circulated on social media and in newspapers.
Wahiduddin Mahmud, the education minister, said he had not been aware of the order and that it had been cancelled. “The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education was not instructed to issue any notification,” he said. “This matter will be investigated”.
The now cancelled order had told officials to “remain vigilant and proactive in preventing students from engaging in provocative actions, driven by propaganda, misinformation, or disinformation against the government or the country”.
It did not provide clarification on what those actions might include.
“Officials must notify the authorities if any educational institution or student is involved in provocative activities, so that necessary measures can be taken,” it added.
Supreme Court lawyer Snehadri Chakravarty had earlier called it a clear violation of constitutional rights. “Student-led protests once toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina because people’s freedom of speech and expression was being curtailed,” Chakravarty told AFP.
“Within five months, some factions of the government appear to be echoing her actions,” he added. “This type of notification is not in line with the spirit of the mass uprising, which claimed so many lives”.
More than 800 people died in the months of protests that culminated in the ouster of Hasina’s government on August 5, according to the interim government.
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Bangladesh risks repeating Hasina regime’s mistakes: HRW
Reprisals against journalists and indiscriminate arrests risk undermining Bangladesh´s once-in-a-generation opportunity to end the legal abuses seen under ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, Human Rights Watch warned on Tuesday.
Hasina fled into exile last August after a student-led revolution ended her 15 years of autocratic rule, capping an uprising that claimed hundreds of lives.
An interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge days later, pledging to institute far-reaching democratic reforms and stage fresh elections.
In a report released on Tuesday, HRW said Yunus´ administration had begun the process of reforming degraded institutions used as tools to persecute opponents of Hasina´s Awami League party.
But the watchdog´s Asia director Elaine Pearson warned “this hard-won progress could all be lost if the interim government does not implement swift and structural reforms”.
The report said that police had “returned to the abusive practices that characterized the previous government” to target Hasina´s supporters, filing charges against tens of thousands of people in the two months after Hasina´s ouster.
SOURCE: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1277281-bangladesh-risks-repeating-hasina-regime-s-mistakes-hrw
Reprisals against journalists and indiscriminate arrests risk undermining Bangladesh´s once-in-a-generation opportunity to end the legal abuses seen under ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, Human Rights Watch warned on Tuesday.
Hasina fled into exile last August after a student-led revolution ended her 15 years of autocratic rule, capping an uprising that claimed hundreds of lives.
An interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge days later, pledging to institute far-reaching democratic reforms and stage fresh elections.
In a report released on Tuesday, HRW said Yunus´ administration had begun the process of reforming degraded institutions used as tools to persecute opponents of Hasina´s Awami League party.
But the watchdog´s Asia director Elaine Pearson warned “this hard-won progress could all be lost if the interim government does not implement swift and structural reforms”.
The report said that police had “returned to the abusive practices that characterized the previous government” to target Hasina´s supporters, filing charges against tens of thousands of people in the two months after Hasina´s ouster.
SOURCE: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1277281-bangladesh-risks-repeating-hasina-regime-s-mistakes-hrw
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Bangladesh crackdown on ousted regime loyalists
Bangladesh on Sunday launched a major security operation after protesters were attacked by gangs allegedly connected to the ousted regime of ex-leader Sheikh Hasina.
A government statement said the operation began after gangs “linked to the fallen autocratic regime attacked a group of students, leaving them severely injured.”
Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, head of the interior ministry in the interim government that took over after Hasina was ousted in the August 2024 student-led revolution, has dubbed it “Operation Devil Hunt.”
“It will continue until we uproot the devils,” Chowdhury told reporters.
The sweeping security operations come after days of unrest.
On Wednesday, six months to the day since Hasina fled as crowds stormed her palace in Dhaka, protesters smashed down buildings connected to her family using excavators.
Protests were triggered in response to reports that 77-year-old Hasina -- who has defied an arrest warrant to face trial crimes against humanity -- would appear in a Facebook broadcast from exile in neighboring India.
Buildings destroyed included the museum and former home of Hasina’s late father, Bangladesh’s first president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The interim government blamed Hasina for the violence.
On Friday, interim leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus also pleaded for calm.
“Respecting the rule of law is what differentiates the new Bangladesh we are working together to build, from the old Bangladesh under the fascist regime,” Yunus said in a statement.
“For the citizens who rose up and overthrew the Hasina regime ... it is imperative to prove to ourselves and our friends around the world that our commitment to our principles -- respecting one another’s civil and human rights and acting under the law -- is unshakable.”
Hours later, members of the Students Against Discrimination -- the protest group credited with sparking the uprising against Hasina -- were attacked in the Dhaka district of Gazipur.
The vocal and powerful group -- whose members are in the government cabinet -- had since demanded action.
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Very good.
These gangs connected to Awami League have crossed a red line. I hope security force will deal with them decisively.
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Trump told Modi to stop bothering him about Bangladesh and go and do something himself lol.
Modi is in a bind now because he can't do anything apart from send BJP cyber army into over drive.
Modi is in a bind now because he can't do anything apart from send BJP cyber army into over drive.
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Where is sheikh Hasina nowadays??? Still hiding in India?
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Yup. India is still giving her shelter. She is their agent after all.
USA and UK didn't give her asylums --> https://thediplomaticinsight.com/more-trouble-for-sheikh-hasina-as-us-cancels-visa-uk-denies-asylum/. Don't think any other country is interested to take her in either. So, she is stuck in India.
If she returns to BD, she may get death penalty.
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Exactly why we will not leave her alone in this moment. She has been a great leader of Bangladesh and her family has given many shaheeds to that country. For all the economic and social reforms she brought, we cannot let the Islamist terrorists have her. We value friendship. Once you’re a friend of Bharat, you’re always a friend of Bharat.
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Bangladesh students whose uprising ousted Hasina unveil new political party
Bangladeshi students who played a key role in overthrowing the government last year have unveiled a new political party, the latest outfit to join the fray ahead of expected elections.
The party, announced on Friday, includes key organisers from the powerful Students Against Discrimination (SAD) group that spearheaded the uprising which ousted iron-fisted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August.
The new Jatiya Nagarik Party — or National Citizen's Party in English — kickstarted its journey in front of the National Parliament, joined by thousands of supporters who wore green-and-red bandanas, the colours of Bangladesh's national flag.
Nahid Islam, a former adviser to the interim government, is leading the new political party as the convener, while Akhtar Hossain will be the member secretary.
Nahid said the new party will be a "democratic, egalitarian, people's party".
"A Second Republic is now the need of the hour. And for this we need the constituent assembly election first," he said.
Akhtar Hossain said their party will strive to attain "social justice, and human dignity".
"The youth want a new constitution, and the context is now set," Akhtar said.
Nahid Islam, a former adviser to the interim government, is leading the new political party as the convener, while Akhtar Hossain will be the member secretary.
Hasina continues to be in India
Organisers also screened documentaries depicting the events that led to the end of Hasina's rule.
Among the attendees was Mohammad Shahin Alam, 37, who lost his teenage son during the mass uprising.
Alam said he hoped the new party would ensure "justice for the bereaved families".
Hasina, who remains in self-imposed exile in India, has defied an arrest warrant from Dhaka to face charges that include accusations of crimes against humanity. India has so far rebuffed Dhaka’s calls to extradite her to face trial.
Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Prize-winning microfinance pioneer who heads the caretaker government, has said that general elections will take place in late 2025 or early 2026.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Hasina's long-time opponent, is widely expected to dominate the elections.
SOURCE: https://trt-global.com/world/article/1698b9072523
Bangladeshi students who played a key role in overthrowing the government last year have unveiled a new political party, the latest outfit to join the fray ahead of expected elections.
The party, announced on Friday, includes key organisers from the powerful Students Against Discrimination (SAD) group that spearheaded the uprising which ousted iron-fisted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August.
The new Jatiya Nagarik Party — or National Citizen's Party in English — kickstarted its journey in front of the National Parliament, joined by thousands of supporters who wore green-and-red bandanas, the colours of Bangladesh's national flag.
Nahid Islam, a former adviser to the interim government, is leading the new political party as the convener, while Akhtar Hossain will be the member secretary.
Nahid said the new party will be a "democratic, egalitarian, people's party".
"A Second Republic is now the need of the hour. And for this we need the constituent assembly election first," he said.
Akhtar Hossain said their party will strive to attain "social justice, and human dignity".
"The youth want a new constitution, and the context is now set," Akhtar said.
Nahid Islam, a former adviser to the interim government, is leading the new political party as the convener, while Akhtar Hossain will be the member secretary.
Hasina continues to be in India
Organisers also screened documentaries depicting the events that led to the end of Hasina's rule.
Among the attendees was Mohammad Shahin Alam, 37, who lost his teenage son during the mass uprising.
Alam said he hoped the new party would ensure "justice for the bereaved families".
Hasina, who remains in self-imposed exile in India, has defied an arrest warrant from Dhaka to face charges that include accusations of crimes against humanity. India has so far rebuffed Dhaka’s calls to extradite her to face trial.
Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Prize-winning microfinance pioneer who heads the caretaker government, has said that general elections will take place in late 2025 or early 2026.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Hasina's long-time opponent, is widely expected to dominate the elections.
SOURCE: https://trt-global.com/world/article/1698b9072523
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New political party in Bangladesh --> National Citizen Party (NCP).
It has been founded by the students of Bangladesh who protested against Hasina.
All the best to them. BD need new parties. Time to move on from Awami League and BNP.
It has been founded by the students of Bangladesh who protested against Hasina.
All the best to them. BD need new parties. Time to move on from Awami League and BNP.
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Bhaijaan, its up to the people of Bangladesh to decide. Hindu terrorists are giving shelter to a woman who is responsible for the killings of many Bangladeshis. That is fine, you want to protect some old biddy but in return ruining relations with another neighbour who is now back on good terms with Pakistan. Hindu RSS idiots are very very stupid to go down this route for one person.
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Correct.
I don't know why these Indians care so much. They keep on saying Bangladesh is not important and yet always comment on who should lead Bangladesh. Funny people.
Bangladeshi people don't want Hasina or her party. They don't wish to be a colony of India.
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India has a leader who has no education. He is an extremist RSS lunatic.
India may learn the hard way what happens when you elect an uneducated extremist. I give them 20-30 years to reap what they are currently sowing.
I expect them to get more isolated in the region, get owned by China, and have an economic decline. Even civil wars can't be ruled out.
Very glad Bangladesh decided to get rid of their agent (Hasina). Maldives and Sri Lanka have also wisened up.
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The teaboy has in charge for years, India has ruined relationship with Pakistan, humiliated after bombing trees and running off. Ruined relationship with Bangladesh, had Chinese soldiers beating up their troops taking land and still a 3rd world nation with more poverty than both Pak and Bang population put together.
Extremists are usually a small fraction in society but when it comes to India, it elects them into power. This is what happens when you put them into power.
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Sky News recently did a documentary on Hasina's secret detention centres.
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Shes hiding in Modis house. Modi is gonna marry her and make her India’s first lady.
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In this month of Ramadhan I pray Hasina goes to jahanaam for killing thousands of innocent people in Bangladesh. Such brutality and evil doing hasnt been heard since a long time. She misused power for 16years, did anything she wanted, tried to make BD exactly like North Korea one party state.
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She was Bangladeshi Adolf Hitler.
It is a shame India backed her and is now sheltering her.
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Bangladesh leader likens Sheikh Hasina regime to 'terrible tornado'
Bangladesh's interim leader says he felt "dazzled" when asked to take charge after long-serving prime minister Sheikh Hasina was driven from power last year.
"I had no idea I'd be leading the government," Muhammad Yunus told the BBC. "I had never run a government machine before and had to get the buttons right.
"Once that settled down, we started organising things," the Nobel-prize winning economist said, adding that restoring law and order and fixing the economy were priorities for the country.
It's unclear if Hasina, who fled into exile in India, and her party will participate in elections Yunus hopes to hold later this year. She is wanted in Bangladesh for alleged crimes against humanity.
"They [the Awami League] have to decide if they want to do it, I cannot decide for them," said Yunus in an interview with the BBC at his official residence in Dhaka.
"The election commission decides who participates in the election."
He said: "Peace and order is the most important thing, and the economy. It's a shattered economy, a devastated economy.
"It's as if there's been some terrible tornado for 16 years and we're trying to pick up the pieces."
Sheikh Hasina was elected prime minister in 2009 and ruled Bangladesh with an iron fist. Members of her Awami League government ruthlessly cracked down on dissent. There were widespread allegations of human rights violations and the murder and jailing of political rivals while she was prime minister.
A student-led uprising forced Ms Hasina from office in August. At the behest of protesters, Yunus came back to Bangladesh to lead the new interim government.
He says he will hold elections between December 2025 and March 2026, depending on how quickly his government can institute reforms he believes necessary for free and fair elections.
"If reforms can be done as quickly as we wish, then December would be the time that we would hold elections. If you have a longer version of reforms, then we may need a few more months."
"We are coming from complete disorder," he said, referring to the violent protests that engulfed Bangladesh last summer. "People getting shot, killed."
But almost seven months on, people in Dhaka say law and order has not yet been restored, and that things are not getting better.
"Better is a relative term," he said. "If you are comparing it to the last year for example at the same time, it looks okay.
"What is happening right now, is no different than any other time."
Yunus blames many of Bangladesh's current woes on the previous government.
"I am not supporting that these things should happen. I'm saying that, you have to consider, we are not an ideal country or an ideal city that suddenly we made. It's a continuum of the country that we inherited, a country that's been running for many, many years."
Victims of Sheikh Hasina's brutal regime remain angry. Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in recent months, demanding she be prosecuted for the deadly crackdown on student protesters.
A court in Bangladesh has issued a warrant for her arrest, but India has yet to respond.
Now, under Yunus's leadership, there are questions about the safety of those belonging to Sheikh Hasina's political party.
In February, several homes of Awami League members, including that of the founder of Bangladesh - Hasina's late father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman - were vandalised and set on fire after her supporters were told she would give an address on YouTube.
In a post on social media, the Awami League accused the interim government of justifying violence.
When asked by the BBC about claims by members of the Awami League that Bangladesh is not safe for them, Yunus was quick to defend his government.
"There's a court, there's a law, there's a police station, they can go and complain, register their complaint," he said. "You just don't go to a BBC correspondent to complain, you go to the police station to complain and see whether the law is taking its course."
The Trump administration's decision to cut foreign aid and effectively end almost all programmes funded by the US Agency for International Development will have an impact on countries like Bangladesh.
"It is their decision," says Yunus.
"It's been helpful. Because they are doing things that we wanted to get done, like fighting corruption and things like that, which we couldn't afford right away."
The United States is the third largest supplier of official development assistance to Bangladesh. Last year the US committed $450m in foreign aid.
When asked how it will make up the shortfall, Yunus says "When it happens, we will make do."
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Bangladesh's interim leader says he felt "dazzled" when asked to take charge after long-serving prime minister Sheikh Hasina was driven from power last year.
"I had no idea I'd be leading the government," Muhammad Yunus told the BBC. "I had never run a government machine before and had to get the buttons right.
"Once that settled down, we started organising things," the Nobel-prize winning economist said, adding that restoring law and order and fixing the economy were priorities for the country.
It's unclear if Hasina, who fled into exile in India, and her party will participate in elections Yunus hopes to hold later this year. She is wanted in Bangladesh for alleged crimes against humanity.
"They [the Awami League] have to decide if they want to do it, I cannot decide for them," said Yunus in an interview with the BBC at his official residence in Dhaka.
"The election commission decides who participates in the election."
He said: "Peace and order is the most important thing, and the economy. It's a shattered economy, a devastated economy.
"It's as if there's been some terrible tornado for 16 years and we're trying to pick up the pieces."
Sheikh Hasina was elected prime minister in 2009 and ruled Bangladesh with an iron fist. Members of her Awami League government ruthlessly cracked down on dissent. There were widespread allegations of human rights violations and the murder and jailing of political rivals while she was prime minister.
A student-led uprising forced Ms Hasina from office in August. At the behest of protesters, Yunus came back to Bangladesh to lead the new interim government.
He says he will hold elections between December 2025 and March 2026, depending on how quickly his government can institute reforms he believes necessary for free and fair elections.
"If reforms can be done as quickly as we wish, then December would be the time that we would hold elections. If you have a longer version of reforms, then we may need a few more months."
"We are coming from complete disorder," he said, referring to the violent protests that engulfed Bangladesh last summer. "People getting shot, killed."
But almost seven months on, people in Dhaka say law and order has not yet been restored, and that things are not getting better.
"Better is a relative term," he said. "If you are comparing it to the last year for example at the same time, it looks okay.
"What is happening right now, is no different than any other time."
Yunus blames many of Bangladesh's current woes on the previous government.
"I am not supporting that these things should happen. I'm saying that, you have to consider, we are not an ideal country or an ideal city that suddenly we made. It's a continuum of the country that we inherited, a country that's been running for many, many years."
Victims of Sheikh Hasina's brutal regime remain angry. Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in recent months, demanding she be prosecuted for the deadly crackdown on student protesters.
A court in Bangladesh has issued a warrant for her arrest, but India has yet to respond.
Now, under Yunus's leadership, there are questions about the safety of those belonging to Sheikh Hasina's political party.
In February, several homes of Awami League members, including that of the founder of Bangladesh - Hasina's late father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman - were vandalised and set on fire after her supporters were told she would give an address on YouTube.
In a post on social media, the Awami League accused the interim government of justifying violence.
When asked by the BBC about claims by members of the Awami League that Bangladesh is not safe for them, Yunus was quick to defend his government.
"There's a court, there's a law, there's a police station, they can go and complain, register their complaint," he said. "You just don't go to a BBC correspondent to complain, you go to the police station to complain and see whether the law is taking its course."
The Trump administration's decision to cut foreign aid and effectively end almost all programmes funded by the US Agency for International Development will have an impact on countries like Bangladesh.
"It is their decision," says Yunus.
"It's been helpful. Because they are doing things that we wanted to get done, like fighting corruption and things like that, which we couldn't afford right away."
The United States is the third largest supplier of official development assistance to Bangladesh. Last year the US committed $450m in foreign aid.
When asked how it will make up the shortfall, Yunus says "When it happens, we will make do."
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Police in Bangladesh use batons and teargas to disperse rally by banned Islamist group
Between 3,000 to 5,000 protesters joined a procession organised by Hizbut Tahrir, which says it wants unification of all Muslim countries over time in a unitary Islamic state or caliphate. Police said many people were injured and several protesters were arrested during the violence which came after weekly prayers. (AP video shot by Al Emrun Garjon)
Police in Bangladesh use batons and teargas to disperse rally by banned Islamist group
Between 3,000 to 5,000 protesters joined a procession organised by Hizbut Tahrir, which says it wants unification of all Muslim countries over time in a unitary Islamic state or caliphate. Police said many people were injured and several protesters were arrested during the violence which came...
Why is Bangladesh police beating up innocent protestors who just want the unification of Islamic ummah under a Caliphate? Isn't it the duty of every believer to strive towards it? @sweep_shot , what do you think? Why is Hizbul Tahrir even banned in BD?
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Police in Bangladesh use batons and teargas to disperse rally by banned Islamist group
Between 3,000 to 5,000 protesters joined a procession organised by Hizbut Tahrir, which says it wants unification of all Muslim countries over time in a unitary Islamic state or caliphate. Police said many people were injured and several protesters were arrested during the violence which came after weekly prayers. (AP video shot by Al Emrun Garjon)
Police in Bangladesh use batons and teargas to disperse rally by banned Islamist group
Between 3,000 to 5,000 protesters joined a procession organised by Hizbut Tahrir, which says it wants unification of all Muslim countries over time in a unitary Islamic state or caliphate. Police said many people were injured and several protesters were arrested during the violence which came...www.yahoo.com
Why is Bangladesh police beating up innocent protestors who just want the unification of Islamic ummah under a Caliphate? Isn't it the duty of every believer to strive towards it? @sweep_shot , what do you think? Why is Hizbul Tahrir even banned in BD?
No matter how many times you Indians scream "Islamist", your little agent Hasina and her stupid party are unlikely to return (in sha Allah).
We Bangladeshis are aware of dirty Indian game and we have wisened up. So did Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal etc. You are surrounded by adversary states including China.
Just for your education --> Hasina had many opponents. Not just the so-called Islamists. Even many intellectuals went against her. Hasina was only good for India and her party members; those days are gone thankfully.
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Indians shamelessly and hilariously try to paint Dr. Yunus as some sort of terrorist-sympathizer. Why? It is because Dr. Yunus doesn't sell Bangladesh to India like Hasina was doing continuously for 15 years.
Dr. Yunus is a well-respected figure domestically and internationally. Indian smear campaign hasn't worked over the past 9 months. If anything, it exposed Indian propaganda even more. SKY News recently did a documentary exposing Hasina's crime (one of many crimes):
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Dr. Yunus is a well-respected figure domestically and internationally. Indian smear campaign hasn't worked over the past 9 months. If anything, it exposed Indian propaganda even more. SKY News recently did a documentary exposing Hasina's crime (one of many crimes):
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SKY News did an interview with Dr. Yunus:
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They had it so easy last 16years their dalal agent Hasina made it easy for them. It aint going to work anymore. Dr Yunus - well educated, Nobel peace prize winner, is in charge now making the reforms because the Indian dalal Hasina has destroyed the country system to suit her master un Delhi. Indian dirty game is finished. It wont even work even through their other dalal the bnp which is no matter than awami league, just a bit lesser of the two dalals.No matter how many times you Indians scream "Islamist", your little agent Hasina and her stupid party are unlikely to return (in sha Allah).
We Bangladeshis are aware of dirty Indian game and we have wisened up. So did Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal etc. You are surrounded by adversary states including China.
Just for your education --> Hasina had many opponents. Not just the so-called Islamists. Even many intellectuals went against her. Hasina was only good for India and her party members; those days are gone thankfully.
Bangladesh will have Jamaati Islam winning the next election when its set to return to the polls. InshAllah. Jamaat is the party to take BD forward.
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BNP used to be a principled party. It was good when Major Ziaur Rahman was in charge. It seems compromised now sadly.
One thing is for sure. We don't want to see Awami League in power again. It should be blacklisted like Germany blacklisted the Nazis after WW2. Entire party needs to be purged.
I believe there is a new party now called NCP (National Citizen Party). It was founded by the students who participated in the protest. I have a feeling they may end up winning the election because they reasonate with common people.
I don't care who win as long as we don't have an agent of India in charge.
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BNP is thirsty for taka, they will be as bad as Awami League. They’realready acting in some places like they are the boss now. They are not ethical nor principled. Whereas Jamaati Islami is making the right noises nowdays, Jamaati new speakers are much educated now, talk so more sense, they have many associates who are well followed and liked by people all over BD. I hope Jamaat wins.
Btw is Mizanur Rahman Azhari part of Jamaat?
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I am not sure about this but he is a good preacher. I sometimes listen to him.
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrives in Dhaka on a four-day visit.
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He is excellent. He connects with all ages so well, talks beautifully and has excellent wisdom. Can talk in many languages. He is fair and just to all. A millennial scholar taking whole BD by storm, back in late 2020 or early 2021 he reached 1million subscribers on youtube in 18days, that’s a record (at the time), from any youtuber from South Asia, first to a million subs. Not sure if anyone else broken it since.
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UN chief is in Bangladesh currently. He was on the same page with Dr. Yunus.
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Islamists have destroyed Bangladesh. Only Haseena can rebuild it.
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Hasina is welcome to return to BD so that she can be hanged for her crimes against Bangladesh. Ask Modi to return her ASAP.
Indians screaming "Islamist" doesn't mean much to Bangladeshis. It seems like anyone who doesn't bootlick India is an Islamist to you guys.
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Why China is likely to roll out the red carpet for interim Bangladeshi leader Yunus
Muhammad Yunus’ visit next week comes at a time of deteriorating Bangladesh-India ties as Beijing and New Delhi vie for regional influence
China is expected to roll out the red carpet when Bangladeshi leader Muhammad Yunus visits next week, ramping up the charm offensive as his interim government seeks diplomatic recognition and economic engagement amid tensions with neighbouring India.
Yunus, a Nobel Peace laureate, has served as chief adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government since August, when prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country amid widespread student protests that ended her 15-year hold on power.
According to Dhaka, Yunus will deliver a speech at the opening session of the Boao Forum for Asia in China’s southern island province of Hainan on March 27.
He is also expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing the next day, and will later speak at the prestigious Peking University, where he will be awarded an honorary doctorate.
Yunus’ first visit to China since taking office comes at a time of deteriorating ties between Bangladesh and India, after New Delhi provided shelter to Hasina and other leaders of her Awami League party following the collapse of her government.
The relationship soured further after India in January resumed fencing work along their nearly 4,100km (2,500-mile) shared border, which rings Bangladesh on three sides.
Source: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/dip...t-red-carpet-interim-bangladeshi-leader-yunus.
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Bangladesh sees rising Chinese investment amid trade shifts
Foreign direct investment (FDI) from China in Bangladesh has risen to $2.67 billion as of September 2024, according to official data, cementing China's position as the country's second-largest investor.
This FDI stock includes $1.41 billion from mainland China and $1.26 billion from Hong Kong, according to the Bangladesh Bank (BB), reflecting a broader effort by Chinese firms to diversify amid the US-China trade war.
Bangladesh, with its low-cost labour and expanding industrial base, has emerged as an attractive destination for Chinese companies seeking alternatives to traditional manufacturing hubs.
The textile sector, a pillar of Bangladesh's export economy, has received the largest share of Chinese FDI, totalling $760.14 million. The telecommunications sector has also drawn substantial Chinese investment, with $322.45 million funnelled into expanding 4G and 5G networks.
Beyond these core industries, Chinese capital is flowing into agriculture, energy and pharmaceuticals, strengthening Bangladesh's infrastructure and supply chains.
The trading sector alone has attracted $203.78 million, according to BB data, modernising logistics and enhancing the country's global competitiveness.
Experts say these investments could increase further if Bangladesh creates a more business-friendly environment, making it a prime beneficiary of shifting global trade dynamics.
"By developing infrastructure and fostering a business-friendly environment, Bangladesh can attract more Chinese investment, especially in sectors like electronics, textiles and agriculture," said Al Mamun Mridha, former secretary general of the Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI).
Mridha said the trade war has opened up several opportunities for Bangladesh as Chinese companies look to relocate, especially in the semiconductor industry.
He also highlighted emerging opportunities in agriculture as shifting trade relations increased demand for alternative sources.
Bangladesh's garments and footwear sectors, he said, have great potential, citing Vietnam's rapid progress as an example. Tapping into the sneaker and footwear market could boost exports.
The former BCCCI secretary general said other promising sectors include electronics, the blue economy and fisheries.
Advanced technology in fish exports, he added, could enhance Bangladesh's global competitiveness.
Mustafizur Rahman, a distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), said that while China is investing heavily in Vietnam and Cambodia, Bangladesh has yet to attract the same level of commitment.
However, he said the ongoing trade war and evolving global economic conditions have made Bangladesh a viable option for Chinese investors, provided the country seizes the opportunity.
Although Chinese investments are present, Bangladesh has not fully capitalised on its potential. "For instance, we built the Karnaphuli Tunnel, but the special economic zone for China in Chattogram's Anwara is yet to be fully developed," Rahman pointed out.
If China expands its investments, its companies could manufacture in Bangladesh and export not only to China but also to other markets, including the US, minimising the impact of high tariffs, he added.
The US government has imposed an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods recently, limiting market access of "Made in China" products to the American market.
Rahman said that Bangladesh's duty-free access to Europe, the UK and Canada presents a significant advantage in this regard.
Chinese firms could use the country as a gateway to these markets, he said, but attracting greater investment requires an improved business climate and the removal of regulatory barriers.
Riad Mahmud, managing director of National Polymer Group and a non-leather shoe exporter, said that while his company has not yet received investment proposals from China, US buyers have begun inquiring about factory capacity and compliance, often with the assistance of Chinese firms.
Since Bangladesh does not have a dedicated buying house for synthetic shoes, Mahmud said, the industry, less mature than those in China and Vietnam, depends on Chinese companies to access the US market.
He added that both Chinese firms and US buyers increasingly view Bangladesh as a viable alternative to China, leading to a rise in buying inquiries and fresh opportunities for the country.
Meanwhile, the construction of the Chinese Economic and Industrial Zone (CEIZ) in Chattogram has yet to begin, though the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) initiated the project nine years ago to attract foreign investment.
However, there is a possibility of discussions to expedite its implementation during the tenure of the interim government. Besides, Beza is eager to secure approval for the CEIZ's detailed project plan from the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), according to sources.
The Bangladesh Economic Processing Zones Authority has reported a steady rise in Chinese investment in export processing zones. Between July 2024 and March 2025, 29 investment agreements have been finalised, 19 of which involve Chinese companies.
This growing interest underscores Bangladesh's potential to attract further foreign investment and drive economic growth.
Source: https://www.thedailystar.net/busine...-chinese-investment-amid-trade-shifts-3857736.
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Bangladesh thrived under Hasina, which becomes apparant if one looks at all the socio-economic metrices. I thank her for all the things she did for the nation, from infrastructure development to social safety programs, to make it a better place.
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We have a Hasina's man here. Do you need a tissue paper?
There was a reason why Hasina was made to flee like a dog. Bangladeshi people rejected Hasina except for a few bootlickers like you.
Bangladesh should ban Awami League. Evil party with evil supporters.
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