‘US for lifting Rab sanctions’
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu yesterday told the government they will support the withdrawal of sanctions against Rapid Action Battalion, Prime Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman said.
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‘US for lifting Rab sanctions’
Dhaka’s priority will be trade and economy, while Washington’s will be security, especially advancing partnership under its Indo-Pacific Strategy, as US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu holds meetings with the government high-ups today.
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Bangladesh a trusted and reliable partner
The UK wants increased engagement with Bangladesh and other partners in the Indo-Pacific region for its future security and economic prosperity, said the country’s Minister of State for Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan.
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Dhaka-Doha Ties: Mutual interests may lead to strategic partnership
Amid geopolitical shifts, Bangladesh’s emergence as an economic and diplomatic power in the Indo-Pacific region and mutual interests in trade and commerce may lead both Dhaka and Doha to elevate the existing ties into strategic partnership, said experts.
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Bangladeshis in Malaysia: Cops after workers, not rogue employers
Malaysian police have been prosecuting Bangladesh migrant workers instead of the employers who have confiscated the workers’ passports and failed to provide them with jobs and salaries, alleged the Malaysian Socialist Party (PSM).
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A hostel of nightmares
The dream of a better life in Malaysia has turned into a nightmare for around 100 Bangladeshi migrant workers, each of whom had taken loans of around Tk 5 lakh to reach the country.
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Kurigram to perk up with Bhutan’s economic zone
Nur Islam, 70, a marginal farmer in Kurigram, one of the most poverty-prone regions of Bangladesh, was overcome with excitement when he learnt on Monday that Bhutan would be setting up a special economic zone in the area.
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Malaysia employer framed Bangladeshi workers
Three Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia were framed in a case that led to their arrests for defying pressure to withdraw complaints they lodged with the police and labour department against their employer
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September 6, 2023
Competition with China drives US policy here
Washington wants to boost Dhaka’s military capability and reduce its dependency on Beijing for defence cooperation, said a Washington-based foreign policy expert.
September 5, 2023
Rohingya Return: Myanmar to allow int’l volunteers
Myanmar will allow international volunteers, including those from the UN, China and ASEAN countries, to take part in the humanitarian assistance programmes during the repatriation of the Rohingyas.
August 26, 2023
Of shattered dreams and life under tarpaulin
It was October 2017. A 13-year-old Kahed Ullah had to leave his home in Buthidaung, Rakhine with 13 other family members in the face of a brutal crackdown by the Myanmar military.
August 26, 2023
A stronger BRICS can promote peace, dev
The expansion of BRICS, an alliance of the Global South, comes at a time of increasing geopolitical polarisation and economic turmoil across continents caused by the Russia-Ukraine war.
August 25, 2023
Trapped in a geopolitical bind
Six years into one of the world’s biggest refugee crises, the fate of more than one million Rohingyas sheltered in Cox’s Bazar hangs in the balance as efforts to repatriate them see little progress due to increased global geopolitical tension.
August 9, 2023
It’s a strong message to the corrupt
Washington’s communication that it may consider sanctions as a tool against corruption delivers a strong message to those who have already been proven corrupt or have been accused of large-scale corruption, analysts say.
August 2, 2023
Rohingyas may be taken back to own villages
Myanmar may take back the Rohingyas living in the Cox’s Bazar camps to their own villages in North Maungdaw and nearby places instead of any camps or model villages.
August 1, 2023
UN for peaceful, credible, inclusive Bangladesh polls: spokesman
The United Nations (UN) encourages peaceful, credible, and inclusive elections in Bangladesh, said UN Secretary General's Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq at a press briefing at the UN Headquarters in New York yesterday
July 15, 2023
Govt’s commitment to fair polls: US to keep close watch
US Under Secretary Uzra Zeya has made it clear that Washington will not get involved in Dhaka’s internal political issues, be it caretaker government or dialogue between political parties.
July 13, 2023
Rohingyas for stronger US role in repatriation
Rohingyas have urged a stronger US role for their safe and sustainable repatriation to Myanmar when Uzra Zeya, under secretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights, visited the camps in Cox’s Bazar yesterday.
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