Pakistan rejects US pressure on gas project
Pakistan has refused to budge on its decision, despite the United State’s pressure on the gas pipeline deal with Iran and has said that it will go ahead with the project. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said the project was in the interest of Pakistan. Khar was addressing a media briefing a day after the [...]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s foreign minister said Friday it would be “preposterous” for Afghanistan to expect Islamabad to deliver the Taliban’s leader to the negotiating table, as talks between the two countries on the peace process ended with little sign of progress. The apparent gridlock shows the difficulties inherent in the process, which the United States is [...]
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Dhaka University, Feb 17 (bdnews24.com)—Senior Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta on Friday reacted harshly to US diplomat Robert O Blake’s comment that the major political parties should reach a consensus for credible elections. “Bangladesh is not dictated by Blakes,” the railway minister said at a programme at Dhaka University’s Teacher-Student Centre. “If Bangladesh were to [...]
Continue reading …US wants Bangladeshi leaders to resolve disputes over next elections, due in 2014
February 16, 2012 1 Comment
DHAKA, Bangladesh — A U.S. diplomat visiting Bangladesh on Thursday urged the nation’s bickering political parties to resolve how to hold the next national elections due in 2014. The government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year annulled a 15-year-old policy of having a nonpartisan caretaker run the country during an election period, and rivals [...]
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Canadian High Commissioner designate to Bangladesh, Heather Cruden (2nd from right) giving introductory speech at the reception giving to Mark Bolger (extreme left) of Export Development Canada (EDC) who presented EDC products and services for Bangladesh recently. Also seen in the picture are Masud Rahman (2nd from left), President, CanCham Bangladesh and Mortoza Tarafder (extreme [...]
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by Sajjad Shaukat Despite the blame game of the US against Pakistan which shows differences among the high officials of the Obama Administration, a positive shift has taken place in the US South Asian policy after the latest visit of the US Secretary of State to Islamabad. As regards American perennial rhetoric of accusations, [...]
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The freshly declassified documents reveal how the US government held back the surrender offer made by the Pakistani forces in Bangladesh during the 1971 war for almost a day possibly with the intent of intervening militarily in favour of Pakistan. Officially, the US claimed that at 8.43am EST on December 14 (7.43pm in Dhaka on [...]
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Bangladesh, which already enjoys duty-free access to EU and India for its garments, may also be able to get a similar entry to the US market in near future. It would give a big boost to the country’s readymade garment (RMG) industry and attract more investment in the sector from the world’s leading economy. Currently, [...]
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by Bangladesh Chronicle U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton recently met with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni in Washington D.C. in mid-October. The two reaffirmed what they called “strong ties” between the U.S. and Bangladesh. The Awami League government, eager to castigate any and all parties who played less than a supportive role during [...]
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by David Bergman A senior Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader, Mir Quasem Ali, along with his US-based brother Mir Masum Ali, in the past year spent $310,000 (Tk 24 million) hiring one of the top United States lobbying firms to try and influence the country’s politicians and government officials on the ‘Bangladeshi War Crimes Tribunal’ and issues [...]
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By Nilanthi Samaranayake Recently, the United States and India concluded the fourth strategic dialogue on Asia-Pacific regional affairs, illustrating the importance that Washington places on its relationship with New Delhi. India’s surging economy has deepened interest among US policymakers eager to advance bilateral ties with a large country in the region that shares a democratic [...]
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