Bangladesh Army Gives Details of Coup Bid
Jan 23, 2012
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Bangladesh Army Averts Coup |
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Indo Bangladesh Relations
Rahul Bhonsle
Dec 27, 2011
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Indo Bangladesh military relations are assuming greater traction. General Md Abdul Mubeen, Bangladesh Army Chief visited from 28 Nov to 02 Dec 11. |
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Contours of Indo Bangladesh Strategic Partnership
Sep 8, 2011
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Indo Bangladesh Relations in Focus with Indian PM's Long Awaited Visit |
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An Indian, “July,” in Dhaka
Aug 22, 2011
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Indo Bangladesh relations remained at an all time high in July. The Indian Congress Party leader Sonia Gandhi received, "Bangladesh Freedom Honour" on behalf of former Prime Minister late Ms Indira Gandhi. |
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Balancing Defence
Jul 21, 2011
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The government increased allocation for the armed forces to Tk 12,134 crore in the proposed budget for fiscal 2011-12 from Tk 10,918 crore in the current fiscal year. |
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Indo Bangladesh Relations
Jul 21, 2011
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India’s outgoing Foreign Secretary; Ms Nirupama Rao was in Dhaka. She highlighted the progress in Indo Bangladesh relations at the Joint Press meet. |
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India Bangladesh Relations
Jun 22, 2011
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The visit of the Vice President of India Mr. Hamid Ansari to Bangladesh during the month once again highlighted growing relations between the two countries, though the high dignitary was more on a ceremonial rather than a diplomatic trip |
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Indo Bangladesh Relations – ODC Transshipment Heralds New Direction
Apr 16, 2011
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India is to set the ball rolling for visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh later this year. Sharing of Teesta river water, transit, exchange of 162 enclaves in each other's territory, 6.5 kilometres of un-demarcated border and import of electricity are some key bilateral issues likely to be discussed. Visits by Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao followed by a trip by External Affairs Minister SM Krishna have been planned. |
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India and Bangladesh Land and Maritime Boundary
Mar 2, 2011
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India and Bangladesh are likely to exchange 162 enclaves. India has 111 enclaves or nearly 17,158 acres of land in Panchagarh, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram and Nilphamari districts of Bangladesh, while Bangladesh has 51 enclaves measuring 7,110 acres in Cooch Behar district of India. The enclaves are land owned by the Coochbehar and Rangpur kings in pre partition India which were transferred to each state though the boundary was running through the same. |
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Security Forces Capacity Building
Jan 1, 2011
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With a view to revamp the image and functioning of the Bangladesh Rifles, the government had undertaken a number of measures, one of it was renaming the force. The President Zillur Rahman consented to the Border Guard Bangladesh Bill 2010, renaming the Bangladesh Rifles and providing maximum death penalty for a mutiny. The special courts of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have completed trials in some of the cases of those who participated in the rebellion in February 2009 and are being tried in different courts and conviction has begun. |
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Awami League Takes on Political Opponents
Nov 14, 2010
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A Dhaka court on 31 October issued a warrant for arrest of Arafat Rahman, the youngest son of the BNP chairperson, Khaleda Zia in a money laundering case. Arafat, is undergoing medical treatment in Bangkok since July 19, 2008 after his release on parole. Khaleda Zia is also on notice to vacate her house, an army property allotted when her husband General Zia was the Army Chief in the Cantonment area. |
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Regional Centre of Counter-Terrorism
Nov 14, 2010
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Prime Minister Sheikh Haseena has been a strong proponent of greater regional cooperation to counter terrorism. Thus a regional Counter-Terrorism Centre is benign set up in Dhaka with financial and technological assistance from European Union to train people across South Asia. |
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Assam: The Bangladesh Push Back
Oct 13, 2010
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Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on 27 September confirmed that 19 commanders of ULFA came on their own from Bangladesh to join the peace process "They are very much in Assam and are not arrested as they came on their own from Bangladesh to join the peace process," the chief minister told journalists. The rebel commanders, led by Anu Buragohain, Bhaiti Baruah, Biju Deka, and Pradyut Buragohain are reported to have given themselves up to Bangladesh authorities and in turn handed over to the Indian Border Security Force (BSF). |
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The Rise of a Modern Moderate Nation
Oct 12, 2010
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina defined the rise of a modern Bangladesh as she urged the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for a policy making role in the United Nations in a meeting with the UN secretary general in New York. She outlined ambitious goals of making the country free from poverty, illiteracy and corruption by 2021, she said, “We're working hard to improve the fate of the country and its people.” |
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Indo Bangladesh Border Forces Conference
Oct 12, 2010
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The Director General-level five-day border conference between Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held at BDR's Pilakhna Headquarters during the month. The atmosphere was set with the BDR pushing across a group of 19 United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) cadres allegedly apprehended in the country. |
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The Political Contests
Sep 12, 2010
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Known for extremely divisive politics, though it is bipolar, Bangladesh had seen some relative calm over the past few years most of it under an Emergency non political government. The overwhelming majority of the Awami League in the Parliament had some what subdued the opposition Bangladesh National Party (BNP) and Jamaat E Islami alliance. However of late the ruling party has opened a number of fronts against the opposition threatening to try war criminals which include key Jamaat leaders and refusing to extend parole to the son of BNP leader, Khaleda Zia in a case of corruption. |
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Indo Bangladesh Relations: Advantage Bangladesh
Sep 12, 2010
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India’s Finance Minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee visited Bangladesh to sign a landmark US$ One Billion Line of Credit Agreement between EXIM Bank and Government of Bangladesh and resetting the relationship after some fears of a slow down due to lack of follow up of the positive outcome of the visit of the Bangla Prime Minister to New Delhi in January 2010. India also agreed to export of 3 lakh tones of rice and 2 lakh tones of wheat, in spite of a ban on exports of these essential commodities. |
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Armed Force Reforms
Aug 8, 2010
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Reforms in the armed forces and resetting civil military relations is a priority for the Bangladesh government given past experience of take over by the Army from time to time as well as suggestions that the army was behind emergency imposed in the country in 2007. At the same time the BDR mutiny has added another challenge even as the government is facing problems from growth of fundamentalism and terrorism which has led to a diverse role for the Army. |
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Awami League Path of Political Reforms
Aug 8, 2010
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The Supreme Court struck down validity of 5th amendment that had endorsed takeover of state powers in the past by leaders such as Khandaker Mushtaque Ahmed, Abu Sadaat Mohammad Sayem and Maj Gen Ziaur Rahman and firmly rejected martial law in the country. |
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Jamaat and BNP Under Pressure
Jul 4, 2010
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Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami, Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Nayebe Ameer (vice-president) Delwar Hossain Saydee were arrested on 29 June after a Dhaka court order on charges of hurting religious sentiments of Muslims and were later remanded for 16 days custody. |
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