From: sahmed@occs.cs.oberlin.edu (Saif Ahmed)
Subject: News
Organization: Oberlin College Computer Science
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 16:30:37 GMT
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September 8

Three Saudi and a Pakistani National were arrested by police in Sylhet
minutes before they were flying out with an apparently drugged local
woman.  22 year old Kuddusia Husna later told the police that she had
no idea of her marriage with Suaudi Arin Saleem.

Separatist tribal rebels are due to meen government leaders for talk
on ending the 19 year old bush war. The political wing of the Shanti
Bahini, the Chittagong Hill Tracts Jana Sanghati Samity, said they
were ready for talks on Saturday.

Bangladesh may face a food deficit of 2 million metric tons this year
due to possible shortfall in rice production. Inadequate rainfall is
said to be a causative facctor behind the anticipated shortfall.

In a decicive move to curb campus violence, Khaleda Zia dissolved the
central committee of the JCD her powerful student wing and suspended
its activities within the violence-ridden Dhaka university.
The central committee was formed early last month and immediately
sparked factionalism that led one group to go on a hunger strike.
Two of the committee's leaders were killled on friday. University
authorities issued an unltimatum on Sunday befor launching a crusade
against troublemakers and installing paramilitary guards.
Classes resumed on Monday after a two day suspension.
The activities of the student front of the Awami League have also been
suspended following factional clashes in which two people were killed.

September 7

Hussain Mohammed Ershad has been charged with corruption in favouring
a French loan over a Finnish grant for a rural telecommunications
project, along with his former telecommunications minister, Kazi Feroz
Rashid.

September 6

Princes Anne cancelled her visit to Bangladesh for "logistical
reasons"

Authorities called in the Bangladesh Rifles to Dhaka University to
prevent further outbreaks of violence.

September 5

India decided on Saturday to fence its entire border with Bangladesh
by March 1996 --two years ahead of schedule-- to curb large-scale
infiltration by Bangladeshis. A high level meeting here also decided
to step up construction of a 1740 mile road along the same frontier.

Bangladesh is to pay US$40000 for reparis to the Chinese embassy
complex in Dhaka, damaged by  mobs in July, a newspaper quoting
authoritative sources reported yesterday. The embassy was attacked on
July 2 by several hundred people living in slums near the Baridhara
diplomatic enclave.

The International Development Agency (IDA) will finance part of a
proposed US$ 430 million gas infrastructure gas development project of
Bangladesh. 

(More details on any item available upon request)

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| | Saifuddin Ahmed                                                        |
| | sahmed@occs.cs.oberlin.edu                                             |
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