From: sahmed@occs.cs.oberlin.edu (Saif Ahmed)
Subject: News (EEC type arrangement)
Organization: Oberlin College Computer Science
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 02:12:08 GMT
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October 8
Zia says India pushing non-Bangladeshis into Bangladesh
"These are not our citizens and so they are not our headache"
BDR foiled attempts to push back 575 people through western Jessore
and Satkhira. Thousands of people had gathered in the no-mans land
between the borders of Bangladesh and India. [AFP]

A draft agreement to lift tariff barriers and boost trade within south
Asia is set for approval of members of South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation (SAARC), a senior official said on Thursday.
Bradman Weerakoon, international relations advisor to Sri Lankan
President Ranasinghe Premadasa, said the draft South Asia Preferential
Trade Agreement would be ready for endorsement by south Asian commerce
ministers next month. [AFP]

Indian Border forces foiled an attempt by Bangladeshi border troops to
push a batch of 92 bangladeshis into India across the border. [AFP]

An international research center will be established in Dhaka to
monitor the development activities and future economic action plan of
LDC's. [Xinhua]

October 7

The 1992 Right Livelihood Award, often called the alternative Nobel,
has been given jointly to Ganashasthaya Kendra along with some other
activists in other countries. The award worth one million Kroner
(185000 us dollars) will be awarded by the Swedish parliament on
december 9th on the eve of the official presentation of the Nobel
Prizes. [AFP]

Bangladesh and France signed a five-year agreement to undertake joint
excavation of Mahastan Garh, one of Bangladesh's most important
archeological sites. [AFP]

BADC requested the supplier in the U.S. to take back the consignment
of fertilizer found to contain toxic substances. [XINHUA] 
(There is an article on Dhaka courier on this subject)

October 6

Nearly 500 Indian border guards who crossed into Bangladesh on Friday
and occupied a patch of land have returned to India. The Indian border
troops earlier shot dead three Bangladeshi fishermen and tossed them
into the Padma River. [Reuter]

October 5th

ADB has offerred $40 million for the development of capital markets in
Dhaka. [Reuter]

Bangladesh bank is trying to recover some $24 million in government
funds frozen in various overseas branches of BCCI. The bank filed suit
in NY to recover about 5.25 million frozen there and will soon file
suit in California to recover 3.25 million.
BCCI in Bangladesh was relaunched into Eastern Bank Ltd with all its
assets and liabilities incorporated. [Reuter]

BCIC's ammonia and urea complex at Fenchugang is going to be rebuilt
at a cost of $170 million. [Reuter]

October 4
"A guide to the blacklist airports"

Bangladesh: Dhaka  [The Independent]


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| | Saifuddin Ahmed                                                        |
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