Myanmar (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Bangladesh has proposed direct road links between Burma and Thailand to improve business ties with Southeast Asian nations. The proposal came from Bangladesh Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury t...
The New Nation (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
Pulack Ghatack The Government is soliciting international support to continue the State of Emergency, which appears to be a stumbling block to the general elections. Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury is holding series of meetings with the diplomats to woo their support for holding the parliamentary election under emergency rule. On Sunday, the Adviser held nearly an hour-long...
Myanmar (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
... Complaints have been filed with the UN, but a former UN presence, Bangladesh’s Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury who is also in charge of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, tried to calm things down by saying Bangladesh’s sovereignty will always be respected. This is the regional context and dynamic in which Burma’s military government gets over.
The New Nation (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
UNB, Dhaka Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said yesterday BIMSTEC carries immense potential for creating wider space for greater economic interaction, flow of trade and investment for the member states. "We need to ensure that this opportunity is not lost," the Foreign Adviser said at the opening session of the 10th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting in New Delhi, India. The adviser...
