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[ALOCHONA] China to construct Chittagong -Cumming road-rail link



China to construct Chittagong -Cumming road-rail link



China will construct road and railway link between Chittagong and Cumming via Myanmar to boost Sino- Bangladesh bilateral cooperation.Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China Liu Zhen said this in a meeting with visiting Bangladesh's State Minister for Environment and Forests Dr Hasan Mahmud in Beijing on Friday, a message received said.(BSS)

Mr. Liu proposed to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two friendly countries in the fields of trade, transportation and climate change issues and showed keen interest in development of road and rail communication between Chittagong and Cumming via Myanmar. Dr. Hasan attached importance on urgency of development of the planned Deep Sea Port in Sonadia, Cox's Bazaar and sought support of the Chinese government to this effect.

The two ministers agreed that the proposed deep-sea port would offer an opening to sea to the Yuan region of China.

They exchanged views on issues relating to adaptation and mitigation to climate change and recognized the need for a comprehensive agreement in coming climate conference in Cancun, Mexico. Later on the day, Dr. Hasan met Ms. GAO Yuan, Deputy Director General and senior representative of the Department of Aid to Foreign Countries of the Ministry of Commerce.

They discussed the possibilities of narrowing the gap in trade between the two countries by increasing import from Bangladesh and utilization of potentials of investment in Bangladesh especially in the newly established Export Promotion Zone (EPZ) in Chittagong. Dr Hasan also had a useful meeting with Vice Minister of Ministry of Environmental Protection of China Wu Xiaoping, who earlier was the vice governor of Cumming. Wu Xiaoping valued the importance of establishing strong connectivity between Bangladesh with Yuan.

 http://www.thebangladeshtoday.com/leading%20news.htm


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[ALOCHONA] Collection of transshipment fees from Indian cargoes suspended



Collection of transshipment fees from Indian cargoes suspended


The government has decided to suspend the levying of transit and transshipment fees on Indian transports using its territory following relentless diplomatic persuasion by India, an adviser said.

The country's revenue authority will be asked to postpone levying this kind of charges on Indian cargoes, pending a final decision, economic affairs adviser to the Prime Minister Dr Mashiur Rahman said."World practice and principles should be followed in imposing transshipment fees and the practice prior to joint communiqué declared in India will be applicable now as the government is scrutinising the issue," he said.

So far this year, the government imposed transit and transshipment fees at a rate of Tk 10,000 per container and Tk 1,000 per tonne for the bulk cargo in line with the Finance Act 2010.

In August, the National Board of Revenue collected about Tk 0.6 million as transshipment fees.

Finance minister AMA Muhith and foreign minister Dr Dipu Moni had earlier favoured such fees, saying New Delhi should pay the transshipment fees for using Bangladesh land or waterways.

Meanwhile, the authorities are holding two Indian vessels at Shekbaria in Bangladesh for the last three weeks as they did not pay the transshipment fees.

When asked, NBR chairman Dr Nasir Uddin Ahmed declined to make any comment.An NBR official said the board has sent a letter to the finance minister, seeking his directive and a decision on the thorny issue is expected by next week."If a reverse decision is taken on the transshipment fees, the previously collected Tk 0.6 million will have to be reimbursed," he feared.

A foreign ministry official has earlier said the government is expected to get maximum Tk 2.0 billion as transshipment fees when it is fully operational in 2015 but the Indian authorities are bargaining with the issue.

The central government of India spends billions of rupees as transportation subsidy for ferrying cargoes from the mainland to Northeastern part through the chicken neck, he said.

In 1972, Dhaka signed Protocol on Internal Water Transit and Trade (IWTT) with New Delhi under which Indian goods can be shipped to its northeastern territory through Bangladesh and the government never collected any fee.The protocol neither has any provision on transshipment fees nor it bars any party from imposing the same.

Earlier, India has sought tax waiver for transportation of over-dimensional consignments (ODC) using transit facilities of Bangladesh through Asuganj.

Indian High Commission in Bangladesh recently sent a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for taking necessary measure and conveying its content to other ministries for helping transportation of ODCs for Palatana project in Tripura.

http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=115454&date=2010-10-23


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[ALOCHONA] The First Muslim Mayor in Canada...



কানাডার প্রথম মুসলিম মেয়র নাহিদ নেনশি
 
ঝুঁকিপূর্ণ দেশের তালিকায় সবার শীর্ষে বাংলাদেশ!
 
যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের অভিযোগ আবারও প্রত্যাখ্যান করেছে কানাডা
 
এলিয়েনদের জন্যে জাতিসংঘের দূত নিয়োগ!
 
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RE: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court



            In reaching your conclusion you have exercised infinite wisdom, O you resider on Exalted Rich Arab Land!
You are a far better MUSLIM than any of us in 'dirt poor' Bangladesh. We are muslims of 'yaumu thalathah' or
cheap, third-class, 3-day muslims. We are made of stinking  clay -- sedemented by muddy, now clogged up
rivers flowing in to the Bay of Bengal --and you are made of pure fire!
 
               If burqa cannot be forced upon women what would remain of civilization? NOTHING! 
Absolutely nothing! Didn't the most Excellent 'Moulana' Abul 'Ala Mooududi say that all female
human beings ane sex objects for Muslim men to grab and enjoy, including schoolgirls?
 
                Female human beings are not to be considered Allah-created unless they are made
to be personal properties of (or enslaved by) male Muslims.

 


To: alochona@yahoogroups.com; chottala@yahoogroups.com; history_islam@yahoogroups.com
From: Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:03:27 -0400
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court

 
So School Dress also can not be forced - this is my conclusion.
 

To: alochona@yahoogroups.com; chottala@yahoogroups.com; history_islam@yahoogroups.com
From: truely-yours@email.com
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 19:37:53 -0400
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court

 
Why BBC published same news once again?
 
 
BBC News 
 
4 October 2010 Last updated at 11:53 ET
Women in Bangladesh
The court ruled that Bangladesh was predominantly a secular country
 
 
The High Court of Bangladesh has ruled that no-one can be forced to wear the burka, or full Islamic headdress.
This follows a similar but more limited ruling in August that women could not be forced to wear the burka at work or in schools or colleges.
 
Correspondents say the move is the latest sign of the judiciary's support for the government's attempts to pursue a more secular agenda.
 
The governing Awami League prides itself on its secular credentials.
 
It says that it wants to challenge the power of Islamic conservatives.
 
The court ruled that "secularism is one of the four principles of the constitution... and no-one can be forced to wear religious attire in the secular state".


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-----Original Message-----
From: ANDREWL <turkman@sbcglobal.net>
To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, Oct 4, 2010 4:33 am
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court

 
You mean, you did not write, "Those who want to be "Practicing Muslims" need to observe hijab [ Source: Al Qur'an 24:30-31]".
.
The Question is, why are you lying?
Where the hell this Verse says, what you wrote if you have not mis-interpreted it?
You must think, I do not know Arabic and am just like you believing in whatever my Mollaa says.
If you are right, tell me, why our Prophet's own Wives and Daughters did not cover their faces or wore a Borqaa?
Who the hell are you trying to fool here?

--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, qrahman@... wrote:
>
>
> Please explain what do you mean by "Big pagri Mollah of yours"? Did I ever promoted any "Big pagri" mollahs in any of my mails? For your information I am from Bangladesh, I am worried about my country. You need to go to an Indian forum or Pakistani forum if you have anything to say to them or wanna ask them about their Supreme court.
>
> The translations were not mine and anytime I say anything from the Qur'an, I offered source (verse and chapter) and most of the time give web links to them as well. I have NOT done any "mis-translation" here. Actually I have not done ANY translation at all. Only quoted most popular translations of the Qur'an.
>
> I do not think you need to get personal with any of our discussions. If my point of view or part of the Qur'an is not your "Cup of tea", you need not to answer.
>
> You need to POINT OUT where did I "Mis-translated or mis-interpreted" the Qur'an. Otherwise need not to slander anyone without any solid proof.
>
> Fact is your uncivilized post ( With imaginary accusations) does not change who I am. But it says a whole lot about who you are.
>
>
> Shalom!
>
> --qr
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ANDREWL <turkman@...>
> To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thu, Sep 23, 2010 1:01 pm
> Subject: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court
>
>
>
>
>
> grahman wrote: " ... we need to understand that men or women should NOT be forced to go against religion either ...".
> .
> TURKMAN: But we need to understand that men or women are NOT being forced to go against religion either. We are going against "FORCING" them to follow something that is not a part of Religion because nowhere in Qoraan, Allah had said to wear a Borqa. Our Prohet's own wives never wore it because it was not even invented. All his wives never hid their faces either. If its a part of Islam, why all those big Pagri Mollaas of yours could not prove this case in Indian Supreme Court?
> Why they lost this case?
> Because your mis-translations and mis-interpretations of Qoraan and HaDees did not work there. There were Arabic Speaking Moslim Olma, who said opposite of what you Mollaas were saying.
> Stop your B.S. sir ...!
>
> --- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, qrahman@ wrote:
> >
> >
> > The link did not bring any web page. Like you I do not think one should be force to follow any specific religion ( Islam or otherwise). Having said that, we need to understand that men or women should NOT be forced to go against religion either (Like the previous military regime in Turkey). Turkey,UAE and Malaysia are good role models we can follow when we talk about religion. All citizens of those countries have freedom to follow or not follow any particular religion.
> >
> > As far as burqa is concern, most scholars of Islam says covering face is NOT mandatory in Islam. However almost all prominent scholars of Islam says "hijab" is required by Islam. Those who want to be "Practicing Muslims" need to observe hijab [ Source: Al Qur'an 24:30-31] for modesty (Certain rules applies for men as well). The first command about hijab was directed towards men. Albeit we generally think it is only at women, men needs to follow hijab [ etiquette] as well.
> >
> > Please click here to get answers to frequently asked questions on this topic. [ Source: http://www.islam101.com/women/hijabfaq.html]
> >
> > For related information, please click here.
> >
> > As I said multiple times before, Islam (Or any other ideology) should not be forced but it is also important for Muslims to have clear understanding of their own religion.
> >
> > Shalom.
> >
> > --qr
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Farida Majid <farida_majid@>
> > To: Alochona Alochona <alochona@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:05 am
> > Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Many people think that secularism is a grey (as opposed to the 'black' of the burqa) burlap sack that you can whack over a person's head.
> >
> > A black burqa is a very good thing for Muslims, they say.
> > It can put a ink-blot over the person's existence and obliterate the person's humanity. That is supposedly a very Islamic thing to do,
> > though there is no Qur'anic injunction or dress-code for the purpose of blotting out the humanity of a person.
> >
> > This grey burlap sack called secularism, they say, is an evil thing that can be 'imposed' and can make you look like
> > the devil incarnate otherwise known as Hindu. This sack is rumored to be outfitted with a devilish mechanism
> > that can make the whole religion of Islam disappear from the realm in a twinkle of an eye!
> >
> > They also say that this devil incarnate Hindu should be eliminated from the land by any means. The means
> > may take the form of mass murder but if that is what it takes to do the job there should not be any hesitation .
> > Anybody showing tendencies like a Hindu should be eliminated. This Hindu Hasina should take heed. Her father was wiped out.
> > "Did not hindu hasina learned anything from her Father"?
> >
> > Did not hindu hasina learned anything from her Father?
> >
> > However, the people who speak in the above language have not been able to provide a sample of the grey burlap sack
> > called secularism that can be 'imposed' over people's head and that can make Islam disappear in a twinkle of an eye.
> >
> > Until they do, we have the Holy Qur'an to turn to for guidance, solace and fortitude. In this holy month of Ramadan,
> > time for penance and self-purification, we should recognize that the above talk is itself a kind of 'covering' or clothing
> > or 'lebas'. And the Qur'an warns us to be wary of these attempts at falsehoods:
> >
> > "Wa la talbisu al Huqqa bi-l batili wa taktumoo ul Huqqa wa antum taAlamuna" 2:42.
> > (And cover not Truth with falsehood, nor coceal the Truth when ye know whar it is)
> >
> > For those who want be sure that there is no Qur'anic mandate for women to wear the burqa or the hijab,
> > please read the following article which was published in the Daily Star, and then archived by the Islamic
> > Reasearch Foundation Information.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Fashioning lies, veiling the truth
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Farida Majid As the hijab issue heats up in France and Germany, and the psychological pressure and the brainwashing of women intensifies all over the Muslim world, the feverish ...
> >
> > irfi.org/articles/articles_201_250/fashioning_lies.htm · Cached page
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> > From: qrahman@
> > Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:38:27 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court
> >
> >
> >
> > I think burqa should not be forced but the new law does not have some "Common sense" exceptions. For Islamic institutions "Islamic" dress should be enforced (That may include Burqa if the local community feels right about it). Albeit there are difference of opinion among scholars if Burqa is mandatory in Islam or not. Most scholars think "Hijab" covers Islamic requirements for women.
> >
> > While I agree Burqa should not be forced but secularism should not be forced on our people either. Maybe experts should be looking into the verdict more to ensure some "Activist" judges going overboard or not. There are some concerns from liberal groups about civil rights in another ruling regarding Shaheed minar.
> >
> > Personally I feel that, God created us as "FREE" men and women and gave us freedom to obey or disobey Him. Therefore, we should encourage honest and open discussions/debates about religion. Blaming everything Islamic TODAY for what some Jamaat-e-Islami leaders did 40 years ago does not seem fair or logical to me.
> >
> > Peace.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mo Assghar <moassghar@>
> > To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Tue, Aug 24, 2010 9:02 am
> > Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > But Secularism can be forced? Give me a break!!
> >
> > Did not hindu hasina learned anything from her Father?
> >
> >
> > --- On Mon, 8/23/10, Isha Khan <bdmailer@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Isha Khan <bdmailer@>
> > Subject: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court
> > To:
> > Date: Monday, August 23, 2010, 2:36 AM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Burqa can't be forced: High Court
> >
> >
> > The court also ordered relevant officials to explain why forcing girls to wear burqa (veil) and keeping them out of sports and cultural activities were illegal.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dhaka, Aug 22 (bdnews24.com)â€"The High Court has ruled that no women can be forced to wear burqa at work and educational institutions. In it's ruling The High Court on Sunday in a suo moto order directed the government to ensure that no women were forced to wear veil or religious dress in the educational institutions and offices.
> >
> > The court also ordered the government to ensure that the cultural activities and sports in the educational institutions are not restricted.The orders came in the wake of a public interest petition filed by Supreme Court lawyers Mahbub Shafi and A K M Hafizul Alam on Sunday. The bench of justices A H M Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Sheikh Mohammad Zakir Hossain also ruled that they cannot be barred from taking to culture and sports
> >
> > The court also ordered relevant officials to explain why forcing girls to wear burqa (veil) and keeping them out of sports and cultural activities were illegal.
> >
> > The A Bengali daily news item said that principal of the college in Natore ( Northern Bangladesh ) has stopped any cultural activities and sports at the college and forced female students to wear Borka or veil in the college.The HC also directed principal of the college Mozammel Haque to appear before the HC bench on August 26 to explain the matter.
> >
> > It also issued a rule upon the government to explain why imposition of restriction on cultural activities and sports in the educational institutions and offices and forcing the female students to wear veil should not be declared illegal.
> >
> > Secretaries to the ministries of home, education, social welfare and women affair and principal Mozammel Haque has been made respondent to the rule and orderThe education, home, social welfare, and women and children affairs secretaries and principal of Rani Bhabani Mohila College Mozammel Huq were asked to reply to ruling. Following a brief hearing, the court also asked the principal to appear before it on Aug 26.
> >
> > The lawyers in their petition on Sunday cited a report carried by a Bengali newspaper the same day headlined, 'Burqa mandatory at Rani Bhabani Mohila College'. The lawyers stated such enforcement was discriminatory.
> >
> > http://newsfrombangladesh.net/view.php?hidRecord=332264
> >
>







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[ALOCHONA] Re: [KHABOR] Trade gap with Delhi increases to $2.91b



Friends


The trade gap will go on increasing into trillions
A subservient,subjugative, spineless nation has no way but to succumb since the politics, Bidogdhdha K.Jibis,praggo Chetona Dharis  are promised bound(reason known to them only ) make the nation go deep under the stinky mud of the BESTIAL DADA's so that we lose our rightful entity. So, the eye wash trips by the subservient to the beast is of no use even a mad or kid knows except the power.

Faruque Alamgir

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Isha Khan <bdmailer@gmail.com> wrote:
 

Trade gap with Delhi increases to $2.91b

A high-powered team headed by Commerce Minister Faruk Khan left for
India Thursday to find out ways to address the huge trade gap with
India.The 23-member delegation including 16 business leaders will take
up issues related to increasing bilateral relation between the two
neighbouring countries.

It may be mentioned that Bangladesh's trade imbalance with India has
widened by $1.37 billion over the last five years mainly due to
imposition of para-tariff and non-tariff barriers on Bangladeshi
products by Indian authorities.

The country's trade gap with India increased to nearly $ 2.91 billion
in 2009-10 fiscal year against $ 1.62 billion in 2005-06 fiscal, a
Commerce Ministry statement said.

The statement, however, said Bangladesh's trade imbalance continued to
rise in the last five fiscal years following a mismatch between the
country's exports to India and imports from its neighbour.

Bangladesh exported products worth of $ 241.96 million in 2005-06
fiscal year against its imports of $ 1868 million.

On the other hand, the country's total exports to India marked a
marginal rise to $ 304 million in 2009-10 fiscal as against its
imports from India amounting to $ 3213 million, the commerce ministry
figures showed.

Terming various para-tariff and non-tariff barriers main hindrances to
the growth of Bangladesh's exports to India, the commerce ministry
statement said exporters and businessmen said they often face a good
number of non-tariff and para-tariff barriers while exporting to
India.

These include education tax at 0.08 per cent and 0.16 per cent on
tariff value for cotton items and non cotton items, Indian customs
authority asks for laboratory test for each and every consignment of
food products, cosmetics, leather and textile products. Exporters are
subjected to pay Rs. 3000 as laboratory test fee for each type of food
items. The laboratory report normally takes 15-20 days as the samples
are sent by ordinary mails to the laboratories located far from the
land customs stations which delays the clearance of consignment.

Furthermore, the Indian authorities have recently imposed 18 per cent
tax and value added tax (VAT) as central value added tax, Special
Central Vat and Education Tax on apparels of Bangladesh origin defying
the SAFTA agreement.

Under the SAFTA list of sensitive goods, India is supposed to provide
duty-free access to 8.0 million pieces of apparels originating from
Bangladesh from 2008.

Original SAFTA certificate issued by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB)
is not accepted by Indian customs at Agartala. Indian customs men ask
both the exporters and importers to submit details of rules of origin
calculation along with the documents, ignoring the set criteria of the
regional agreement, according to the list.

Sanitary import permit has been made mandatory for Indian importers of
processed food, toiletries and cosmetics from Bangladesh.

Indian government has recently imposed 18 per cent extra duty on
cement imports from Bangladesh, affecting cement exports to India's
North Eastern region.

Packaging requirement has been specified for food items with maximum
retail price, standard unit, month and year of packaging to be
inscribed on the packets. All pre-packaged commodities like processed
foods, cosmetics, toiletries, spices imported by India requires
generic and common name of the commodity packed, net quantity in terms
of standard unit of weights and measures.

Non-tariff barrier like inordinate delay in clearance of Bangladeshi
goods from customs for various reasons, including non-availability of
their designated officers and certificates from departments concerned
of the Indian government causes problems for Bangladeshi exporters.

Besides, inadequate physical facilities like warehousing,
transshipment yard, parking yard and connecting roads at land customs
stations of India also hinder exports from Bangladesh, the list
pointed out.

The Bangladesh delegation now in India will sign two agreements on
border hat and standard operating procedures (SOP) on truck movement
between the two countries on October 23.

Two places in both the countries have been initially selected for the
hat. The hat will be located at Baliamari in Kurigram district and
Lawar Ghar in Sunamganj district in Bangladesh and Kalai Char and Bala
in Meghalaya in India. It is expected that the hat will start by
December this year.

A number of issues including removal of tariff and non-tariff
barriers, duty-free access to Indian market, further reduction of 61
items from India's negative list, Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and
investment, relaxing universal Indian ban on cotton export to
Bangladesh are likely to dominate official talks between Bangladesh
and India.

The list of 61 items includes 49 ready-made garment (RMG) products.
The major goods under 61 items of the Indian sensitive list include
different kinds of RMG, soybean oil, refined palm oil, aviation
turbine fuel and fuel oil, natural rubber (smoked sheets), toilet or
facial tissue stock, sanitary napkin, all kinds of paper or paperboard
labels and silk fabrics.

Meetings will be held between Commerce Minister of Bangladesh and
Industries Minister Ananda Sharma and Minister for Development of
North Eastern Region PK Handik of India.

The delegation will also participate in discussions with the leaders
of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and
Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), among others.

The team is expected to come back on October 24 after the four-day visit.

http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=115426&date=2010-10-22




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[ALOCHONA] Trade gap with Delhi increases to $2.91b

Trade gap with Delhi increases to $2.91b


A high-powered team headed by Commerce Minister Faruk Khan left for
India Thursday to find out ways to address the huge trade gap with
India.The 23-member delegation including 16 business leaders will take
up issues related to increasing bilateral relation between the two
neighbouring countries.

It may be mentioned that Bangladesh's trade imbalance with India has
widened by $1.37 billion over the last five years mainly due to
imposition of para-tariff and non-tariff barriers on Bangladeshi
products by Indian authorities.

The country's trade gap with India increased to nearly $ 2.91 billion
in 2009-10 fiscal year against $ 1.62 billion in 2005-06 fiscal, a
Commerce Ministry statement said.

The statement, however, said Bangladesh's trade imbalance continued to
rise in the last five fiscal years following a mismatch between the
country's exports to India and imports from its neighbour.

Bangladesh exported products worth of $ 241.96 million in 2005-06
fiscal year against its imports of $ 1868 million.

On the other hand, the country's total exports to India marked a
marginal rise to $ 304 million in 2009-10 fiscal as against its
imports from India amounting to $ 3213 million, the commerce ministry
figures showed.

Terming various para-tariff and non-tariff barriers main hindrances to
the growth of Bangladesh's exports to India, the commerce ministry
statement said exporters and businessmen said they often face a good
number of non-tariff and para-tariff barriers while exporting to
India.

These include education tax at 0.08 per cent and 0.16 per cent on
tariff value for cotton items and non cotton items, Indian customs
authority asks for laboratory test for each and every consignment of
food products, cosmetics, leather and textile products. Exporters are
subjected to pay Rs. 3000 as laboratory test fee for each type of food
items. The laboratory report normally takes 15-20 days as the samples
are sent by ordinary mails to the laboratories located far from the
land customs stations which delays the clearance of consignment.

Furthermore, the Indian authorities have recently imposed 18 per cent
tax and value added tax (VAT) as central value added tax, Special
Central Vat and Education Tax on apparels of Bangladesh origin defying
the SAFTA agreement.

Under the SAFTA list of sensitive goods, India is supposed to provide
duty-free access to 8.0 million pieces of apparels originating from
Bangladesh from 2008.

Original SAFTA certificate issued by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB)
is not accepted by Indian customs at Agartala. Indian customs men ask
both the exporters and importers to submit details of rules of origin
calculation along with the documents, ignoring the set criteria of the
regional agreement, according to the list.

Sanitary import permit has been made mandatory for Indian importers of
processed food, toiletries and cosmetics from Bangladesh.

Indian government has recently imposed 18 per cent extra duty on
cement imports from Bangladesh, affecting cement exports to India's
North Eastern region.

Packaging requirement has been specified for food items with maximum
retail price, standard unit, month and year of packaging to be
inscribed on the packets. All pre-packaged commodities like processed
foods, cosmetics, toiletries, spices imported by India requires
generic and common name of the commodity packed, net quantity in terms
of standard unit of weights and measures.

Non-tariff barrier like inordinate delay in clearance of Bangladeshi
goods from customs for various reasons, including non-availability of
their designated officers and certificates from departments concerned
of the Indian government causes problems for Bangladeshi exporters.

Besides, inadequate physical facilities like warehousing,
transshipment yard, parking yard and connecting roads at land customs
stations of India also hinder exports from Bangladesh, the list
pointed out.

The Bangladesh delegation now in India will sign two agreements on
border hat and standard operating procedures (SOP) on truck movement
between the two countries on October 23.

Two places in both the countries have been initially selected for the
hat. The hat will be located at Baliamari in Kurigram district and
Lawar Ghar in Sunamganj district in Bangladesh and Kalai Char and Bala
in Meghalaya in India. It is expected that the hat will start by
December this year.

A number of issues including removal of tariff and non-tariff
barriers, duty-free access to Indian market, further reduction of 61
items from India's negative list, Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and
investment, relaxing universal Indian ban on cotton export to
Bangladesh are likely to dominate official talks between Bangladesh
and India.

The list of 61 items includes 49 ready-made garment (RMG) products.
The major goods under 61 items of the Indian sensitive list include
different kinds of RMG, soybean oil, refined palm oil, aviation
turbine fuel and fuel oil, natural rubber (smoked sheets), toilet or
facial tissue stock, sanitary napkin, all kinds of paper or paperboard
labels and silk fabrics.

Meetings will be held between Commerce Minister of Bangladesh and
Industries Minister Ananda Sharma and Minister for Development of
North Eastern Region PK Handik of India.

The delegation will also participate in discussions with the leaders
of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and
Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), among others.

The team is expected to come back on October 24 after the four-day visit.

http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=115426&date=2010-10-22


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They blame why Bush invaded Iraq or Afghanistan. I ask who allowed Bush to invade Iraq. The most corrupted Saudi Royal House, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait and many other Muslim nations are to be held responsible for this Iraqi catastrophe. Muslims should fight and dislodge these moribund regimes that licked Bushes boots to protect their corrupted regimes. Why blame the west when cancer is within the Muslim nations.

:-)

I am sure one of them "Liberal" nations will award the author for "Creative/imaginary" thoughts. This author found a way to blame Iraqis and Muslims for the situation in Iraq!!

Even George Bush could not come up with such Bold face "bull crap". Congratulations!!

No one since Hitler could blame the Jews and attacked the Jews [ For everything that was wrong] at the same time. Now we have our own ...........hoopti duoooooooo

The west is in trouble. They cannot complete with China, Brazil and other upcoming nations. When things are bad, they blame someone other than themselves. Cowards of all ages and all countries ( Yes some of them were Muslims!) have done it. We are watching history repeating itself.

Shalom





-----Original Message-----
From: Akbar Hussain <akbar_50@hotmail.com>
To: alochona group <alochona@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thu, Oct 21, 2010 6:04 am
Subject: [ALOCHONA] The European Muslims.

 
After the Second World War the European nations had time to count their dead. The numbers were so staggering that a sense of abhorrence engulfed their psyche which led to a total distaste for war. During the cold war period Europe basically remained an unwilling partner of the US Soviet rhetoric of war and conflict. The breakup of the Soviet Union and their eagerness to prop up the new Russian Federation by helping them by all means was a strong signal that the West European nations wanted to abolish the specter of war once for all. Things were going pretty well but the events following 9/11 forced Europe to sit and think again. This enemy was not any nation but a faith well known for peace and tranquility. This faith is Islam. Islam did not threaten them from out side, the danger propped up from their within. Many years before millions of Muslims who came to Europe for happiness and prosperity suddenly started behaving as enemies. Children born to their adopted countries, speak their own languages, educated and adopted their way of life discovered that their roots are not there. They started to gather hatred for their own countries and adopted hatred as their way of life and have become mortal enemies.
 
Europe became nervous and in utter bewilderment tried to secure their nations by many unusual ways which were hitherto unknown to themselves. The liberal European mentality turned to one of suspicion and fear. Muslims who lived in Europe turned against their own and gradually alienated them from the mainstream society. The Age of Enlightenment which gave Europe its unique sense of humanism, toleration and an urge to adopt multi cultural society has came to an end. The rightist forces which were on the fringe of the society started gathering power and a cultural clash ensued.
 
The Muslims who lived in the west for generations started to show an ugly side of their mind which they started claiming as directed by their faith. The host liberal nations struggled to define their own ways of action and in this confusion the extremist forces coerced the public opinion to believe that they are in danger of loosing their own societies. The present statistics shows that more than 50pc of the people in those countries are showing signs of intolerance and even want that the Muslims live their countries.
 
This is a dangerous trend which is definitely leading to a broader conflict. The Muslims are not showing any pragmatic attitude to come to terms with these dire consequences which in the final analysis will only harm them. They are claiming that by the sheer birth rate they will turn these nations as Islamic nations. The dangers of Muslim extremism are not understood or recognized by the vast majority of the Muslims. The stern measures gradually taken by the European nations against the Islamic faith are not taken seriously by the Muslims. The moves are on to prohibit hijab, niqab, constructions of mosques and minarets are a few measures which shows how much hatred and disliking are gradually taking place among the once most liberal societies in Europe.
 
The entire responsibility for this mess goes to the Muslims. By their most ungrateful behavior which is clearly hypocrisy and also tantamount to treason, they are bringing peril to themselves. It's disgusting to note that how a faith can be used to destroy its own followers. By adopting mediaeval and uncivilized methods to prop up a religious fury Muslims have lost all credibility as a community to stand along with other nations. They are nowhere closer to understand what really ails them. If heaven had any power to make them happy and prosperous in their own lands they would not have flock at the doors of the European nations braving all the perceivable perils. The reality is that a frustrated people can't negotiate, they can only capitulate. They blame why Bush invaded Iraq or Afghanistan. I ask who allowed Bush to invade Iraq. The most corrupted Saudi Royal House, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait and many other Muslim nations are to be held responsible for this Iraqi catastrophe. Muslims should fight and dislodge these moribund regimes that licked Bushes boots to protect their corrupted regimes. Why blame the west when cancer is within the Muslim nations.
 
Akbar Hussain
     
  
 


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