Mr Munshi,
I wrote an article on this issue--you will learn that problem is much
deeper than what you are thinking. Food security will be biggest
problem for Bangladesh and India in coming years--
http://www.vinnomot.com/BiplabPal/New_Folder/danger1_1.pdf
Biplab
--- In vinnomot@yahoogroups.com, "MBI Munshi" <MBIMunshi@...> wrote:
>
>
> I understand that India has banned certain food items for export to
> Bangladesh since October 2006 and that it increased the price of rice
> recently by almost $100 for the export market. Are these measures
> having an adverse affect on food prices in Bangladesh so that we may
> consider India as taking a deliberately anti-Bangladesh stance and
> trying to influence political developments in the country or are these
> issues completely unrelated? If there is in fact some relationship
> between the export ban and the rise of food prices here how could
> Bangladesh offset these problems and why is not the Interim Government
> making any comment on this unfriendly gesture by our big neighbour?
>
> I would appreciate some comment on this issue as I am not entirely
> clear on the matter and I am under the distinct impression that the
> food price inflation is being artificially created although the two
> floods this year had something to do with it but is that not also
> caused by India by its unnecessary, unpredictable and often motivated
> release of water from its side during the summer months. Also will
> this not be a more serious problem after the Tipaimukh Dam
> construction and when other river linking projects are complete? Does
> the Interim Government have any policy to overcome these hostile and
> distinctly unfriendly gestures of India or is Bangladesh to be to be
> led by backboneless leaders lacking in national spirit and who are
> apparently being advised by fifth columnist elements? How else can one
> explain the Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya appointment to the United
> Nations as our permanent representative? Is this not a national
> shame?
>
> Comments are welcome on all these subjects and issues.
>
> Regards
>
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