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FEW DAYS SOME OF THE PAA CHATA HINDUER DALAL WERE TELLING THAT BANGLADESH IS LUCKY TO HAVE ONE OF THE FINEST CAPABLE,PRUDENT, ERUDITE, KNOWLEGABLE FOREIGN MINISTER LIKE DIPU MONI !!!!!!!!
TO MILLIONS IT WAS THE GREATEST JOKE OF THE MILLINIUM N AN INSULT TO A DOCTOR N PAKISTANI HOUSEWIFE TURNED DIPOLMAT OVERNIGHT JUST DUE CONNECTION WITH PRONOOOOOOB DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, SARDARJEEEEEEEEE N SOOOOOOOONEEEEEEEaaaaaaaa jeeeee(HER PROFILE IN WEBSITE PROBES THAT).
IN BANGLA THERE IS A SAYING THAT " KOTO RONGO DEKHAILY REY SOI HESEY DEKHILI.....??????????
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 11:09 PM, Isha Khan <bdmailer@gmail.com> wrote:
It is not wise to blindly oppose India: Dipu Moni
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni Saturday said it would not be wise for Bangladesh to shut in through blind opposition to India as Indian cooperation is needed for Bangladesh's own economic interests, reports UNB."It would be futile to keep ourselves shut in a closed door by blindly opposing India. For our own interest we need India," she said while speaking at a seminar on 'South Asia Regional Cooperation: Problems and Prospects' at the National Press Club.
The Foreign Minister deplored that out of security phobia Bangladesh was not linked with the information superhighway in the past, which has pushed the country 50 years back.She said if the opposition cooperates, Bangladesh's doors for bilateral and regional cooperation would open wider. She opposed the 'double standard' of pleasing India while in power and opposing while out of power. "On national issues, we will have to come out of petty party interest and work for the benefit of the people," the FM said, indicating a standoff on part of the main opposition party, BNP.
Organised by the Bazlur Rahman Foundation, the seminar was also addressed, among others, by former ambassadors CM Shafi Sami, Mostafa Faruq Mohammad and Mohammad Zamir, JSD president Hasanul Huq Inu MP, BNP leader Inam Ahmed Chowdhury, Editors Reaz Uddin Ahmed and Nurul Kabir, Mustafizur Rahman of CPD and BKMEA president Fazlul Huq.
Foundation chairman Khandaker Ibrahim Khaled chaired the seminar where journalist Jaglul A Chowdhury read out the keynote. Foundation's secretary-general, Kashem Humayun, made introductory remarks.
Agriculture Minister Motia Chowdhury was present. Dipu Moni said the Prime Minister's recent visit to India created an enabling atmosphere where bilateral ties would be strengthened. The visit would also help joint management of the waters of the common rivers.
She said though SAARC has not achieved substantial gains, but it has made certain progress. She mentioned the formation of SAARC Development Fund and South Asian Women University.The Foreign Minister said all SAARC windows of prosperity will have to be exploited. Not only with India, Bangladesh wants to work closely with all South Asian countries.
Most of the speakers mentioned a lack of confidence, and distrust, among the SAARC member-states that led to slow progress of the regional cooperation block.Former Foreign Secretary CM Shafi Sami said South Asia has common problems of hunger, poverty, natural calamity and it needs regional cooperation and consolidation of the inter-state relations to tackle the daunting problems.
He pointed out that inter-state trade has increased only to 4.7 per cent from 3.6 per cent in the last 10 years and implementation of SAFTA is being delayed. He suggested formulation of strategy so all member-countries could be economically benefited in a "win-win situation".
Shafi Sami stressed bilateral and regional cooperation in harnessing water resources and production of electricity. He thought if a big project in energy or water sector could be taken up under the umbrella of STARC, it would help remove distrust to a large extent.
JSD president Hasanul Huq Inu MP said the Prime Minister could take an initiative for joint security framework and management of water resources.
Reazuddin Ahmed noted that SAARC was born in suspicion from where the forum has not yet been able to come out. He strongly advocated for free movement of people, including media personnel, by easing visa regime among the SAARC countries. http://thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=94989
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