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Hasina meets Boucher, Moriarty in Washington: Any detraction from Dec general elections unacceptable to US
UNB, Dhaka
US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard Boucher reiterated that any detraction from general election slated for December in Bangladesh would not be acceptable to Washington, as ex-premier Sheikh Hasina had a discussion with him in Washington.
"The US wants to see establishment of an elected government in Bangladesh as there is no alternative to democratic rule," he said during the meeting with the former PM and Awami League chief at the State Department Friday.
Boucher viewed that the transition to democracy-now underway in the interim period-would help ensure development in Bangladesh.  |
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News analysis: Politics of shifting stands
Mostafa Kamal Majumder
Former President Hussain Muhammad Ershad has been living upto his reputation that the people have of him since the start of his sojourn to the corridors of power from early 1982 as the chief martial law administrator (CMLA) that his critics used to fondly refer to as - cancel my last announcement.
During the last 20 months Gen. Ershad shifted his position five times. His last statement of readjustment of position was published in the media on Saturday as he said he would be with the Bangladesh Awami League-led mahajote for the next general elections. |
Obama in London
AFP, London
US presidential hopeful Barack Obama arrived in London Friday, the last scheduled stop on a world tour aimed at boosting his foreign policy credentials before elections later this year.
The Democratic Party senator touched down from Paris, where he held talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, praising him for his more pro-American stance and France's military efforts in Afghanistan.
In the British capital, he will meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown, his predecessor Tony Blair-now the international community's Middle East envoy-and the leader of the main opposition Conservative Party, David Cameron. |
Indian Army Chief arrives today
UNB, Dhaka
Indian Army Chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor arrives here this afternoon for a 6-day tour aimed at improving bilateral ties and greater military-military interactions between the armed forces of the two countries.
General Kapoor is scheduled to be accorded reception at BAF Tarmac at Kurmitola on Sunday afternoon.
He will place wreath at Shikha Anirban of Dhaka Cantonment on Monday morning. Thereafter, he will be given guard of honour at Sena Kunja. |
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Internet Edition. July 27, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
