India is giving loan to Bangladesh to build this rail network which will be used exclusively by India where Bangladesh has to return the loan money with interest. So the question is, how is Bangladesh going to be benefitted from this transit deal with India?
China gets most of the contracts because of technology and investment issues. Chinese technology is far superior to Indian technology and Chinese investment in Bangladesh is far bigger than Indian investment.
Some moron on PDF believe that India produces high quality products. If the Indians are so good then why the hell does India import billions of dollars worth of machinery from Europe and Russia?
In order to increase our agricultural output we need to be self-sufficient in fertilizer production. Our hard working farmers can increase their production if they get fertilizer at a cheaper price. Thanks to Japan and China for Ghorashal Polash Urea Fertilizer factory :-)
Modi is Hasina's husband not Bangladesh. As for friends between equals thing, remember this formula when it comes to China-India relation. Bangladesh does not want friendship with a country whose prime minister (Morarji Desai) drinks his own piss for good health.
I am sorry to say that your knowledge of our liberation war is very limited. There was no guerilla war going on between India and Pakistan in Urban Bengal. The guerilla war was going on between Mukti Bahini and Pakistan army. India joined the war in December which accelerated the defeat of the...
The construction work for the Khulna-Mongla Railway line should have been awarded to Chinese companies instead of Indian companies. China has made huge investment in our railway system and technology wise they beat the Indian companies fair and square.
How is the economy on right track? Foreign exchange reserve is dwindling, inflation is still high, FDI is not coming, Taka is losing ground against dollar, export and remittance have gone south and corruption is going on unabated. Still the IMF guy thinks the economy is on right track. He must...
Indian military intervention occurred in December but the freedom fighters of Bangladesh were engaged in a war with the Pakistani army since March. In this war, our freedom fighters played the key role and the Indian army was just a supporting force.
Can the Hasina govt. claim credits for the ongoing progress in Khulna? In my opinion only the private sector of Bangladesh can be credited for the ongoing progress in Khulna and elsewhere.
Mujib didn't break Pakistan. The general people with the help of India and the East Bengal regiment broke Pakistan. Mujib was not even a Muktijoddha and spent his jail time in West Pakistan until Bangladesh was liberated.
The people of Bangladesh won't allow the govt. to sign a defense treaty with India. Awami league will invite its demise if it makes a move to sign any anti national treaty with a foreign power.
I have a feeling that USA wants an India friendly govt. in Bangladesh and this is precisely why they have asked Bangladesh's position on China-India rivalry in the region. May be I am wrong but the way things are unfolding one might ask if there is a compromise made on the US side to let Awami...
USA's pressure on Awami League to conduct a free, fair, and participatory election in Bangladesh has nothing to do with their strategic game plan in South and South-east Asia. Subir is a known China hater and writes profusely against China and the right wing political parties of Bangladesh.