Bangladesh national shot to death by BSF members at Cumilla border

A Bangladeshi man was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) yesterday evening near Joshpur Border Outpost (BOP) in Cumilla`s Sadar South upazila.

Bangladesh’s interim government has recalled five envoys, including the ambassador to neighbouring India, in a major diplomatic reshuffle, a foreign ministry official said on Thursday.

Egypt has invited Bangladesh`s chief adviser dr. Muhammad Yunus to attend the D-8 Summit which will be held later this year.

A much-hyped meeting between the head of interim government of Bangladesh, Dr Muhammad Yunus and Indian Premier Narendra Modi may take place on the sidelines of BIMSTEC summit scheduled for November.

A Bangladesh delegation on Monday went to Nepal to sign a contract to import 40 megawatts of electricity from the Himalayan nation.

Malaysia`s Premier Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to visit Bangladesh. If all goes as planned, he will arrive in Bangladesh on October 4. Prior to this, he will visit Pakistan and then travel to Bangladesh from there.

Eighty-five Bangladeshi citizens returned to Cox`s Bazar today after being released from prisons in Myanmar. The group was transported by the Myanmar Naval Ship `UMS Chin Dwin,` which had arrived in Bangladesh to repatriate Myanmar defense force members who had crossed into Bangladesh due to ongoing conflicts in Rakhine state.

Bangladesh`s Chief Adviser dr. Yunus and Nepal`s Premier KP Sharma Oli have discussed enhancing business, energy and transport collaboration between Bangladesh and Nepal.

Bangladesh`s Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has met Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and discussed issues of mutual interest.

Bangladesh`s army chief vowed to back the country`s interim government "come what may" to help it complete key reforms after the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, so that elections could be held within the next 18 months.

The United Nations has pledged support for the ongoing reforms and flood rehabilitation efforts in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh`s Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain will meet his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, but there will be no meeting between Chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Indian Premier Narendra Modi is not expected to meet Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly next week.

Bangladesh`s interim government has granted magisterial powers to the Army for two months to improve law and order in the country and prevent `subversive acts`.

US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Verma has said it is more important to support Bangladesh amid ongoing political unrest rather than comment on its future direction.

Germany will provide Bangladesh with €1 billion over the next ten years, including  €15 million this year, focusing on renewable energy generation.