Resentment reported in Bangladsh over Tipaimukh project; Indian Home Secretary: India to track down two fugitive killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and extradite them to Bangladesh; Bangladesh Foreign Minister seeks a formal apology from Pakista
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    • According to reports, Bangladesh showed widespread resentment on India’s signing of an agreement on the setting up of a hydroelectric project on the Barak River at Tipaimukh in Manipur state. 1 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia demanded from India immediately discontinuation the construction of Tipaimukh dam in Manipur. She called for discussions between Dhaka and New Delhi on the controversial project and offered support to the government if it would lodge a protest with India against the unilateral move. 2
    Meanwhile, Bangladesh has sent a formal proposal to India regarding its intention to dispatch a high-level delegation to Delhi to discuss with the Indian side all issues pertaining to the Tipaimukh project on the Barak River in Manipur. 3
    According to reports, India is doing its best to track down two fugitive killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and extradite them to Bangladesh. Indian Home Secretary RK Singh said on November 21, 2011 after two days of talks in New Delhi with his Bangladesh counterpart. 4
    In other developments, according to reports, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni has sought a formal apology from Pakistan for the genocide and atrocities committed by the Pakistani military in Bangladesh in 1971. 5

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