PAF Chief visits Bangladesh; India-Bangladesh sign a draft document on border demarcation in the Habiganj-Tripura sector; Foreign Adviser calls for a readjustment of Bangladesh’s foreign policy
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    • The Chief of the Pakistan Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed paid a five-day official visit to Bangladesh from April 27. During his meetings with President Iajuddin Ahmed, Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed, as well as the services chiefs, the defence secretary and the principal staff officer of the armed forces division, both the sides expressed a commitment to further strengthen bilateral ties1.

    Bangladesh and India meanwhile signed a draft document on border demarcation in the Habiganj-Tripura sector on April 272. In a border incident, Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel and troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) exchanged fire at the Sharsha border of Benapole after the BSF killed a Bangladeshi farmer on April 293.

    Noting that countries like China, Japan, South Korea, ASEAN, India, and the Gulf States were the power players of contemporary times, Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury called for a readjustment of Bangladesh’s foreign policy according to the changing times4. Chowdhury also conveyed to the new Charge d' Affairs of Iraq, Mohammad Sabri Rashid that Bangladesh supported Iraq’s territorial integrity and that it wanted closer ties with Baghdad5. The outgoing British High Commissioner Anwar Choudhury on his part again reiterated on April 28 that Britain would not support martial law or military rule in Bangladesh and also called for the lifting of emergency so that preparations for elections could be made6.

    In domestic developments, the High Court asked the Election Commission on April 30 to inform it through an affidavit as to when the preparations of the voter list would be completed so that the EC will be prepared to hold the next parliamentary election7.

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