The begum's gambit

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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is scheduled to visit Pakistan on Aug 9, 1992. Zia's talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will focus on the improvement of trade relations between the two countries. The two leaders will also have to find a way of strengthening the Southeast Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. Khaleda is also expected to ask for the repatriation of some 250,000 Pakistani refugees trapped in Bangladesh after the 1971 liberation war and demand the payment of war reparations to Bangladesh by Pakistan.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Pakistani foreign relations, Pakistan, Bangladeshi foreign relations

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Demand, no supply: a fertilizer crisis rocks Khaleda's government

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An unexpected dearth of fertilizer in Bangladesh has sparked riots among farmers and contributed to the dismissal of several senior government ministers. The country has recently been a net exporter of urea-based fertilizers, but a higher global price for urea led traders to offer a $10-per-ton premium, raising exports and depleting the national stock. That may create a million-ton shortfall in rice production in the year ending in June, 1995. Prime Minister Khaleda Zia accuses vested interests of creating an artificial shortage.

Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing, Nitrogenous fertilizers, Urea, Agricultural policy, Nitrogen fertilizers, Urea as fertilizer

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Staying afloat

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The Bangladesh economy may become more solid as political stability and business indicators improve. Bangladesh has suffered recently from natural disasters, the loss of foreign investment and a trade deficit, but exports, tax revenue, inflation and growth are moving in a positive direction. The Awami League government with the aid of Finance Minister S.A.M.S. Kibria has embraced a number of economic reforms, including a reduction in taxes, cuts in import duties and incentives for foreign investments.

Economic Programs, Administration of Economic Programs, Economic aspects, Economic policy, Economic development, Bangladesh Awami League, Kibria, S.A.M.S.

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