New-York-Visit

Tensions emerged in Jackson Heights, a Bangladeshi dominated area of New York, ahead of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to New York. BNP leaders and activists held programs to welcome the prime minister while leaders and activists of the Awami League, whose activities are banned in Bangladesh, voiced opposition to his visit. On Sunday night, the situation became tense as supporters of the two sides stood near each other in Jackson Heights and exchanged slogans and statem...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka for New York in the United States on Monday to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. He departed Dhaka at 5:50 am on a scheduled Turkish Airlines flight. A 35 member Bangladesh delegation including four ministers is accompanying Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on the visit. This is the first participation of the current government in the UN General Assembly. The four ministers in the delegation are Finance Minister Amir Khos...