Dhaka, July 13 (IANS) Security concerns remain perhaps the biggest obstacle for the implementation of the proposed China-Myanmar-Bangladesh Economic Corridor (CMBC), despite renewed momentum for the project following Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to China in June. The corridor was among the key issues discussed during the visit. It envisages a road and rail network linking Kunming in China’s Yunnan province with Bangladesh’s ports via Myanmar, a report has stated.Highlighting …
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New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) How feasible the proposed China-Myanmar-Bangladesh Economic Corridor (CMBC) will be is a question being raised by certain sections in Dhaka, as per reports.China has already involved itself in infrastructure projects under the ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Afghanistan in the region, where progress has been mixed. Beijing is facing credibility issues due to unfulfilled promises and local resistance.The CMBC has introduced anot…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The proposed China–Myanmar–Bangladesh Economic Corridor (CMBEC) is another attempt at Beijing trying to reshape South Asia’s connectivity trying to strengthen its Belt and Road footprint and direct access to the Indian Ocean.Additionally, alongside Gwadar Port in Pakistan and Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka, Chinese presence in Bangladesh’s Mongla and Chittagong Ports is an effort at furthering Beijing’s “string of pearls” strategy, surrounding India’s maritime sphere….
Dhaka, May 13 (IANS) People belonging to non-Muslim ethnic communities have been fleeing violence and migrating from the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh to Myanmar’s Chin and Rakhine states, a report has stated. The population in the CHT includes around 850,000 people who belong to 11 ethnic communities, professing Buddhism, Christianity and Hinduism. The members of four families from the CHT who have relocated to different areas of Myanmar’s Rakhine State and Chin State revealed …
Aizawl, Jan 20 (IANS) Assam Rifles personnel on Tuesday seized a large quantity of Myanmar currency, tobacco products and foreign cigarettes in Mizoram and arrested a Myanmar national in connection with the smuggling, officials said. A Defence spokesman said that based on specific Intelligence inputs regarding trafficking of foreign currency and the smuggling of tobacco products and foreign cigarettes, Assam Rifles launched an operation on Tuesday.During the operation, a mobile vehicle check pos…