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Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (Bei) || W E E K L Y N E W S H I G H L I G H T S || BANGLADESH ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE (BEI) A Brief Highlights on Contemporary Issues of South Asia || Updated from May 14, 2021 –May 20, 2021 || ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT: REPERCUSSIONS AFGHANISTAN:TROOPS SOUTH ASIA: COVID-19 CRISIS IN SOUTH ASIA WITHDRAWAL CONTINUES BY USA; AT A GLANCE PARLIAMENT WANTS USA TO Assess the Ground Realities before WITHDRAWAL The COVID 19 cases in Afghanistan are steadily rising BANGLADESH urged the UN Security Council to The lawmakers in Afghanistan had called as both the infection rate and the death rate have take up the issue of violence and breach of security on the United States and NATO-member significantly increased. The total number of cases since in the occupied land of Palestine and work for a countries to evaluate the security the outbreak of the epidemic has reached 64,575 around durable solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. situation in Afghanistan before pulling out the country. Though Bangladesh is in a slightly better Bangladesh also expressed deep condolences to the their troops. “We respect the decision for position compared to its neighbors, in terms of its victims of recent atrocities. Earlier, Bangladesh unconditioned foreign withdrawal, but we infection and death rate, the new cases are still adding to strongly condemned the attacks on innocent demand they evaluate the situation in its total. The total death toll reached 12,211 whereas the devotees and civilians at Al- Aqsa mosque Afghanistan before their military total infection reached 7,82,129. The overall infection compound. withdrawal,” lawmaker Mir Haidar Afzali rate of Bangladesh stood at 13.64 percent and the death said. He called the unconditioned foreign rate became 1.56 percent as of May 18, INDIA at the UN Security Council called for an drawdown as a matter of concern, despite 2021. immediate de-escalation of the hostilities between expressing confidence over Afghan forces’ Bhutan’s total Covid-19 infection has reached 1,286 and Israel and Palestine on May 15, 2021. India’s capability. Afzali urged that the its active coronavirus case was 140 as of May 19, 2021. permanent representative to the UN said that India international community might require to A total of 1,155 people have been would strongly support the just Palestinian cause continue cooperation with the Afghan recovered. and be committed to the two-state solution. defense and security forces in their fight India has reported 2.67 lac fresh Covid-19 cases with a against terrorist groups. He said that the total 4,529 death toll on 20 May which indicates a MALDIVES’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdulla Afghan army and police would still relatively low infection rate compared to the last few Shahid attended the virtual meeting of the require training and arms to get more weeks but a record single-day death toll has been executive committee of the OIC. In his statement, he strength. counted since the pandemic, which is still a major condemned the violation of international laws and concern for the country. However, the infection rate has relevant UN resolutions by the Israeli forces and President Ashraf Ghani’s security adviser been declining around 200 districts for the last two added that a two-state solution must be established has recently said that Afghanistan would weeks. The Drugs Controller of India approved the 2- to bring peace & stability in the region. prefer the presence of the American deoxy-D-glucose drug to severe coronavirus forces on the soil of Afghanistan for a few patients. PAKISTAN’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood more years. National Security Advisor, Myanmar witnessed a decrease in the number of new Qureshi urged the international community to put Hamdullah Mohib made the remarks in an cases. There are 1,43,158 active cases and the number of pressure on Israel to end its aggression against the interview with the CBS News. His remarks deaths reported is 3,216. It is reported that t ongoing Palestinians and to take concrete steps for a revealed a contradiction with Ghani’s political unrest has been affecting the health care system solution to the Palestine issue. The foreign minister speech who had earlier said that his heavily. Maldives’s Health Protection Agency has arrived in New York on Wednesday evening on a administration offered the U.S. to leave confirmed that the cases are rising in the country. The Palestine peace mission and attended an the country. Ghani in a gathering earlier country has 18,843 active cases as of May 20, 2021. emergency meeting of the United Nations General said that he asked U.S. former President Nepal's Covid-19 tally has reached 464,218 with 9,198 Assembly (UNGA), called by the Organization of Donald Trump to withdraw troops from new cases as of May 20, 2021. The country so far has Islamic Corporation (OIC) and the Arab League. Afghanistan. used 2,397,000 doses. China’s Sinopharm vaccine will be administered as the second dose from May 16, 2021, to SRILANKA’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Sources: May25, 2021. released a statement expressing concern about the http://www.afghanistantimes.af/parliam Pakistan’s current infection rate is 8.8% with a total recent conflict between Israel and Palestine. He said ent-wants-us-to-assess-afghanistan- infection case of 89031. The death toll has reached that Sri Lanka would always remain committed to situation-pre-withdrawal/ 19,987 with 804,122 recovery cases till May 20, the legitimate demand of statehood by Palestinians 2021. Sri Lanka has also been facing a rising trend in and urged both sides to be reasonable and end their http://www.afghanistantimes.af/contrast infection rate with 30000 active cases currently during disputes through negotiation. s-in-ghani-mohib-statements-over-u-s- the third wave of the pandemic. The country has already withdrawal/ tightened quarantine laws, imposed travel restrictions from 21st to 28th May 2021. The border will also be closed for inbound passengers from 21st to 31st May 2021. || W E E K L Y N E W S H I G H L I G H T S || AFGHANISTAN: 30 PERCENT SURGE IN BANGLADESH: || TRADE AND INVESTMENT BANGLADESH: USA WANTS TO PRODUCE ITS TALIBAN ATTACKS ON AFGHAN FORCES, HIGHLIGHTS || COVID-19 VACCINE IN BANGLADESH CLAIMS PENTAGON; TALIBAN HOLD TIES WITH GOVERNMENT APPROVES BANK COMPANY AL-QAEDA (AMENDMENT) BILL 2021 The US Department of Defense revealed that the The cabinet has approved the draft Bank Company The US Government has been exploring the Taliban have increased attacks on the Afghan forces (Amendment) Bill 2021 in a virtual meeting on possibilities of producing the Covid-19 vaccine and civilians and have been maintaining close ties May 17, 2021, chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh at Bangladeshi pharmaceutical companies. State with the Al-Qaeda. Accordingly, the Pentagon had Hasina. The amendment was required to control Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Md. depicted in a report that the attacks on Afghan forces had increased by 37 percent compared to the default loans and to ensure good governance and Shahriar Alam said it on May 17, 2021, after a same period last year. It further mentioned that stability in the financial sector. The amendment meeting with US Ambassador to Bangladesh 11,551 attacks had been carried out in the first was done as the Bank Company Act 1991 does not H.E. Mr. Earl Miller. Meanwhile, USA quarter of 2021, while the number was 10,431 last have a clear definition of the deliberate defaulters Ambassador said his country had been actively year. According to the report, the attacks have and actions against them. The draft law has considering Bangladesh’s request for 4 million increased against Afghan security and defense cleared these issues and added some new Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine jabs from the USA. forces since the Taliban signed a peace deal with the provisions i.e. proper management and recovery On the other hand, the Health Minister of United States in February 2020 under which the Taliban vowed not to target the US and other of the weak bank companies, action against Bangladesh said the administering of the foreign forces based in Afghanistan. It also added vulnerable banks, and reform and merging of Chinese Covid-19 vaccine would begin on May that Al-Qaeda had been building trust in the Taliban banks. In addition to a criminal offense, the 25 or 26, 2021. In addition, the Health Ministry and strengthening bilateral ties with that militant proposed law has provisions for a huge amount of spokesperson confirmed that Bangladesh group. The Special Inspector General for fines for officials engaged in irregularities. would receive 1,06,000 doses of the Pfizer/ Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) also said that BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on June 2, 2021, this militant group had been strengthening ties Source: under the Covax scheme. with the Al-Qaeda terrorist network. He also mentioned that Taliban insurgents had launched https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/govt- big offensives in the first three months of the approves-bank-company-amendment-bill-2021- Sources: ongoing year. 1621256198 https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/20 21/05/17/us-wants-to-produce-its-covid-19- Sources: BANGLADESH BANK ALLOWS BANKS TO OPEN vaccines-in-bangladesh http://www.afghanistantimes.af/30-pc-surge-in- TEMPORARY ACCOUNTS TO FACILITATE https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/20 taliban-attacks-claims-pentagon/ FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTEMENT (FDI) 21/05/17/vaccine-delivery-miller-says-us- The Bangladesh Bank allowed foreign investors to actively-considering-bangladesh-s-request http://www.afghanistantimes.af/taliban-hold-ties- open temporary non-resident taka accounts and with-al-qaeda-to-continue-killing-of-afghans/ temporary foreign currency accounts to facilitate foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh INDIAN VARIANT DETECTED IN DHAKA; with an aim to helping the inflow of FDI in the BANGLADESH EXTENDS LOCKDOWN TILL 23 country.
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