Tag: India
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WikiLeaks: Zia, Farooq, Rashid sought US military assistance
After the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975, then chief of army Ziaur Rahman sought military support from the US through its embassy in Dhaka to what he said thwart India-backed intervention of miscreants in Bangladesh. Then ambassador to Dhaka Davis Eugene Boster wrote to Washington about it after two more…
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WikiLeaks: Army intervention could save lives in BDR mutiny, Khaleda told Moriarty
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia expected to receive a call from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the day of the BDR mutiny, but one had never come, says a US embassy cable leaked by WikiLeaks. During a meeting with then-US ambassador James F Moriarty on March 4, the three-time former premier was critical of the government’s…
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WikiLeaks: Mushtaque was desperate to get US recognition
After assuming office following the assassination of Sheikh Mujib, Khandkar Mushtaque and then US envoy Davis Eugene Boster met at Bangabhaban where the president urged for US recognition to stay safe from Indian intervention. Boster sent this CONFIDENTIAL cable to Washington on August 20, 1975. In my first meeting with president Mushtaque Ahmed today, called at…
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The Thorn in the Friendship: A win over India, in cricket, border killing
Photo: Andrew Biraj/Reuters [slideshow] Published in Star Weekend Magazine on March 30, 2012 Millions of Bangladeshis in home and abroad on March 16 greeted the national cricket team for bringing them splendid joyful feelings after beatingIndiain the Asia Cup at Mirpur cricket stadium. Certainly, it was a special match to be overjoyed since little master…
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