TALK "Bangladesh Today" at Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate > 10am-1pm on 17th September 2016

Time : 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Add to Calendar 17/09/2016 10:00 17/09/2016 13:00 Asia/Kolkata TALK "Bangladesh Today" Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/09/talk-bangladesh-today-at-main-building.html Conference Room - 2, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

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Venue : Conference Room - 2, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : TALK "Bangladesh Today" by Shri Deb Mukharji, former High Commissioner to Bangladesh; Mr. Tariq Karim, former Bangladesh High Commissioner to India; and Shri Rajeet Mitter, former High Commissioner to Bangladesh

In recent days Bangladesh has been the focus of international attention and comment following the killings of foreigners and Bangladeshi Muslim youth seen to be non-conformist in an upmarket restaurant in Dhaka. There are questions as to whether this and other recent killings of secular/liberal Muslim intellectuals and members of Hindu/Buddhist minorities may be linked to the influence the Islamic State. Some analysts have wondered if the surge in such violence may not be linked to the stern action taken by the Bangladesh government against fundamentalist elements and the execution of those convicted and sentenced in the ongoing War Crimes Trial. Even as social and economic indicators in Bangladesh continue to mark a healthy trend, politics seems to be mired in unresolved issued from the past.

Chair: Maj. Gen. Dipankar Banerji

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