Bangladesh-Pakistan Defence Relations

[Patriot]

Sir to be fair Saudi Arabia has donated 100 million now much higher then any other country but BD can't donate much sir it's not a oil middle east rich country.

 

[bd_4_ever]

AFAIK, Bangladesh announced $2m aid to flood victims in Pakistan....i think we had the capability to provide more....

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)


Cheers!!!

 

[British_Bangladeshi]

AFAIK, Bangladesh announced $2m aid to flood victims in Pakistan....i think we had the capability to provide more....

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)


Cheers!!!

Thats good to hear!, hope pakistan recover.

 

[Skies]

Thats good to hear!, hope pakistan recover.

i think u guyz missed this thread:

http://www.defence.pk/forums/curren...ces-usd-2-million-pakistan-flood-victims.html


btw, If Afghan can afford $ 1 mil then why BD only..................!

Whatever, at least AL has done something.

 

[Al-zakir]

I request Bd members to donate. If everyone join hand then we could achieve much success. At least send your Zakat money.

 

[Skies]

BRAC and American Pakistan Foundation (APF) Join Hands in Post-Flood Rehabilitation Efforts in Pakistan

Almost 21 million people are now reported as having been directly affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan. With 23 out of 94 BRAC Pakistan’s microfinance branches affected by the flooding, BRAC is close to the people and communities that have been suffering as the disaster began to unfold in July. The American Pakistan Foundation will be supporting BRAC, through its U.S. affiliate BRAC USA, to start livelihood recovery efforts across three districts in the Khyber Pakhtunwa province of Pakistan.

New York, NY (PRWEB) September 18, 2010

Almost 21 million people are now reported as having been directly affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan. With 23 out of 94 BRAC Pakistan’s microfinance branches affected by the flooding, BRAC is close to the people and communities that have been suffering as the disaster began to unfold in July.

“The rains started on July 28th and within the weekend 9 out of 12 of our microfinance branches were flooded,” said Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chairperson of BRAC. He noted that “As a NGO that originated in Bangladesh, we are very familiar with floods and cyclones. We have worked on emergencies for many years. In Pakistan BRAC started relief work immediately. People had lost everything and they needed us to help them.”

BRAC Pakistan launched relief efforts using its institutional knowledge of emergency relief, and its network of community volunteers to identify and provide support to communities in greatest need benefiting over 200,000 people.

As the flood waters recede, rebuilding the lives of those who have most suffered will be the primary focus of the BRAC partnership with the American Pakistan Foundation.

Women preparing emergency food packets for BRAC's relief effort in Pakistan


Mr. Awais Khan, CEO of the American Pakistan Foundation, said “We want to ensure that people recover their assets and their ability to earn an income so they can regain their dignity. We are confident that our partnership with BRAC is a great step towards this recovery effort.”

The American Pakistan Foundation will be supporting BRAC, through its U.S. affiliate BRAC USA, to start livelihood recovery efforts across three districts in the Khyber Pakhtunwa province of Pakistan. The program will enable 200 households, particularly the most vulnerable and marginalized, who have been completely devastated by the disaster, to recover their assets and livelihoods.

Susan Davis, President & CEO of BRAC USA, stated that “BRAC is committed to working with the flood affected communities and for Pakistan’s development.” She said, “We are very pleased to partner with the American Pakistan Foundation, because of its deep and long term commitment to the country.” Ms. Davis added that “BRAC USA encourages people to join this partnership and text BRAC to 20222 to give $10 through their cell phone. We hope to work together to mobilize wider support and empathy for the plight of those suffering from conflict and disaster, and generate greater action.”

About BRAC
BRAC, the largest non-profit in the developing world, was launched in Bangladesh in 1972 and currently touches the lives of more than 138 million people through its programs addressing poverty including micro-loans, education, health services, self-employment opportunities and human rights education. BRAC has provided $6.7 billion in micro-loans to nearly eight million borrowers, mostly women, and created 9 million self-employment opportunities. BRAC’s 84,000 community health promoters have provided basic health services to nearly 100 million people. Currently, BRAC has programs in Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Haiti, Liberia, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Southern Sudan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Uganda.

BRAC began operations in Pakistan in 2007 through a microfinance program. It serves over 106,000 members in 94 branches. It has cumulatively disbursed $18 million in loans averaging $161 and has loans outstanding of $7.7 million. In addition to microfinance, BRAC now operates programs in health and education. Through its almost 1,000 staff, BRAC is currently serving about 437,465 people in 14 districts across four provinces.

BRAC USA is a 501(c)3 affiliate in New York. To learn more about BRAC, please visit About BRAC USA | BRAC-About BRAC USA.

BRAC Pakistan

About BRAC Pakistan | BRAC-About BRAC Pakistan

About BRAC Pakistan
BRAC is a development organisation dedicated to alleviating poverty by empowering the poor to bring about change in their own lives. We were founded in Bangladesh in 1972 and over the course of our evolution, established ourselves as a pioneer in recognising and tackling the many different realities of poverty. More…


BRAC PK project pictures:

BRAC Pakistan Education

BRAC Pakistan Small Enterprise Loan

BRAC Pakistan Microfinance Programme

BRAC Pakistan Health

Participate in Pakistan Flood relief and rehabilitation efforts

 

[Skies]

Bangladesh FS to be in Pak tomorrow for talks

STAFF WRITER 18:51 HRS IST
Islamabad, Oct 29 (PTI) Bangladesh Foreign Secretary M Mijarul Quayes will tomorrow begin a five-day visit to Pakistan for the fifth round of Foreign Secretary-level bilateral consultations between the two countries.

The consultations, to be held in Islamabad on November 1, will focus on a wide range of subjects of mutual importance and regional and global interest, the Foreign Office said in a statement.

The last round of consultations between the two countries was held in Dhaka in 2007.

Quayes will have other meetings, including a call on Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.

 

[Stealth_fighter]

even in here in the U.K British bangladeshi peoples donated a lot of money for the flood victims of pakistan.various charities like muslim aid,islamic relief,just help foundation and many others made charrity appeal in bengali tv channels.people donated generously and even i saw many people were crying in the donation hotline to c the poor condition after disaster..i remember one lady called in the studio,was crying n saying pls help,u could be there in such situation...Bengali community showed great sympathy for their pakistani brothers

 

[leonblack08]

Slightly old news:

Western Marine building ferries for Pakistan
Business Desk

Local shipbuilder Western Marine Shipyard Limited has started building two passenger carriers for Karachi Port Trust of Pakistan.
The company that got a $2.35 million contract from KPT recently for building two ferries held a keel-laying ceremony for the vessels last week said a press release.
The vessels -- each 30 metre long with capacity to carry 200 passengers -- will be built under the supervision of French classification society Bureau Veritas and are expected to be delivered in November 2011, it said.
The KPT floated an international tender in February 2009 for construction of the two passenger carriers and Western Marine won the contract beating shipyards of shipbuilding nations including South Korea, UAE, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, said the company.
Company officials said that they were now eyeing entry into more SAARC countries.
Western Marine chairman Saiful Islam said after a successful foray into European market, the company had focused on SAARC countries considering huge prospect.
The company managing director Sakhawat Hossain hoped that the successful completion of this project would draw more shipbuilding orders from SAARC nations.
The company has so far received orders for building 18 ships from European buyers.

Business

 

[Fasih Khan]

even in here in the U.K British bangladeshi peoples donated a lot of money for the flood victims of pakistan.various charities like muslim aid,islamic relief,just help foundation and many others made charrity appeal in bengali tv channels.people donated generously and even i saw many people were crying in the donation hotline to c the poor condition after disaster..i remember one lady called in the studio,was crying n saying pls help,u could be there in such situation...Bengali community showed great sympathy for their pakistani brothers

Jazakum Allah Kher to our Brothers & Sisters from a brotherly country, Bangladesh. May Allah Kareem Bless all those Pious souls who have shed tears and tried anything for the Victims or Prayed for them. Ameen. Regards from Pakistan.

Thanks for Sharing, Brother.

 

[yousaf goebbels]

However, following the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center and Pakistan's support for the US-led war on terrorism, the US has designated the populous Muslim nation as a major non-NATO ally - one of the few Muslim countries to be accorded the privilege

i think the word was actually disease and they mistyped it as privilege

 

[Al-zakir]

Trajectories of Pakistan and Bangladesh
By Khaled Ahmed
Published: May 1, 2011


Many thought Bangladesh (BD) broke away from Pakistan because it wanted to go in a different direction. But after its secular birth, it adopted the same trajectory as Pakistan. Like Pakistan, it was taken over by the generals. Even the names tallied. General Ziaur Rahman amended the 1972 Constitution of Sheikh Mujib and removed the word ‘secular’ from it. The 5th Amendment introduced Islam as the ‘guiding principle’ of the constitution.
Anti-India General Ershad (who was somewhat like General Yahya but who wrote bad poetry in English) went further with his 8th Amendment, (sic!) declaring Islam as the religion of the state. He dubbed the Awami League pro-India and kept it suppressed.
Ershad was finally pulled down. Then, like Zulfikar Bhutto’s PPP, Mujib’s Awami League entrenched itself in the political system as a ‘liberal’ option that didn’t hate India too much; General Ziaur Rahman’s legacy was Bangladesh National Party (BNP), the right-wing lookalike of Pakistan Muslim League (PML).
The latest parallel is described in Understanding Bangladesh by S Mahmud Ali (Hurst & Company, 2010). Like General Musharraf in 1999, General Moeen tried to oust both the big parties dominating BD’s bipartisan system in 2007. That year, Musharraf began to fail to keep Benazir and Nawaz Sharif out; for a more intelligent General Moeen it took just two years to realise he couldn’t keep Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia out.
Both the armies thought the expelled leaders were corrupt. They were right to a large extent. In the case of Bangladesh — which was externally financed as a ‘least developed’ country — the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and India encouraged its army to intervene. The OECD threat to the BD army was ouster from the lucrative UN peacekeeping chores. [BD sends the largest number of troops on UN assignments] (p.251).
General Moeen didn’t seem to have Musharraf’s ambition to take over and hang on. Electoral mechanisms were revamped, earlier follies shown up and corrected, and a relatively even playing field created for the restoration of elective governance. Like Musharraf, he was secular in outlook. He arrested people from both parties but included senior leaders of Jamaat-i-Islami too. [Musharraf, instead, allowed a clerical alliance, Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, to win in NWFP.] General Moeen lifted emergency at the end of 2008; and, after elections in January 2009, ‘liberal’ Awami League returned to rule, just like ‘liberal’ PPP in Pakistan, in 2008.
Musharraf was helpless in the face of state-sponsored jihad through the madrassa network. Moeen had no such constraints. Jamaat-i-Islami was forced to change its constitution, acknowledge Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence — as opposed to its past insistence that this had been a civil war between factions within Pakistan — and change its name from Jamaat-i-Islami Bangladesh to Bangladesh Jamaat-i-Islami (p.254). He arrested Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia together with the latter’s profligate sons, Tareque Rahman and Arafat Rahman.
There were hundreds of corruption cases against the two ladies but they collapsed as the BD army’s will to press on with cleansing the system collapsed. Author Mahmud Ali says the reason was an ‘activist judiciary’ and the challenge the army faced in 2008 in the Bay of Bengal. Myanmar sent ships owned by South Korean Daewoo and two state-owned Indian companies into the Bay of Bengal to survey Bangladesh’s waters, “but with drills”.
Bangladesh talked to China for mediation, and talked to Seoul and sent in frigates (p.267). Earlier, India had escorted an Australian driller into Bangladesh’s maritime economic zone. BD sent in its battleships. Indian vessels refused to leave. India invited BD for talks and contested the zone together with Burma. BD and Pakistan muddle along on a similar path even after separating.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 1st, 2011.

Trajectories of Pakistan and Bangladesh – The Express Tribune

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

AL Zakira.

If the trajectories are same and you post this news, could you tell us why is the delay in reunification?

Quite silly to go the same path and yet not reunite!!

 

[monitor]

AL Zakira.

If the trajectories are same and you post this news, could you tell us why is the delay in reunification?

Quite silly to go the same path and yet not reunite!!

one thing i am seeing you are calling Zakir by Zakia is it intentional or just slip of pen ? from a former member of arm forces we cannot expect it .

 

[ProsperBD]

AL Zakira.

If the trajectories are same and you post this news, could you tell us why is the delay in reunification?

Quite silly to go the same path and yet not reunite!!

This guy had something against Bangladeshis, he was truly an idiot but what do you expect this is what you expect from trolls.
He is a 'military proffesional' Haha that is what makes me laugh, I cannot believe such a foolish man had even joined this forum and became a
'military proffesional'.