Pakistan violated 1974 tripartite accord: Law minister

‘Agreement no more effective’

Law Minister Anisul Huq on 14 May, 2016 said following a program at Dhanmondi’s Bilia auditorium in Dhaka that the 1974 tripartite agreement is no longer valid as Pakistan violated the accord by not taking their stranded citizens back from Bangladesh. Photo: Star

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The 1974 tripartite agreement is no longer valid as Pakistan violated the accord by not taking their stranded citizens back from Bangladesh, Law Minister Anisul Huq said today.
“According to a law, if any party of an agreement does not fulfil the condition, the deal becomes invalid,” the minister told reporters after addressing a programme at Dhanmondi’s Bilia auditorium in Dhaka.
In that case, the 1974 tripartite accord is not acceptable as Pakistan refused to take its stranded citizens back, henceforth breaching the agreement, the minister said.
Following the execution of top war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami on May 11, Pakistan issued a press statement saying, “The 1974 Tripartite Agreement is the cornerstone of relations between the two countries. It needs to be emphasised that, as part of the agreement, the Government of Bangladesh decided not to proceed with the trials as an act of clemency.”
In reply, Bangladesh envoy in Islamabad said Nizami was executed after the completion of all legal process and the country's highest court had pronounced the verdict.
Diplomatic tensions between Bangladesh and Pakistan seem to be escalating, with each government summoning the other's envoy to lodge strong protests over the execution of Jamaat chief Nizami.
Dhaka on May 12 summoned the Pakistan High Commissioner in Bangladesh for the second time in three days, about five hours after Islamabad summoned the Bangladesh envoy there.

World’s 8th wonder!

Many of you have visited the Seven Wonders of the World, such as The Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Great Pyramid of Giza or one of the grandest mausoleums in the world- the Taj Mahal. But did you know of the eighth wonder of the world, located very close to Dhaka!
We are talking about a bridge at Dohar, only 50 kilometres away from the capital, which lies suspended in mid air with a few columns barely touching the ground.
This undated photo of the bridge, identified as Mahmudpur Dulu Khan Bridge, has been making the rounds in the social media platform, Facebook, and has drawn much ridicule!

Photo grabbed from Facebook

“Vote for this world heritage” or “New idea looks super” were some of the comments in the post.
Citing the recent scam of using bamboo sticks instead of iron rod in a construction site in Chuadanga, the Facebook users also made similar jokes. “They haven’t used bamboo for sure.”
Also regarding the ongoing Padma Multipurpose Bridge project, one comment said, “Be careful, Padma Bridge engineers shouldn’t see it.”

The Daily Star is currently gathering more information about the bridge.
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