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Asian Tribune is published by World Institute For Asian Studies|Powered by WIAS Vol. 9 No. 166

July 2009

Bangladesh: Awami League discloses names of its key officials

M.A Qader -Five days after the national council ruling, Awami League announced a fully fledged committee on Thursday.

UN Bureau Chief For Press Trust Of India (PTI) Passes Away

Thalif Deen - As a longstanding journalist covering the United Nations for PTI, Dharam Shourie rarely missed a breaking UN story on India. With his wealth of experience as a reporter and his wide ranging contacts, he pursued his stories relentlessly. And as any good newspaperman would do, he filed his story for his news agency first, and then shared it with his South Asian colleagues at the UN the next morning.

Six new ministers inducted in the Bangladesh Cbinet

M.A Qader - Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Friday reshuffled the portfolios after expanding her cabinet with the induction of one minister and five state ministers. With the induction of six new members, the strength of Hasina's cabinet rose to 44.