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Bishop Gerardo A. Alminaza, chairperson of CWS, said the BI’s order on the cancellation of de Vries permanent resident visa and consequently leave the country was based upon the false and malicious allegations made by the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) accusing the Dutch missionary of engaging and actively “participating in protest rallies of Communist-Terrorist Groups (CTG) front organizations.”
“Contrary to the allegations made by NICA, organizing workers’ associations and unions and educating them about their rights and welfare does not constitute acts of terrorism,” he said in a statement released Sunday, Feb. 21.
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Govt trying to revive trade through stimulus packages: Tipu The New Nation
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Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Sunday said that the government is trying to revive the country s trade and commerce, which was affected due to COVID-19 pandemic, through various stimulus packages announced by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
In the medium-term, he suggested that Bangladesh should look for new markets through product diversification.
The commerce minister said this while addressing a virtual dialogue on Recovery of the Apparels Sectors from the COVID-19 Crisis: Is a Value Chain based Solution Possible? . The dialogue was organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) in partnership with Southern Voice, said a CPD press release.
said that the government is trying to revive the country’s trade and
commerce, which was affected due to COVID-19 pandemic, through various
stimulus packages announced by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
In the medium-term, he suggested that Bangladesh should look for
new markets through product diversification.
The commerce minister said this while addressing a virtual dialogue
on “Recovery of the Apparels Sectors from the COVID-19 Crisis: Is a
Value Chain based Solution Possible?”.
The dialogue was organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)
in partnership with Southern Voice, said a CPD press release.
The commerce minister also called for a collective effort from the
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In a statement signed by CWS co-convenor San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza, the group cited how the Philippines, under the present administration has become a “dangerous country” especially for human rights defenders.
“Attacks against human rights advocates continue. Zara Alvarez, a CWS volunteer and a long-time human rights defender in Negros was killed on August 17, 2020. She was previously red-tagged as terrorist by State forces in 2018,” CWS said.
Even the Commission on Human Rights, the group said, pointed out that human rights defenders live a “grim reality” in the Philippines as they face systemic and widespread attacks for their work.