Mukhlesur Rahman

• Bangladesh President Declares State of Emergency After Weeks of Protests

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- The president declared a state of emergency Thursday following weeks of violent protests and threats by a political alliance to disrupt Bangladesh's general elections, his press secretary said. President Iajuddin Ahmed said a "grave emergency exists in the country threatening public security and its economy," Press Secretary Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury said. The president was expected to address the nation on television and radio to explain the step.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• January 11, 2007

• International Briefs

Monsoon triggers deadly mudslide CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh - Mudslides caused by monsoon rains buried bamboo and straw shacks in shantytowns and collapsed brick houses in southeastern Bangladesh Monday, killing at least 67 people. Another 11 died when they were struck by lightning, rescue officials and witnesses said.

..., the area's government administrator Mukhlesur Rahman said. 2 Red Cross workers killed in Lebanon...

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• June 12, 2007

• 108 Die in Bangladesh Mudslides, Floods, Lightning Strikes As Monsoons Return

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh -- Mudslides, flooding and lightning strikes killed 108 people and left scores missing in Bangladesh as annual monsoons washed away shanties and inundated cities, officials said Tuesday. The worst-hit area was the hilly port city of Chittagong, where large chunks of earth slid off the soaked hillsides, burying dozens of crudely built shacks. At least 97 of the deaths were reported there, city official Nur Sulaiman said.

..., the area's government administrator Mukhlesur Rahman said. Emergency workers had managed to resc...

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• June 12, 2007