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Mohammed Rafique's final appearance for Bangladesh
Left-arm spinner Mohammad Rafique lashed out at the Bangladesh Cricket Board officials on Thursday for forcing him to retire from international cricket. ‘The same people who did not allow me to play Test cricket for nearly three years are now
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Ouderland Memorial Committee Presents: Film Festival : Itihash Kotha Koi : 9 March 2008 in Canberra
A month-long film festival will be organized by Ouderland Memorial Committee in Canberra on the occasion of Independence and National Day of Bangladesh. It will be held at different locations in Canberra. Feature films and documentaries on our historic War
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Barapukuria Coal Mine: Khaleda, 10 of her ministers sued for corruption
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed a case against detained BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 15 others including 10 former ministers from BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami for graft in awarding Barapukuria coal mine operation contract to a Chinese company. In the
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Melbourne 'refugee camp' opened
"Refugee Realities" is the work of the charity Oxfam, set in a fictitious desert, with fake landmines and security checkpoints. Visitors are faced with the realities that confront millions of refugees. The initiative aims to give Australians a greater understanding
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Shahadat six-for stuns South Africa: Bangladesh 192 125/4 (48.0 ov) lead by 147 runs with 6 wickets remaining
Shahadat Hossain was the bowling hero as Bangladesh gained a valuable 22-run lead but Dale Steyn produced another superb new-ball spell as South Africa fought back before tea on the second day. Steyn picked up all three wickets to fall
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Lawachhera Forest: Eco damage feared from Chevron's seismic survey
US oil company Chevron Bangladesh starts a three-dimensional seismic survey on eco-sensitive Lawachhera Reserve Forest next month for better understanding the reserves of the nearby Moulvibazar gas field amid concerns expressed by environmentalists. Environmentalists fear the three-dimensional survey might inflict
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Canberra Islamic Centre's forthcoming Fundraising Dinner on 01 March 2008 at 6:30pm
Assalaam Aleikum Brothers & Sisters in Islam This is a further reminder of the Canberra Islamic Centre’s forthcoming Fundraising Dinner to be held at the CIC premises (221 Clive Steele Avenue, Monash on March 1st 2008 commencing at 6:30pm. The
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21st February: Are we achieving the goal of the language martyrs?
21st February is a day of national mourning and reflection. It is the Language Martyr’s Day. On this day in 1952, Barkat, Rafiq, Shafiur, Jabbar and Salam and many others sacrificed their young precious lives for honour and preservation of
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Bangladesh v South Africa Cricket Series 22nd February – 14th March 2008 on Foxtel Ch 525 (Setanta)
South Africa’s tour of Bangladesh is available to Cricket fans in Australia courtesy of Setanta Sports. The tour consists of two tests and three one-day internationals. Every day of the series will be shown in full, live and exclusive on
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Bangladesh High Commission, Canberra: Press Release
The Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) Brig. General Ashraf A. Yussuf, afwc, psc will be visiting Australia from 15-21 February 2008 to encourage the Australian business houses and individual investors to invest in Bangladesh- destination with
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Spreading the Word: Int'l Mother Language Day – Trisha Barua
(1st published date: 2/22/07) Did you know that this past Wednesday was the International Mother Language Day? Odds are you weren’t even aware that something like this existed. The United States is a country that consists of many people with
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I too am ‘sorry’ – Sabrina Quader
If I could apologise a thousand times over I would. Even though I was not even born in 1970, when the last of the forcible retrieval of indigenous children had taken place, nor have I had direct contact with anyone
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Bangladesh cultural delegation at the national multicultural Festival 2008 in Canbera
A twelve member Bangladesh cultural delegation led by Mr. Qamrul Hasan, Director General of, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, is participating at the national multicultural Festival 2008 in Canbera.The delegation consist of eight dance artist, two musicians and two officials. Bangladesh has
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Boosting up bureaucrats for adopting e-Governance
Governance capacity building initiatives are being taken to mobilise services and functions of the government bodies. Bangladesh government will get an opportunity to realise the omnipotence of e-Governance as well as officials of it will be able to develop their
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A dance troupe from Bangladesh performing in Canberra this week
National Multicultural Festival 2008 Link and news posted by Mohammed Fahimul Islam
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My Feelings on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s Apology to Australia’s Stolen Generations
Today, the 13th of February 2008, is National Reconciliation Day. This is truly a historic day for Australia. The Prime Minister of Australia, Mr. Kevin Rudd, by addressing his unconditional apology to the “people of oldest continuing cultures in human
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For the pain and suffering, we apologise
WITH just 361 words, the Federal Parliament will today seek to heal the hurt caused by past decades of state-sponsored ill-treatment of all indigenous Australians – not just those forcibly removed as children from their families. More than 10 years
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Check immunization status for pertussis (whooping cough) … advice follows new study
Media Release Pertussis (whooping cough) is one of the leading causes of vaccine-preventable deaths worldwide, and its prevalence in the community is underestimated. Most deaths occur in young infants who are either unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated. A study published in
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Revised Schedule for the Lunchtime Shows 13 February 2008 at 1230 hrs. 14 February 2008 at 1200 hrs
High Commission for Bangladesh Canberra 12 February 2008 Press Release Further to previous press releases issued by this High Commission on 31 January and 11 February 2008, this is to inform that there have been yet another change in the
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