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Muhammad Ali’s visit to Bangladesh
Muhammad Ali was born as “Cassius Clay” in 1942. He changed his name and religion because he wanted to be a freeman. And Islam stands for peace to which he was attracted and the extremists in Islam such as Al
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Why does Bangladesh need the Ganges Barrage?
The construction of Farakka Barrage by India at 18 km. from the Bangladesh border has been an ill-conceived project and the then Irrigation Engineer of West Bengal Kapil Banerjee opposed it for diverting huge quantities of water from the Ganges
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China-Bangladesh: Strengthening Partnership
Vice Premier of China Ms. Liu Yandong visited Dhaka on May 24-26, 2015. It is reported that Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is expected to visit Bangladesh next September to join the programmes marking 40 years of diplomatic relations between Dhaka
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Sujata Mehta’s visit to Dhaka
Ms. Sujata Mehta, Indian Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (Multilateral and Economic Relations) will visit Bangladesh from 5 to 7 April. Ms. Mehta joined the Indian foreign service in 1980. She served in Indian Missions in Moscow, Dhaka and at
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World Water Day 2015 Bangladesh
March 22 was observed as the World Water Day. In February 1993, the UN General Assembly designated March 22 of each year as the World Day for Water and since then the World Water Day is being observed Where there
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Mamata meeting with Prime Minister Modi: Any hope for Teesta Agreement?
Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of Bengal, met on March 9th Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time since he took power in last May. The main purpose of her meeting was to seek financial assistance from the Prime
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Ekushe Boi Mela (Book Fair)
28th February was the last day of the Book Mela (Book Fair) and every year it is held during the month of February to honour and remember the martyrs of 21st February. The day is observed as the Language Martyr’s
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Why did Mamata Didi’s visit to Dhaka?
The West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee (Didi) arrived in Dhaka on 19th February for a three day visit and her entourage includes ministers, business, media and eminent cultural media personalities. Mamata is quintessentially a politician and observers say she
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Chief Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman: First Death Anniversary
If Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman Rahman were alive to day, he would have never approved the title “Chief Justice” before his name of the heading of this article because he was a modest person and always shunned titles and accolades.
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Oil spill in Sunderbans: Unprecedented Ecological Disaster
On November 9th a tanker loaded with furnace oil sank near the Sundarbans, the unique mangrove forests. Sundarbans forest is an important water front of UNESCO world heritage and a globally important heritage area declared by the UN. It is
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Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury: As I knew him
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury’s tragic demise due to the road accident on 29th November was the most wrenching piece of news for me. .I never thought that I would have to write an obituary about Zaglul, an eminent journalist of Bangladesh,
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Bangladesh –India retired High Commissioners’ Summit: What is the value in it?
Before I discuss the subject-matter of the title, let me state a few facts on Bangladesh-India relationships. Bangladesh-India relations are not restricted to only between governments but exist between peoples of the two countries independently of the policies of the
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Bangladesh joins the proposed Chinese sponsored Infrastructure Bank
The idea of the Chinese President came to fruition 24th October as 21Asian countries have signed in Beijing the Memorandum of Understanding as founding members to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) The countries that have joined the Bank
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Gough Whitlam Bangladesh
Former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, a towering figure who led the nation through a period of massive change died in Sydney on 21st October, aged 98. He was Prime Minister from 1972 to 1975. Australia is the first Western
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Bangladesh MP defeats Australian Speaker Bronwyn Bishop
Bangladesh MP and former Amnesty International “prisoner of conscience” Saber Hossain Chowdhury was today elected as the new President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).He will serve for next three years. On 16th October Saber Chowdhury defeated three other candidates –
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for Italian commercial city Milan on Wednesday (15th October) to attend the 10th ASEM Summit of Heads of State and Government. The two-day Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) will be held in Milan on October 16-17.
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Youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize: Malala Yousufzai
On 10th October, Thorbjorn Jagland, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel committee, declared that the panel “regards it as an important point for a Hindu and a Muslim, an Indian and a Pakistani, to join in a common struggle for
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Foreign Minister’s visit to New Delhi: What did Bangladesh get?
The third meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) was held in New Delhi on September 20, 2014. The visiting Bangladesh delegation was led by. A. H. Mahmood Ali, Foreign Minister, while the Indian delegation was led by Ms.
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Long arm of law finally reaches Indian powerful politician
Corruption undermines the state institutions, norms of democracy, ethical values, justice, and the rule of law. Corruption has become a major issue in political and economic significance in recent years in developing countries. Further the links between corruption and other
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Bangladesh, China India at the Climate Summit at the UN
The UN climate summit was held on 23rd September which was the largest high-level climate meeting since 2009. Hosted by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, it aimed to encourage 120 member states to sign up to a comprehensive new global
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40th Anniversary of Bangladesh membership to the UN
Bangladesh celebrated the 40th anniversary of its formal entry to the United Nations this year as its 136th member. And now the number the membership of states is now 193 of the UN. 17th September is a significant date in
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Fifth Annual Social Business Day in Dhaka: The theme is “We are job-givers”
Nobel Laureate Professor Yunus organises Annual Global Social Business Summit which will be held from 27 – 28 November 2014 in Mexico City. The last Global Summit was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Besides the Global Summit, ,Yunus Centre also
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Bangladesh Foreign Minister’s visit to New Delhi: Will it be fruitful?
On 18th September, Bangladesh Foreign Minister A.H. Mahmood Ali leaves for New Delhi for a four day visit to attend the third meeting of Bangladesh–India Joint Consultative Commission with his counterpart. This will be the first visit of a senior
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Shinzo Abe’s visit to Bangladesh: An Assessment
The visit of the Japanese Prime Minister to Bangladesh has been a fruitful one for his country. Japan got what it wanted because it will be elected uncontested for a seat from the Asia-Pacific region to a non-permanent seat of
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Islamic State in Iraq and Syria grossly misrepresents peaceful Islam
The so-called Islamic State misrepresents grossly the tenets of Islam as revealed in the Holy Qu’ran. Islamic preaches love, peace, compassion, empathy, charity and forgiveness. Islam does not believe in forcing non-Muslims to become Muslims. Adherence to non-discrimination of people
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