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Sochi Winter Olympics opens amidst highest security
President Vladimir Putin has invested time and money to make the Winter Olympics successful in Sochi beginning on 7-23 February, a project of pride of Russia and spent reportedly billions of dollars, making them the most expensive Olympics in history.
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Does Human survival depend on leaving Earth?
Human beings have lived in the earth for at least 65, 000 years, according to scientists. Human beings do not have a good record of preserving natural environment. Their rapacious activities have contributed to the Earth’s degradation, some say to
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Why AL may not sit for a dialogue soon?
Prime Minister Shekh Hasina repeatedly stated that there should not be a constitutional vacuum in the country for the sake of democracy and holding of January 5 election was a constitutional necessity. Whether other political parties participated in the election
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Mujibul Huq: As I knew him
On 13th January, I learned with great sadness former Cabinet Secretary Mujibul Huq had passed away in Dhaka. He was 83. I knew he was seriously ill and bed-ridden for some time. He was a former VP of Salimullah Muslim
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Why did Russia support the new Hasina government?
It is reported that on 11th January, Russian foreign ministry issued a statement backing the January 5 general elections in Bangladesh and said it was ready to continue constructive partnership with the next government.. Russia also regretted that the key
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Where did BNP’s strategy go wrong?
Since 1991 Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( BNP) either formed the government or sat in the opposition in the parliament. For the first time, the BNP will remain absent in the 10th parliament because the party boycotted 5th January parliamentary elections
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We lost a “conscience keeper” of our nation: Former Chief Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman
If Justice Habibur Rahman were alive today, he would have been annoyed with the title of the article because he preferred simply the name of “Muhammad Habibur Rahman” without the title “Justice”. One day he complained to me that he
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Post –poll violence on Hindu minorities: A Shame for the country
The inhuman violent attack on the minority Hindu community after the 10th parliamentary elections is a shame for the country because neither the majority community nor the law-enforcing agencies could protect them. Their only fault was they casted votes in
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Bangladesh Parliamentary Elections on January 5th
On 2nd January, Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said “We had taken oath as an elected government to uphold democracy. So, the January 5 elections would be held according to the constitution.” Her party has tried its
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Let us usher in New Year 2014 with hope expectation!
In ancient days, there was no New Year. They used to say ‘in the tenth year of the reign of Emperor such and such’. When a new Emperor comes, the clock is reset: It is year one and it continues
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Apology from Pakistan
Bangladesh came into being through a nine-month bloody war in which Pakistan army committed atrocities on innocent unarmed civilians from March to December 1971. Yet Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman invited Prime Minister of Pakistan Z.A. Bhutto to visit Bangladesh in
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Indian Diplomat in a hot soup in New York: Both Sides to Blame
The senior diplomats from Bangladesh India and Pakistan when posted overseas are allowed to take domestic workers but the salary is to be paid by the diplomats. The domestic workers, while living with diplomats in the US or Europe or
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Capital Punishment: Arguments For Against
There has been on-going debate on whether death penalty or capital punishment should be retained or abolished. Both sides advance compelling arguments and the following paragraphs will describe their arguments. For: Those who support capital punishment argue the following: •
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UN Envoy’s visit to Dhaka: Persuaded the two parties for dialogue only
UN Assistant Secretary General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco on December 11 said both the ruling Awami League and opposition BNP have agreed to continue the dialogue to end the ongoing political deadlock. “ He should be credited to persuade both the parties
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Indian Foreign Secretary’s visit to Dhaka: What does it mean?
India’s Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh’s one-day visit to Dhaka on 4th December takes place amid escalating political violence in Bangladesh over the looming general elections. The foreign secretary is expected to meet the politicians including the Prime Minister, the Leader
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Our constitution permits an unelected person to be the Prime Minister
The headline of my article may sound unusual or strange but it is argued that an unelected person could become the Prime Minister under the existing provisions of our constitution. The following brief account of the constitutional provisions will make
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Why do foreign diplomats speak in our domestic affairs?
Bangladesh is in the grip of a political crisis because the ruling and the opposition parties are unable to reach an understanding on the nature of the poll-time government while the next parliamentary elections must be held by January 24
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What our President can do to resolve the political crisis?
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on 19th November met President Abdul Hamid and urged him to take steps towards a consensus between the ruling and the opposition parties for holding a free, fair and participatory election under a non-party government. It
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Malaysian Prime Minister’s visit to Bangladesh: A sign of strengthening partnership
Prime Minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Najib Razak began his three-day trip to Bangladesh from November 17th to further enhance relations between the two countries. It is Prime Minister Najib’s first official visit to Bangladesh, at the invitation of his
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Have the Ministers vacated the office or not?
On November 12, all the 52 ministers of the Awami League-led grand alliance government handed over their resignation letters in full public view to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to pave the way for holding polls under “an all-party” administration and
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Warsaw Conference on Global Climate Change Bangladesh
The 19th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), otherwise known as Conference of Parties ( COP) has commenced from November 11 to 22 in Warsaw (Poland). The Warsaw conference comes at a critical time for international action on
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Global Social Business Summit in Kuala Lumpur: A Beacon of hope and empowerment
The 5th Global Social Business Summit was held from 7-9 November 2013 in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Razak delivered the key note speech on “Road map for social business in Malaysia” and Professor Yunus presented the concluding speech
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Bangladesh has to balance its relations with both India and China
The series of geopolitical developments in the Asia-Pacific region taking place all at once is certainly overwhelming: We live in an era of change due to the ongoing power shift and power diffusion. Currently we live in a non-polar world
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Why October 27 is significant in terms of the Constitution?
As per Bangladesh Constitution, October 27 starts the period of 90 days within which the tenth parliamentary election will be held under Article 123.2 (,b). It states that if parliament is not dissolved, the parliamentary election will be within 90
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Sheikh Hasina's Speech
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 18th October proposed forming an all-party election-time government to oversee the next general election “We want to hold the next parliamentary elections taking all parties with us. It’s my proposal to the opposition party that
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