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World AIDS Day and Bangladesh
The World Health Organization established 1st December World AIDS Day in 1988. World AIDS Campaign is the leading international organization which plans and implements the observance. The theme of this year is “Universal Access and Human Rights” World AIDS Day,
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Dhaka Dialogue for LDC 4th UN Conference in Istanbul next year
The Least-Developed Countries are categorized by the UN on the basis of three criteria since 1971:• A low-income criterion, based on a three-year average estimate of the gross national income (GNI) per capita (under $905 for inclusion, above $ 1,086for
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International Tiger Forum Meeting in St. Petersburg
Hosted by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the International Tiger Forum was unprecedented. For the first time, world leaders came together focused on saving a single species at the two-day meeting on 22nd November. The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh
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Dhaka and Ankara ties: A new horizon of cooperation
Bigger than France, Turkey is a part of Europe and Asia and adjoins oil-rich Iran and sits astride the Dardanelles and Bosphorus straits. Its geopolitical importance is recognised by all big powers. Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (56)
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Foreign Secretary-level meeting in Islamabad: Sticky Issues remain unresolved
On 1st November, Bangladesh and Pakistan begin a two-day fifth round of annual consultation at Foreign Secretary’s level in Islamabad after a four-year interval, although they are expected to meet once every year under an agreed protocol signed in 2002.
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Review of a book: “ 21st Century Challenges For the Global Muslim Community”
A book titled “ 21st Century Challenges For the Global Muslim Community” was published in 2008 in Dhaka by a non-profit body, called, Renaissance Foundation for Human Resource Management (RFHRM), House no 28/A, Road 18, Sector 7, Uttara, Dhaka,1230 (Tel:891-
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Major-General Moinul Hussain Chowdhury (Retd): In Memoriam
I am deeply saddened to learn that former Adviser to the caretaker government Major-General Moinul Hussain Chowdhury (retd) passed away in the city’s Square Hospital on 10th October morning. He served as High Commissioner in Australia for Bangladesh in the
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Bangladesh and Millennium Development Goals
On 20 September, 140 world leaders started a summit in New York, on the sidelines of the 65th session of the UN General Assembly, aiming to inject a new sense of urgency into a global campaign to achieve the targets
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UN General Assembly and Bangladesh
The sixty-fifth ordinary session opened on Tuesday, 14 September 2010, at 3 p.m. in New York The theme of the general debate will be “Reaffirming the central role of the United Nations in global governance”, as proposed by the President-elect.
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9/11 Anniversary and what lesson can we learn?
The anniversary of 9/11should be observed as reflection and introspection of causes of such tragedy. Terrorism is an enemy to all people because it takes away untimely innocent lives. It should be the day of unity, harmony and prayers coupled
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Rise of World Population and Bangladesh
It is reported that with 267 people being born every minute and 108 dying, the world’s population will top 7 billion next year, according to Population Reference Bureau, a research group based in Washington. The study of the research group
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Religion-based Political Parties in Bangladesh
A question was raised whether political parties based on religion could exist in Bangladesh after the verdict of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court confirming the illegality of the Fifth Amendment Act of the Constitution (judgment was released on
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Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Dhaka
The publicly-stated purpose of India’s Minister for Finance, Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Dhaka on 7th August for about six hours is to witness the signing of the $1 billion loan agreement to Bangladesh for 14 projects related to infrastructure, river
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Amendment of the Bangladesh Constitution
Following the August 29, 2005 High Court verdict that declared the fifth constitutional amendment illegal, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on February 2nd of this year upheld the HC verdict with “modifications” and “observations” and the judgment of
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Mani Shankar Aiyar’s visit to Dhaka: Does his call to invest in Northeastern states overlook some ground realities?
Former Indian Union Minister and Congress MP Mani Shankar Aiyar came for a four day visit to Dhaka. He was accompanied by a 21-member delegation of industrial leaders from the northeast. He met the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 13th
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Social Business: Professor Yunus champions this concept to help poor
Social Business is an innovative concept because it is not a charity. It is non-loss, non-dividend business enterprise with social objectives. The investors can recoup their funds but may not take any profits. As witnessed every day, social activists, and
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Tidal Wave and Wind Power as renewable energy for Bangladesh
Currently the total demand for power in Bangladesh is about 5,500 MW (megawatts), while renewable energy covers only 30 MW of total production of 3,525 MW, according to one estimate. It is believed that the demand is likely to grow
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina'sTrip to Nigeria to attend the Summit of D-8 Countries
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Abuja (capital city of Nigeria) in the early hours of July 7 to attend the 7th Developing-8 Summit on July 8 and would leave Abuja on July 9 and arrive Dhaka on early
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Australia’s First Female Prime Minister
We are used to women Prime Ministers in South Asia and it all started in 1960 with Ms. Srimavo Bandarnaike became Prime Minister after her husband’s assassination in Sri Lanka. Then Indira Gandhi ruled India from 1966 for more than
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Bangladesh’s Sea Boundary dispute with India and Myanmar before the International Tribunal
Since Bangladesh’s birth in 1971, the importance of the sea and its resources has been recognised. By 1974, Bangladesh is the only country in South Asia to enact a maritime law, called the Territorial Waters and Maritime Zones Act (XXVI
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Chinese Vice President Visit to Dhaka: A sign of friendship
The two-day (14-15 June) visit of the Chinese Vice-President, Xi Jinping to Bangladesh is significant for bilateral relations. It is noted that Xi Jinping has been anointed as the likely successor to President Hu Jintao as party chief in 2012.
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Israel commits a criminal act by attacking ships with humanitarian aid to Gaza
The Gaza Strip, one of the world’s most densely packed places and today, is a firmly sealed human pressure cooker. Their desperation may lead to more violence and profoundly damaging to one of the world’s oldest and largest refugee populations,
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Prime Minister’s visit to South Korea
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s land-mark three-day official visit to the Republic of Korea ( South Korea) commenced on May 16 . This will be the first visit by a Bangladeshi Prime Minister to South Korea after 15 years. The visit
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SAARC Leaders admits failure of the regional institution
The heads of state/government of member-states- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan ,India, Maldives. Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka- attended the two-day (28-29 April) SAARC Summit in Bhutan. It ended with a 36 point “Thimphu Silver Jubilee Declaration” which contains statement of aspirations,
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The SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation), Summit will take place in the Bhutan’s capital city, Thimpu on April 28- 29 and Bhutan has completed all preparations to host the sixteenth summit-level meeting, according to the Bhutanese Ambassador to
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