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Bangladesh’s 22nd year of Peacekeeping Mission across the World
This year, Bangladesh has stepped into 22nd year of participation in UN peacekeeping mission across the world. Bangladesh armed forces have set values, norms and professionalism wherever they went. Their role was admired by successive Secretaries General of the UN.
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Former President General Pervez Musharraf faces criminal prosecution
It is marvellous what a difference a couple of years makes in politics. General Musharraf was an undisputed leader of Pakistan for almost eight years and now he may face criminal prosecution in his own country. If convicted Musharraf faces
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Child Marriage: A Social Curse in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of child/adolescent marriage worldwide, according to a report by ICDDR, B. In rural Bangladesh, parents encourage marriage of their daughters while they are still adolescents or children in hopes that this marriage will
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Indian envoy’s avoidable remarks
Most people in Bangladesh are surprised to note that an experienced and well-seasoned diplomat, such as India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, has been involved in preventable controversy for his reported public statements. The top Indian diplomat is known to have
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Hilary Clinton’s visit to India Not in Bangladesh
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s choice of India for a visit of three days (17-19 July) in South Asia implies how important India is perceived from the Obama administration. Although Hilary Clinton is known to have a soft corner for
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Non-Aligned Conference Bangladesh
The Non-Aligned Conference is being held in a resort city of Sharm el -Sheikh in Egypt and the heads of state/government will be meeting on 15-16th July. It is reported that Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves on 14th July
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International Criminal Court and Bangladesh
In the past, there was a joke in the UN corridor: if a person who deliberately kills another gets either life imprisonment or death sentence; if a person who kills twenty is sent to mental hospital but if a person
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Proposed Diversion of Brahmaputra River by China
Fresh water is getting scarce according to a UNESCO study. The average supply of water is expected to drop by one-third within 20 years. UNESCO points out that up to 7 billion of people could face water shortages by 2020
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Tipaimukh Dam for hydro-power: An old concept of use of river-waters
Rivers are gifts of nature and their flow knows no territorial boundaries. Where there are rivers, human habitations take place and human beings and rivers have symbiotic relations. Water is life and water provides food for human beings. Almost all
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Obama’s speech in Cairo and Bangladesh
There is a great deal of excitement in the Muslim community to hear what a US President who shares a middle name “Hussein” with the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (sm) has to say in Cairo. With his Muslim family members
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Attacks on overseas students in Australia
The recent attacks on overseas students in Australia is a big surprise for everyone. Australia is a multicultural country and one feels at ease in living in Australia. In any big city, people of all races are visible and intermarriage
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Congress victory in India Bangladesh
Polling results released on 16th May indicate that the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will become only the second Indian leader to win re-election after serving a full five-year term. Even though the election was fought primarily on domestic issues,
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Do we need a Care-taker government?
Since the last care-taker government took almost two years to allow the Election Commission to hold the 9th parliamentary elections on 29th December, instead of three months, the system of the care-taker government has been seriously questioned as to whether
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Trans-boundary Rivers with India Bangladesh
Bangladesh has 57 trans-boundary rivers, of which 54 are with India and 3 are Myanmar. The water dispute with India is as old as the birth of Bangladesh. It started even before Bangladesh when India’s ill-conceived Farakka Barrage on the
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Energy Security and Bangladesh
Energy plays an important role in the national security of any given country as a fuel to power the economic engine Energy security means diversifying from fossil fuels to renewable energy and ensuring energy at all times for promotion of
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Indian Classic dancer contests against BJP leader L.K. Advani
The 15th Lok Sabha election in India commences from 16th April and completes on 13th May. The month-long general elections will be held in five phases on April 16, April 22, April 23, April 30, May 7 and May 13,
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The 100- days of the AL-led Government
The 100 days benchmark seems to have been established to evaluate the performance of democratically elected governments across the world. The Awami League-led government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will reach its100-day milestone on 19th April. Is the public pleased
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G-20 Economic Summit in London Bangladesh
The G-20 leaders met in London on April 2nd to discuss plans to tackle the current global economic crisis. The G-20 is a group of the world’s most powerful countries that together represent 85% of the world’s economy. The G-20
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BDR Massacre and International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973
There is an enlightened debate on whether the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act (Act no XIX of 1973) applies or not to the suspected murderers at the BDR premises. There are two views in the matter. One view suggests that it
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War Criminals: Trial
On 29th January 2009, Bangladesh Parliament adopted a resolution to try war criminals. On 25th March, the government decided to try war criminals under the 1973 International Crimes (Tribunals) Act and the investigation as claimed by the Law Minister had
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People’s Power in Pakistan
Ordinarily one connects Pakistan’s politics with military coups. However, this time what occurred in Pakistan on 16th March was for the first time a successful manifestation of people’s power to restore democracy and rule of law. This is a great
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Alternative Idea to Transit facilities
India wants transit facilities through land territory of Bangladesh. The request is not new. Since 1972 India has sought for it. The successive governments of Bangladesh during the 37 years could not agree to it except granting transit through its
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Why has it been difficult to extinguish fire at the Basundhara City Mall ?
An obvious trauma gripped the businesses and people around Basundhara City Mall after a devastating fire on the 17th floor, at 1-40 PM in the afternoon on Friday 13th March,. The blaze burnt many offices into ashes inside the country’s
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Supremacy of the democratic government and BDR bloodbath
When the mutiny by some undisciplined members of -BDR took place on 25th February, it provided a big test for a democratic government to deal with this grave crisis. The Hasina Government took power on 6th January and within a
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Brutal Massacre in BDR Headquarters
The whole nation is mourning and three days of mourning were declared where our national flags has been flying half-mast to show respect to the departed souls of the shaheed army officers and others who were killed brutally on 25th
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