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Shabbir A. Bashar
Narrative of a voluntary emergency response team
As I saw the ticker tape scroll under the BBC news about the collapsed garments factory in Savar, my first reaction was, “here we go again … another bunch of careless, inhumane, greedy and unscrupulous Bangladeshi businessmen who couldn’t give
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Un-leash the Power to Grow
Dear Sir or Madam, It has become fashionable for politicians, civil servants and donors alike to talk about the growth potential of this country. But like the trees need the Sun to grow, Bangladeshis need energy to be productive. Bangladesh
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Terrorism, a manifestation of disenfranchisement?
The recent arms haul in Bhola in southern Bangladesh (news.bbc.co.uk) has revealed a disturbing link to a charity based in the United Kingdom . It turns out that the charity in question whose website shows pictures of medical help being
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