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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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প্যারিসে মহান একুশ উপলক্ষ্যে প্রভাত ফেরী ও সাংস্কৃতিক অনুষ্ঠান – ওয়াসিম খান পলাশ

শহীদ দিবস,মহান একুশে ফেব্রুয়ারি ও আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস উপলক্ষ্যে প্যারিসে দিনব্যাপী অনুষ্ঠানের আয়োজন করা হয়েছে। সম্মিলিত সাংস্কৃতিক শিল্পীবৃন্দ অমর একুশের উপর অনুষ্ঠান মালার আয়োজন করেছে। আয়োজনে থাকছে সকালে প্রভাত ফেরী ও বিকেলে সাংস্কৃতিক অনুষ্ঠান। উল্লেখ্য, প্রভাত ফেরীটি প্যারিসের আইফেল টাওয়ার

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21st February: A Day of Mourning, Pride Action

21st February is a day of national mourning, pride, reflection and action. It is the Language Martyr’s Day. It is fifty- seven years ago that among others, Barkat, Rafiq, Jabbar, Shafiur and Salam sacrificed their young precious lives for honour

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Maritime Security of Bangladesh: Is Foreign Assistance Necessary?

On 8th February, Richard Boucher, the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, prior to his departure from Dhaka wrapping up his two-day trip, reportedly has expressed his country’s willingness to assist Bangladesh in maritime patrol and

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A call to all Bengalis throughout the world to observe the International Mother Language Day

A call to all Bengalis throughout the world to observe the International Mother Language Day and the Language Martyrs Day globally at the same time. WHY IS THIS CALL? Each year the Bengalis throughout the world observe the Language Martyrs

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Transit Issue with India: A Comprehensive Approach

A debate has been raging in the country on whether transit facilities should be given to India or not through the land territory of Bangladesh. Some argue that it should not be given unless some core bilateral issues with India

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Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Dhaka

India’s Minister for External Affairs, Pranab Mukherjee’s visit on 9th February, has been called a “goodwill” one, perhaps because the general elections in India will be held in April and it is appropriate substantive discussions on bilateral issues can only

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South Asian Task force against terrorism

South Asia has been a victim of mindless terrorism, India and Bangladesh included. Over the six years, Bangladesh saw certain patterns of terrorism in terms of lethality , clarity of political goals of the terrorists and of their motivation and

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Trial of Alleged War Criminals and Abettors

The term “war criminal” is a generic term. It refers to a person who allegedly committed any of the three international crimes: (a) genocide, (b) crimes against humanity and (c) grave breaches of the 1949 Conventions, 1949, relating to War

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Role of Foreign Ministry needs to be revamped

The appointment of Dr. Dipu Moni as Foreign Minister is a dramatic way of breaking tradition and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has demonstrated her desire to put gender equality in practice. In Asia, Japan, Philippines and Nepal had female Foreign

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ধন্যবাদ বাংলাদেশের আত্বত্যাগী জনগন ও নির্বাচন কমিশনকে

লিখেছেন এডেলইড থেকে, আরশাদ হোসেন ভূঁইয়া please click attached below pdf files for details

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Sheikh Hasina’s cabinet team

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this time has presented her 31-member cabinet team which is impressive in many ways than her cabinet in 1996. She has demonstrated her ability and skill to select her team that will be responsible to implement

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Post Election Scenario

This national election is over. According to unofficial results, the Awami League- led Grand Alliance won a stunning landslide victory, capturing 261, BNP-led four party alliance 30 and others 4, out of 299 seats. In one seat in Noakhali, the

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Successful Delivery of Bangladesh eGovernment Strategy by Australian National University

Several events in Dhaka, Bangladesh marked the delivery of major project outputs to develop e-government capacity in Bangladesh government being conducted by the National Centre for Information Systems Research (NCISR) of the Australian National University (ANU). The program is supported

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National Election: Some interesting insights

Bangladesh stands at a crossroads and the path to a new invigorated Bangladesh depends how the new political forces emerge after the national elections on December 29th and accept the environment, characterized by mutual tolerance and respect, rule of law

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“মহান বিজয় দিবস ’ ২০০৮” এর শুভেচ্ছা from Bangabandhu Society of Australia

আজ থেকে ছত্রিশ বছর পূর্বে নয়মাস রক্তক্ষয়ী যুদ্ধের মাধ্যমে ১৯৭১ সালের ১৬ই ডিসেম্বর স্বাধীনতাকামী মুক্তি পাগল বাঙালি জাতি, শোষক ও দখলদার পাকিস্তান হানাদার বাহিনীকে পরাস্ত করে ছিনিয়ে এনেছিল স্বাধীনতার লাল সূর্য। এইদিনটিতে ৯৬ হাজার পাকিস্তানী দখলদার সৈন্য ‘মুক্তিবাহিনী ও ভারতীয়

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Why did Iraqi journalist hurl shoes at President Bush?

President Bush’s valedictory visit to Iraq will perhaps be remembered for the unscripted momentwhen at a joint press briefing in Baghdad on 14h December, an Iraqi journalist, Muntadar al-Zaidi (28), a correspondent for Al Baghdadia, an independent Iraqi station, stood

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Bangladesh and Poznan Climate change Conference

Bangladesh attended the 14th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.(UNFCCC) and the 4th meeting of Parties to the Kyoto Protocol which were held from 1st to 12th December at Poznan (Poland). Bangladesh presented a

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McCain Visit to Bangladesh

Three senior US senators, including defeated presidential candidate John McCain (72), paid a visit to Bangladesh on December 2nd for 11 hours before he left for Bhutan. He came from New Delhi to Dhaka. Some say his visit to New

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প্যারিসের চিঠি: প্যারিসে সৈয়দ ওয়ালী উল্লাহ’র সমাধিস্থল আবিস্কৃত

বিখ্যাত লাল সালু ও আমাবশ্যার চাঁদ উপন্যাসের রচয়িতা সৈয়দ ওয়ালী উল্লাহ’র কবর সম্প্রতি প্যারিসের একটি কবরস্থানে পাওয়া গিয়েছে। সৈয়দ ওয়ালী উল্লাহ’র জন্ম ১৯২২ সালে বৃহত্তর নোয়াখালী জিলায়। তিনি ১৯৭১ সালের ১০ ই অক্টোবর ৪৯ বছর বয়সে প্যারিসের মৃত্যুবরন করেন। মৃত্যুর

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Mumbai Deadly Attacks: Possible Reasons!

Mumbai (Bombay) has not been immune from terrorist attacks. But the terrorist attacks on Wednesday 26th November late evening surpassed all other attacks in their intensity, scale coordination and execution. The attacks occurred in ten places one after another including

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Bangladesh –Myanmar maritime boundary

Bangladesh and Myanmar are friendly neighbouring countries and the relations between peoples of the two nations exist independently of governments and their policies. Last month, the Vice-Chairman of Myanmar’s government (State Peace and Development Council), General Maung Aye, who is

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দিন যায়, দিন আসে: পর্ব ১

শীতের বিকালে মতি মিঞার চায়ের দোকানে তিন বন্ধুর আড্ডা জমে- সবুজ, লাল্টু আর আকাশ। লাল্টুঃ নসীব, নসীব, মধ্যবিত্তের নসীব। প্রাচ্যের অক্সফোর্ড থেইক্যা অনার্স-মাস্টার্স পাস কইরা এখন চাকরীর জন্য ফ্যা ফ্যা কইরা ঘুরি। ইন্টারভিউ দিতে দিতে, ইন্টারভিউয়ের জন্য কেনা শার্ট-প্যান্টের দশা

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Begum Zia: Are You Missing the Last Train for Democracy?

Dear Begum Zia, I stood up against the unethical minus activities that took place against you and Shaikh Hasina because both of you were beside us during the democratic movement against Ershad’s illegal occupation of power during 1982-90. We hoped

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