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Migrants and Remittances: Strategies for Future

The remittances from migrants contribute significantly to Bangladesh’s socio-economic development. The remittances have a multiplier effect not only for the family members but also for the people in general. It is reported that about 5 million Bangladeshi workers are now

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My Wife is having an Affair… is it true?

Mr. P. Piccadilly is a 35-year-old married man who runs a Gas station. He has been referred to a private psychiatrist for assessment by his family doctor. His wife accompanies him. His family doctor is concerned, as Mrs. Piccadilly reported

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মহান মুক্তিযুদ্ধভিত্তিক চলচ্চিত্রের তালিকা

চলচ্চিত্র: ১। অরুণোদয়ের অগ্নিসাক্ষী : সুভাষ দত্ত; (১৯৭৪)২। ওরা ১১ জন : চাষী নজরুল ইসলাম; (১৯৭২)৩। আবার তোরা মানুষ হ : খান আতাউর রহমান (ফারুক,ববিতা)৪। রক্তাক্ত বাংলা (কবরী,বিশ্বজিৎ)৫। বাঘা বাঙ্গালি : আনন্দ৬। একাত্তরের যীশু : নাসিরুদ্দিন ইউসুফ; (১৯৯৫);(শাহরিয়ার কবিরের উপন্যাস

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A Message from Ltn Genaral Harun-ur–Rashid, Bir Protik on Ouderland Memorial Commitee Film Festival

Memebers of Ouderland memorial committee& member of Bangladesh-Australian Community in Australia Dear Friends, Thank you for the invitation to the film festival. I am feeling very excited about the event. I wish I could join you on the occasion. Any

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A Message from Mirza Shamsuzzaman, Former High Commissioner to Australia, Adviser Ouderland memorial committee

Ouderland Memorial Committee in Canberra Distinguished Guests,Excellencies,Ladies & Gentlemen,Assalamu Alaikum and Good afternoon, First of all please allow me to express my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the organisers of todays event, the Ouderland Memorial Committee in Canberra, for inviting

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একুশ আমাদের দেশ ও দেশের মানুষকে নিয়ে ভাবিয়ে তোলে : কামরুল আহসান খান

প্রতি বছর একুশ আমাদের দেশ ও দেশের মানুষকে নিয়ে ভাবিয়ে তোলে । নিজ আত্মপরিচয়ে সার্বিক স্বকীয়তাসহ আরো ভালোভাবে বেঁচে থাকার জন্য একুশ যে জাতিসত্ত্বাবোধ নিয়ে মাথা তুলে দাঁড়িয়েছিল, তা পরবর্তী সময়ে বহু বাধা ও প্রতিবন্ধকতার মুখোমুখি হয়েছে। কায়েমী স্বার্থ, সামপ্রদায়িক,

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21st February: Are we achieving the goal of the language martyrs?

21st February is a day of national mourning and reflection. It is the Language Martyr’s Day. On this day in 1952, Barkat, Rafiq, Shafiur, Jabbar and Salam and many others sacrificed their young precious lives for honour and preservation of

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I too am ‘sorry’ – Sabrina Quader

If I could apologise a thousand times over I would. Even though I was not even born in 1970, when the last of the forcible retrieval of indigenous children had taken place, nor have I had direct contact with anyone

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My Feelings on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s Apology to Australia’s Stolen Generations

Today, the 13th of February 2008, is National Reconciliation Day. This is truly a historic day for Australia. The Prime Minister of Australia, Mr. Kevin Rudd, by addressing his unconditional apology to the “people of oldest continuing cultures in human

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Tajuddin is a role model for all Bangladeshi patriots

Shimin Hussain Rimi, daughter of the Late Tajuddin Ahmed, first Prime minister of Bangladesh, came to Canberra last Sunday to speak in the ongoing series titled Itihash Kotha Koy – History Speaks. The initiative was born out of concern over

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Into Bindi’s World by Ahmed Imran

Bindi Irwin, the 8 year-old daughter of Steve Irwin, emerged as a star worldwide after the sad demise of her father. Steve, a devoted family man and Aussie icon ‘The Crocodile Hunter’, died last September while doing something he always

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We salute our Martyred Intellectuals

Today is the day to remember our martyred-intellectuals who were picked up and killed by Razakars Al-Shams and Al-Badar at the dawn of our Independence, the time when we were marching towards Dhaka for the final victory of our National

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Enamul Karim Nirjhar's Movie Aha!

Enamul Karim Nirjhar’s Aha! pits old-fashioned values against modern-day racketeers in the story of Malik, an old man living in a mansion in Dhaka that is coveted by real estate dealers. When Malik’s daughter returns from the US, the plot

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Political Culture, Political Parties and the Democratic Transition in Bangladesh

The fate of democracy in Bangladesh is of global interest because success of democracy here would provide a model for democratic transition in Muslim-majority countries in the age of terrorism. In 1991 Bangladesh embarked upon a new journey towards democracy.

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Dramatist, Novelist Journalist Anisul Huq visits Canberra

When many amongst us were longing for a qualitative change in our audio-visual entertainment arena almost clogged with low-quality, cheap & sex-themed plays & movies, Anisul Huq brought in a breather of fresh air through his captivating drama-serials the like

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