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Consular camp in New Zealand
Kindly find attached a circular with regard to the consular camp in Auckland, New Zealand organised by Bangladesh High Commission on 13 & 14 October 2012.
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Democracy For Sale
A STATE Government minister, Anthony Roberts, hosted lunches at Parliament House with prominent western Sydney property developers who had each bid $2000 for access to him. Property developers have been banned from making political donations in NSW since 2010. The
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Mosque approval praised – Lisa Cox
Canberra’s Muslim community has described planning approval for the territory’s second mosque as a ”victory of goodwill”. The ACT Planning and Land Authority yesterday approved Canberra Muslim Community Inc’s application to build a 500-capacity mosque on The Valley Avenue in
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Canberra Ramadan Begins Friday 20th July 2012/1433
AOA, The Canberra Mosque announces the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan H1433/G2012 for Friday 20th July, 2012. The Taraweh prayers will start on Thursday nite, 19th July, IA. The decision was made by the Imams Council of the
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Nobel Laureate appointed Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University
The world thought leader in social business and international anti-poverty campaigner, Professor Muhammad Yunus, is to be the new Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University. The Nobel Peace Prize winner succeeds Lord Macdonald of Tradeston, who has completed a distinguished five-year
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Bangladeshi diplomat, family lucky to escape blaze alive
Bangladeshi diplomatic staff were lucky to escape alive from a fire that engulfed an official residence in O’Malley overnight, the country’s High Commission says. The home of the Bangladesh High Commission’s commercial counsellor, Mohammed Azharul Huq, was gutted by a
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Address to the Infrastructure Australia Conference by Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate
Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate Transcript of Address to the Infrastructure Australia Conference: Connecting the Dots—a conference shaping the future of infrastructure in remote Indigenous communities Hi, greetings from Bangladesh. I am delighted that I could talk to you at
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Salman Khan at Rice University's 2012 commencement Speece
সফলদের স্বপ্নগাথা | শিখতে হবে সবখানে | সালমান খান | তারিখ: ২৩-০৫-২০১২ বাংলাদেশি বংশোদ্ভূত সালমান খানের জন্ম ১৯৭৬ সালে যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের নিউ অরলিন্সে। সম্প্রতি টাইম ম্যাগাজিন নির্বাচিত বিশ্বের প্রভাবশালী ১০০ ব্যক্তির মধ্যে স্থান পেয়েছেন সালমান। ১০ মে ২০১২ রাইস বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের সমাবর্তনে
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Russian scientists promise to make you immortal
If you can just hold on for another 33 years or so, Russian researchers are promising to make you immortal – kind of. Their goal is to create a human-like android, capable of housing a human brain, which would direct
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Muzaffer Ahmad no more
Noted economist and leading civil society member Prof Muzaffer Ahmad breathed his last at around 10:30pm yesterday at the age of 76. The former chairman of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Trustee Board and outspoken environmentalist suffered a heart attack shortly
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First Bangladeshi woman on Everest
Nishat Majumder has become the first Bangladeshi woman to scale Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain. She reached the summit at 9:39am Bangladesh time yesterday, Enam Ul Haque, president of Bangla Mountaineering and Trekking Club, told The Daily Star. Three
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BASSA AGM, membership and membership renew
Dear BASSA members, Notice is hereby given that the 2012 Annual General Meeting of BASSA and Election of New Office Bearers will be held at 4.00 pm on Sunday, 27 May 2012 at Richmond Primary School ( Bangla School ),
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'We have seen the enemy': Bangladesh's war against climate change
Rebecca Sultan’s life has been shattered twice in a few years. First, the 140mph winds of Cyclone Sidr ripped through her village, Gazipara, flattening houses, killing 6,000 people and devastating the lives of millions as it slammed into southern Bangladesh
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Beautiful Bangladesh: 10 Mins Documentary
Director: Moinul Hossain Mukul; DOP: Rinkon Khan; Agency: Grey Bangladesh; Production: RED dot; Client: Tourism Board of Bangladesh; (proud partner of ICC WCC 2011)
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Mini earthquake shakes Canberra
Some Canberrans have been shaken awake a little early this morning by an earth tremor west of the capital. The magnitude 3.7 tremor originated about 40km west of the ACT, halfway between Canberra and Tumut, at 5.09am and could be
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Their memories still burn bright
The foreign guests now in Dhaka to receive state honours for their or their family members’ contributions to the cause of Bangladesh’s liberation 41 years ago had a busy day yesterday. In the morning, they went on a river cruise
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Bangladesh's chance for unprecedented glory [TODAY]
Match factsMarch 22, 2012Start time 1400 (0800 GMT) Big PictureJust how momentous is Bangladesh’s passage to the Asia Cup final? Decide for yourself after reading these figures. In nine previous tournaments, Bangladesh had played 29 matches and won two, against
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Bangladesh reach historic Asia final
Sri Lanka 232 (49.5 ov) Bangladesh 212/5 (37.1/40 ov, target 212) Bangladesh won by 5 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) (D/L method) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stands up and applauds, Nasir Hossain screams in delight, Shakib Al Hasan is the
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Tigers upset Tendulkar's day: Bangladesh won by 5 wickets
Dhoni: “They played better cricket throughout. At the start of the Powerplay our bowlers felt the pressure, a bit more runs on the board would have been better. The youngsters will learn more. Bangladesh can play really well on their
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Bangladesh won a landmark verdict
Sea Limit Row with Myanmar: Bay is ours Rezaul KarimBangladesh yesterday won a landmark verdict at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, which sustained its claim to 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic and territorial rights in the Bay of
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Hope for children addicted to gaming
ADELE HORIN CHILDREN addicted to video games are more likely to suffer depression, anxiety and social phobias as a result of their pathological gaming, and may need professional help to recover, a visiting American researcher says. Once their gaming is
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Hasina wants EU to nominate Yunus as WB chief
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested the European Union on Wednesday to nominate Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus as the president of the World Bank. She made the request when visiting member of EU Parliament Jean Lambert called on the PM
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A Tribute to International Mother Language Day (21st February): An Instrumental
A real masterpiece produced by Zanala Bangladesh on the occasion of the International Mother Language Day, 21 February. The very famous song “Aamar Bhai Er Rokte Rangano Ekushe February..” was performed only through guitar. This superb composition was arranged by
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