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The price of freedom: Anisul Hoque's book launched in Indian capital
Pallab Bhattacharya, New DelhiBollywood could take the distinction of making India’s first feature film on the theme of the Bangladesh’s Liberation War if efforts in this regard by a book publisher and Bollywood producers fructify. Discussions are on with three
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Raj Kumar Chakraborti
রাজকুমার চক্রবর্তী: বিস্মৃত এবং উপেক্ষিত এক ভাষা সৈনিক মোহাম্মদ হাননান পাকিস্তান নামক রাষ্ট্রের জন্ম হয়েছিল ১৯৪৭ সালের ১৪ই আগস্ট। এর প্রায় ছয়মাস পর ১৯৪৮ সালের ২৩শে ফেব্রুয়ারি পাকিস্তান গণপরিষদ (পার্লামেন্ট)-এর অধিবেশন করাচিতে শুরু হয়েছিল। অধিবেশনের শুরুতেই পরিষদের ব্যবহারিক ভাষা কী
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Humayun Faridi has Passed Away
Renowned actor Humayun Faridi died at his Dhanmondi residence in the capital Monday morning. He was 60. Faridi fell in his bathroom at his residence at Dhanmondi-9/A and breathed his last around 10:00am, Bangla Daily Prothom Alo reports. Moniruzzaman, officer-in-charge
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SHURULOK's presentation on Bangla New Year 1419 in Melbourne
SHUROLOK would like to invite you all to welcome Bangla New Year 1419 with a colourful cultural evening. “NOTUN TUMI CHIRONTON”Event: Celebration of Bangla New Year 1419Organiser: SHUROLOK Music Appreciation and Performance Group Inc. (Melbourne) Date: Saturday, 14 April 2012Time:
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Siddiqua Kabir, trailblazer in culinary delights, no more
She was the ultimate name as far as modernising the art of Bangladeshi cooking is concerned. “Ranna Khadyo Pushti”, by her, is considered a culinary bible by all Bangladeshis who can read. Noted nutritionist and culinary expert Professor Siddiqua Kabir
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Must Read Interview on '71
১৯৭১ : পাকসেনাদের ধর্ষণ ও এর পরিণতি :: প্রতিদিন শত নারীর গর্ভপাত করিয়েছি : ডা. ডেভিস – ভোরের কাগজ / প্রথম পাতা : ২০/১২/২০১১মুক্তিযুদ্ধের সময় মানবতাবিরোধী অপরাধের একটি বড় অস্ত্র ছিল পাকিস্তানি সেনা কর্তৃক বাঙালি নারীদের ধর্ষণ। এর ফলে অনেক
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Shakib becomes No. 1 Test allrounder
Shakib Al Hasan, the former Bangladesh captain, has become the No. 1 Test allrounder in the latest ICC rankings following his outstanding performance against Pakistan in Mirpur. Shakib’s rise ended Jacques Kallis’ lengthy hold on the position. “Without any doubt
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Chess player had a fierce intellect – By Tanveer Ahmed
It was Raymond Chandler who said that chess was as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as an advertising agency. But to the greatest ever American exponent of the game, Bobby Fischer,chess was the most sophisticated representation of war and,
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Kabir Chowdhury passes away
DHAKA: National Professor, noted educationist and eminent litterateur Kabir Chowdhury passed away at his Naya Paltan residence in the city Tuesday early morning. He was 89. He died of cardiac arrest in his sleep, family sources said. Kabir Chowdhury was
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Exclusive Audio Interview: Nur Chowdhury
Nur Chowdhury Click below link to listen audio interview: http://www.cbc.ca/video/news/audioplayer.html?clipid=1822304026 PART ONE Nur Chowdhury – Feature Interview Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the founder of Bangladesh. He led the fight for independence from Pakistan. And he became the country’s first President.
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Wajed Mia Research Centre
জাহাঙ্গীরনগর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে ওয়াজেদ মিয়া বিজ্ঞান গবেষণা কেন্দ্র সোমবার, ২৮ নভেম্বর ২০১১জাকারিয়া পলাশ, জাবি থেকে: দেশীয় গবেষকদের গবেষণার সুযোগ করে দিতে জাহাঙ্গীরনগর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে বৃহৎ পরিসরে দেশের প্রথম ও একমাত্র বিজ্ঞান গবেষণা কেন্দ্র প্রতিষ্ঠার কাজ শুরু হয়েছে। বিজ্ঞান গবেষণা কেন্দ্রটির উদ্যোক্তা ও
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Bangladesh Women's secure ODI status with wins
Bangladesh Women secured one-day international status for the first time with a nine-wicket victory over USA Women in a low-scoring game in Savar. USA won the toss and chose to bat but were bowled out for 78 thanks to 4
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Expand social business with the help of IT, Prof Yunus tells Vienna Summit
Shawkat Hossain from Vienna Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said information technology should be used to expand social business. He made the observation in a public speech at the third Global Social Business Summit in Vienna, Austria. Prof Yunus
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The life and story of Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus
Bangla Radio Canberra – 31 Oct 2011 This week’s program presented the life and story of Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. A Bangladeshi economist and known as the “The Banker of the Poor”, he founded the Grameen Bank, an
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Dr Bhupen Hazarika: The Aawara lives on through his songs
GUWAHATI/MUMBAI: His music carried the smell of the dark earth and the hum of the deep rivers he sang so passionately about. Bard and balladeer of the Brahmaputra, Bhupen Hazarika, 85, who passed away owing to multiple organ failure at
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In memory of Mr. W.A.S. Ouderland, Bir Pratik: The Valiant Freedom Fighter
As time goes by human memories about the past tend to fade away. Thirty years after the liberation of Bangladesh many prominent freedom fighting heroes are disappearing from our mind. On 19th May 2001, when Dr Parvez from Sydney informed
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To Commonwealth Secretary General: Stop Climate Change!
To: Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary General,E-mail: secretary-general@commonwealth.intFrom: Bangladeshis and their international friends, especially from AustraliaDate: October 26, 2011Subject: Demand for urgent action to stop climate change and save BangladeshCC: All Heads of Governments of Commonwealth Nations. As part of
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Protest by mock execution
Members of Magic Movement, a group of young Bangladeshis, stage a mock execution scene in protest of Saudi Arabia beheading of eight Bangladeshi workers in front of National Museum in Dhaka. Eight Bangladeshi migrants have been beheaded in the Saudi
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Bangladesh has unveiled a local made laptop : one of the cheapest in the world
Bangladesh unveils $130 ‘Doel’ laptopsBy Anbarasan Ethirajan BBC News, Dhaka Bangladesh has unveiled a domestically made laptop which officials claim is one of the cheapest in the world. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched the computer, named Doel, at a ceremony
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Jagjit Singh passes away
70-year-old renowned ghazal singer Jagjit Singh passed away on October 10, 201l in Mumbai after suffering a brain haemorrage some days earlier. Born in 1941 in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, Jagjit Singh gained acclaim together with his wife, another well-known ghazal
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