| Vol 7 Issue 01 June 27-July 03 |
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| No rice, please |
| by Shafiq Rahman |
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| Mere Baap Pehle Aap |
Begins as a romp, with confusions, mistaken identities and a general sense of chaos, which is all fine. But it just refuses to take off
by Namrata Joshi |
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| Wonders of walking |
Everyone knows walking is healthy, but you may be surprised at just how very healthy an exercise
it is...
by TASMIA HAI |
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| Hooray for hockey! |
Bangladesh hockey team clinched the AHF Cup at Singapore recently, giving a ray of hope to the beleaguered game
by ZAHID RAHMAN |
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| Empowered Veil |
For those who may hastily conclude that to talk of feminism in Islamic societies is an oxymoron, this book is a must-read.
Reviewed by Saba Naqvi Bhaumik
FEMINISM BEYOND EAST AND WEST:
NEW GENDER TALK AND PRACTICE IN GLOBAL ISLAM
by Margot Badran
Global Media Publications |
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| Candy Gloss |
For the kind of reader who believes the right shampoo can save the world, this is the perfect book.
Reviewed by Manjula Padmanabhan
GOODNIGHT AND GOD BLESS
by Anita Nair
Penguin |
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| Ennui over electricity |
There's a joke making rounds presently. A young boy comes rushing to his father: "Dad, a guest has come!" The father replies, "Tell him to stay." A little while later the boy rushes in again, "Dad, the electricity has come." The dad responds, "Tell it to stay too!"
If only it was that simple.
There was a time when electricity would fail once a day and people would complain at the daily power outage. Now it goes almost every alternate hour, but surprisingly the initial protests and frustration seems to have changed to a sense of complacency.
There could be two explanations for this ennui over electricity. One is that people simply have got used to the frequent load-shedding and couldn't be bothered to complain over what they cannot cure. The other is that almost all industries, offices, apartments and houses of the people who depend so heavily on electricity, have generators to carry them through the power cuts. So when the electricity goes, the most may they complain about is missing out on an episode of a popular serial or having one less fan to stay cool.
However, the electricity cuts are getting so very frequent that the generators are guzzling diesel like nobody's business. And with the price of diesel being what it is, people's patience is fast running out. |
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Third Round Bidding
Exploration for Oil & Gas in the Bay |
Concerning the Third Round Bidding for gas blocks, it is generally hoped that the process will be more transparent, that the wishes of the people will be taken into consideration and that lessons will be learnt from past mistakes
by Naseer Ahmed |
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| When misnomers are the norm |
High-rise apartments are changing the skyline of the city, while their names are twisting the cultural ethos of the nation
by AYESHA KABIR |
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| Proud Bangladeshi in Pakistan |
A visit to Pakistan gives a young Bangladeshi a sense of camaraderie as well as a reinforced sense of identity
Fariha Sarawat, back from Pakistan |
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| Fertilizer prices on the rise |
The price of fertiliser is going up and the consumers will bear the brunt rather than the farmers
by SHAFIQ RAHMAN |
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| Risks on the river |
Eighty faulty launches on the Mawa route pose as a threat to thousands of passengers
by PINAKI DASGUPTA |
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| Not the economy only, stupid! |
Pakistan's leadership needs to realise that there is much more than just the economy to worry about; security issues loom large
by IKRAM SEHGAL |
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| A Little Flare To Scientific Temper |
It has the power to transform lives, let's strive to strengthen its edifice
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
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| Reporting on trafficking issues |
Reporters need to be cautious of distorted data on trafficking issues
by UDATTA BIKASH |
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