Vol 8 Issue 33 February 05-11
International
Forgetting history
What is really happening in the country today is the unfolding of the unfinished historical baggage from Yemeni unification.
by RAZA NAEEM
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Follow-up
Top priority issues for the government
The government is steadily fulfilling its commitments, one after the other, but is likely to meet with resistance when it comes to certain sticky issues...
by ANWAR PARVEZ HALIM
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American Dairy
Human Rights as a career
Ms Abong from Kenya believes that promotion of human rights is not enough; protection of human rights is imperative
Dr. Uttam Kumar Das writes from Minneapolis, USA
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Feature
Being Remo
For the Bonda tribals of Orissa, a constant struggle is on—with state and custom
by Debarshi Dasgupta
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Book Review
Espionage tales
This book is the first evidence of precisely what the Ring of Five betrayed to their Soviet contacts about the British intelligence set-up.
by A.G. NOORANI
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Film
Veer
Anil Sharma’s film reminds you of many others—Sholay, Lagaan, Dharam-Veer, Braveheart, Gladiator, Troy, Conan the Barbarian, to name a few. But...
by Namrata Joshi
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Editorial
Bangla, Ekushey and what February means to us
It is February and the change in the nation's heartbeat in tangible. This is the month which commemorates our language movement, the month in which we pay homage to our martyrs who gave their lives for our beloved Bangla. This is the month of our Boi Mela. ...
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Cover Story
Power, present and future
The government's predictions for zero-load shedding by March 2010 seem to have been wishful thinking and even with several projects in the pipeline, it will take at least another decade for this goal to materialise
by Badiul Alam
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Probe Special
Passing on the Buriganga buck
Buriganga and rivers around the capital city are filled with filth and toxic waste, while the concerned authorities simply pass the buck from one to another
by SHAFIQ RAHMAN
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Reports
AL's extended meeting:
Distance between govt and party
The Prime Minister listened to the grievances of the party's grassroots leaders who lashed out at the ministers and MPs in frustration
A PROBE report
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The Fifth Amendment case
Misty modifications
The Fifth Amendment case is a mind-boggling exercise in legalities and politics
by Mizanur Rahman Khan
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Dinner at DITF 2010
As the Trade Fair nears an end and the bustling business reaches a pitch, the entrepreneurs of the various pavilions have a mixed sense of relief and regret – relief that they will have....
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ARCHIVE
Region/ Sri Lanka
Towards a Rajapakse future
The president now has to set out ruling, and healing, a divided island. Will he?
by Tisaranee Gunasekara
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Region/ India
A Spy And His Soup
A former RAW chief gets the rules bent to obtain diplomatic passports and immunity
by Saikat Datta
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Guest Column
Redefining Davos
Cautious relief was marked in the World Economic Forum meet at Davos this year, with a sense of need to project future global challenges
by IKRAM SEHGAL
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Region/ Afghanistan
Talks with the Taliban
In the matter of reintegrating Taliban fighters into Afghan society, the question is no longer whether to talk or not. President Hamid Karzai has already invited the Taliban to a peace jirga and UN representatives reportedly met members of the Quetta shura in Dubai to discuss the possibility of direct talks.
by Huma Yusuf
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South Asia Desk
Twice-made refugees
Nuclear nightmares
Non-resident thumbprint
Afghan warbler
Northeastern time
Small but profitable
Letters
Bangladesh and the big ones
Traffic troubles
Trade Fair
Book fair
   
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