| Vol 10 Issue 30-31 January 20- February 02 |
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| Iranian President’s visit to Latin America |
Iranian President Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been on a four-nation tour in Latin America from January 8 for five days to strengthen Iran's friendships with ....
by Barrister Harun ur Rashid |
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| The last domino |
West Asia: The IAEA report that Iran is clandestinely enriching uranium contributes to the escalation of tensions between U.S. and Iran.
by JOHN CHERIAN |
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| ‘Instant City’ tries to capture Karachi chaos |
A dozen bodies here, a dozen bodies there. Some with heads, some without. It was nasty, it was crazy, but we reporters would sadly surmise as the days wore on, it was just Karachi being Karachi....
by Nahal Toosi |
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| The changing social fabric Moving with the tide imperative |
Nepalese society is undergoing a fundamental change in its belief systems, values and culture. The old culture of “we” and “us” (i.e., cooperation and collaboration, tolerance and co-existence) is being challenged ....
by BIRBHADRA ACHARYA |
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| Players |
There is no other way to get past it than to just sit back and laugh out at the intended and unintended hilarity
by NAMRATA JOSHI |
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| Economy... |
| The economy has figured large in our lives of late. Economy, wise men say, is the basis of everything -- from famines to fashion, from food to finance. However, it is not always in one's conscious mind. But in the recent past, spiralling prices, the share market disaster, business blues and the general tightening of the belt has put the economy in the forefront of the national psyche. |
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| ... Education |
| Education is a fundamental right and in comparison to some countries of the region, Bangladesh's statistics in this area is good. But not good enough. We may reel off numbers of how the school attendance rates have gone up and drop-out rates have fallen, but if we run a qualitative analysis rather than a quantitative one, the results are dismal. |
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| Impact of the Incident |
A suspected uprising in the army seems to have been averted, but what are its implications and what impact will it have in days to come?
A PROBE report |
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| How herbal is the herbal industry? |
Most of the herbal beauty products in the market are not actually herbal at all and contain chemicals harmful to the unsuspecting consumer
by SHAFIQ RAHMAN |
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| Civil-military relationship in Bangladesh |
Even under the most democratic circumstances, the presence of the military will always be felt, albeit under veils
by Mahfuz Ullah |
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| Civil-military relationship and democratic governance in Bangladesh |
Synopsis of the key note paper presented at a recent seminar organised by Center for Sustainable Development
by Major General Syed Muhammad Ibrahim, Bir Protik (Rtd) |
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| CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS |
| by MAJ GEN (Retd) FAZLE ELAHI AKBAR |
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| Civil-military relationship is not very complicated |
| by Air Vice Marshall AG Mahmud (retd) |
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| Gorbo Bangladesh: Searching for a way out? |
Dr. Shaheda feels Gorbo Bangladesh will emerge as the third force, an alternative to the existing political setup
by PARVEZ HALIM |
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| Perfunctory reception for freedom fighter journalists |
A reception was held for freedom fighter journalists recently, that too 40 years after the country's independence. The reception was, at the best, perfunctory ....
A PROBE report |
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| Slip-up in commemorative currency note |
When a new Bangladeshi commemorative currency note was released on December 26 on the occasion of the country's 40 years of independence, collectors rushed to get ...
A PROBE report |
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| At a crossroads |
A more inclusive membership and a redrawing of priorities for implementation on the anti-corruption plank could help sustain the Team Anna movement.
by R.K. RAGHAVAN |
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| Female representation must begin at the grass roots |
There are number of eminent women, who would be very committed towards serving the nation in the political arena if the environment was created for them.
by Rosy Senanayake |
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| FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS |
With Gilani hell bent on becoming a sacrificial lamb for Zardari’s US $60 million, the hour of judgment has tolled for the man from Multan. A seven-member ....
By IKRAM SEHGAL |
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