| Vol 9 Issue 11-12 September 03-16 |
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| Nazrul’s songs online |
On the occasion of national poet Nazrul’s 108th birth anniversary, a unique initiative has been taken. A web portal Ganwala Dot Com has been set up
-by KM Shamim Hayder |
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| Strawberries in Bangladesh |
Once a completely unknown fruit in Bangladesh, strawberries are now being grown here
by EMDADUL HAQUE |
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| BRAC in Britain |
BRAC UK is making strides in development for Bangladesh, for the disapora, for Africa and more
A PROBE report |
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| Budget for FY'08 Appeasing both Marx and Market |
The recent budget shows a unique juxtaposition of socialist-style subsidies and free-market flavour.
by S H ZAHID |
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| Where will the revenue come from? |
The country is going through unusual circumstances. There is an economic crisis. The budget has certain proposals to address this. It speaks of ways to tackle the high price of
by PROF. MUHAMMED ALI TASLEEM |
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| Budget and the People |
The budget proposal for the FY2007-08 has been placed before the nation by the finance advisor Dr. AB Mirza Azizul Islam over radio and television on Thursday, June 7, 2007. This year the
by DR. MAHBUB ULLAH |
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Trade through the border’
The Nathula pass between Sikkim and Tibet reopened at the beginning of May, a month earlier than last year. It is now set to stay open through November, two months later than last year. At the opening ceremony, Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh described the trading-time extension as a “small beginning” in the effort to start full trading between China and India through Nathula. “But we still have a long way to go,” he cautioned. Ramesh went on to say that priorities now include upgrading the trade-related infrastructure on the Indian side of the pass, and coming to a new agreement with China that moves “from border trade to trade through the border”. In addition, Ramesh noted, the list of tradable goods needs to be expanded. With the current list being based on traditionally traded items from a half-century ago (before Nathula was closed off, following the 1962 war), India’s current exports are almost exclusively confined to rice.
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| Budgetary musings |
Every Federal Budget is usually better than the previous year, this year even more so. Presented by the Federal Minister of State for Finance Omar Ayub on June 9, 2007, it had a three-fold
by IKRAM SEHGAL |
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| Political death of Khaleda and Hasina |
The media campaign against the two leading ladies of Bangladesh’s politics seems targeted at ending their political careers for once and for all
by BADIUL ALAM |
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| Land for the landless |
Ghughudaher Khas Jamir Lorai Ebong Samata
(Samata and the Struggle for Khas Land at Ghughudaha)
by ZAHID RAHMAN
Published by Samata
January 2007
Graphics: MR Rahim
116 pages Price: 125 taka
reviewed by PARVEZ HALIM |
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