Daily Archives: December 4, 2012

Dhaka demands compensation to climate vulnerable countries

DHAKA DEMANDS COMPENSATION TO CLIMATE VULNERABLE COUNTRIES Doha, Dec 4 (UNB) – Bangladesh has raised strong demands for paying compensation to the climate vulnerable countries as they are not responsible to the global warming. CVF chairperson and Bangladesh’s Environment and … Continue reading

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Tales of Endurance and Courage

TALES OF ENDURANCE AND COURAGE By Aasha Mehreen Amin, Lavina Ambreen Ahmed and Shamim Ahsan Some of the women who narrate their experiences of 1971 in the film ‘Tahader Juddho’ One of the greatest shortcomings in the perception of our … Continue reading

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Toby Cadman: A crusader for rights or devil’s advocate?

TOBY CADMAN: A CRUSADER FOR RIGHTS OR DEVIL’S ADVOCATE? By Shah Ali Farhad The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is not new to criticisms. Since, its inception it has been subjected to sustained and persistent criticisms both from the domestic as … Continue reading

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New opportunities for the garments industry

NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GARMENTS INDUSTRY By A.R. Chowdhury It is unfortunate that Bangladesh tends to attract international attention only when it is hit by a calamity. It was no different this time. The tragic fire at the Tazreen Fashions … Continue reading

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BNP offers return to the bad old days

BNP offers return to the bad old days By Zafar Sobhan Perhaps it is too much to expect Bangladesh to step out of the shadow of dynastic politics when neither India nor Pakistan have yet been able to make such … Continue reading

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Bring to view the masterminds behind the thwarted coup attempt in Bangladesh

Bring to view the masterminds behind the thwarted coup attempt in Bangladesh BY SHABBIR An attempt for a coup to overthrow the current government of Bangladesh was foiled by the Bangladesh Army. As it appears, the well-trained army dealt with … Continue reading

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NO HERO OR LEADER ! BUT MANY VILLAINS

NO HERO OR LEADER ! BUT MANY VILLAINS .. BY A.H JAFFORULLAH I come form a generation who had witnessed Language Movement as a child residing in Dhaka metropolis.  At home our elders talked incessantly about the struggle concerning establishing Bengali … Continue reading

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Reminiscing the bloody day of 25th March after three decades!

Reminiscing the bloody day of 25th March after three decades!  By Abul Kasem In 1971, I was a final year civil engineering student at EPUET (now BUET). We were about to graduate when the political turmoil in East Pakistan just got started. As … Continue reading

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THE TRIAL WE ARE WAITING FOR

THE TRIAL WE ARE WAITING FOR … Julfikar Ali Manik When Awami League Chief Sheikh Hasina announced her election manifesto in a jam-packed hall room on December 12, everyone was listening with rapt attention. Suddenly her supporters gave a huge … Continue reading

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Progress and Globalization in Bangladesh: The Tazreen Fashions Garment factory fire

Progress and Globalization in Bangladesh: The Tazreen Fashions Garment factory fire   By Zafar Sobhan BANGLADESH has long been a byword for calamity in the rest of the world, a punch line, a metonymy for doom and disaster. It is only … Continue reading

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