Volume 5 Number 72 Fri. August 06, 2004    
 
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Flood
Professor AQM Sajjadur Rashid of Geography Department, Dhaka University and a specialist on disaster management has told the press a few harsh truths about flood management in Bangladesh.
 
Rising oil prices and the war on terrorism
The oil prices have reached over US$ 45 a barrel and is going up.
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We are not honest
Readers would certainly, as far as I can understand, subject me to severe ridicule for such generalisation above. But I request you to relax and think what I say.
 
Credit card, too costly
It is evident that credit card brings luxury to urban life, makes life a bit easier, but the charge for this is very high.
 
Box of shame
If you do not have satellite channel connection, then keep yourself away from the TV set for the next 30 minutes, unless you are a blind admirer of politicians of the ruling party.
 
Amulet of democracy!
Democracy is a power that gives people full freedom to do whatever they want to do and definitely in a legal way. Democracy creates the sensibility to not choke someone off.
 
Bangladeshi pornography
I would like to bring the following matter to your attention since I cannot think of any better place to express my deepest concern.
 
Indian elections
Recently a general election was held in India, a nation of over one billion people.
 
Spreading hatred
Recently, a spate of articles espousing hatred for Muslims written by one "Mr. Will Cummings" has been published in a British newspaper, the Telegraph.
 
A disquieting report
I read the front page news titled 'Minority Intimidated' on 2nd August 2004.
 
Woes of tax-payers
I sent my driver to collect my TIN certificate yesterday - the clerk at the desk refused to receive the application unless he was paid Tk.1,000 . The clerk was downright rude and there was almost a fist-fight.
 
Turn to Sri Lanka
I agree with many about our getting the Test status well before we were ready--thanks to the Asian influence in ICC and kind (but not necessarily wise) support from the other fellow Asian Test playing
 
Due recognition
Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed, on the occasion of his receiving a prestigious award, has been rightly eulogised by your staff correspondent in his report .
 
Poor cricket
Before the start of the Asian Cup cricket tournament, we expected from our boys that at least they would put up a good fight.
 
Slavery!
On July 27, Mr. Mohaiemen wrote a lot about irreverent things concerning the real facts of the so called slavery in the Arab world. He concluded by giving an unusual example.
 

 
   
 
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