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Talibanisation of Bangladesh
What happened recently should be a wake-up call for Begum Khaleda Zia's government and party. It was good of her to finally recognise that the country was awash with terrorists and extremists and to launch a campaign against them.
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Oil prices
Presently, we are observing that fuel prices are rising in the global market. As the government buys fuel from world market at international rate, now it has to spend an additional amount for buying oil. But the government gives subsidy on oil price and sells it in the domestic market at a lower price, which is the lowest in South Asia.
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No ban on hijab in France!
I write to you on the report "Moudud against ban on hijab." I am a French citizen and I want to say that people are spreading wrong information about my country.
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BSF atrocities
On 31 August it was reported that the Indian BSF had killed three unarmed Bangladesh civilians. Abu Taher and Delwar Hossain were day labourers who were shot and killed in Brahmanbaria as they were lifting sand from Shalda river. Afsaruddin was a farmer who was shot and killed while working on his cropland near the border at Ranisangkail in Thakurgaon.
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Hurricane Katrina
Mankind is utterly powerless and at times helpless even in this age of ultimate technological advancement when capricious Nature strikes in its full fury.
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Coloured democracy!
Is there a colour index in democracy? May be it seems so; given that the so called champion of democracy sitting in the White House is doodling while New Orleans drowns! Democracy for the blacks and other
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Madrassah education
The bomb explosions on 17 August throughout the country have had a serious impact, as the whole nation is stunned by the heinous acts.
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Studying religion
This has reference to the letter by Mr. Amin U. Sarkar on the subject (DS 22/8/05). In my junior school years (early sixties) mass in our churches was said in Latin.
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Assistance to US
As of the afternoon of the 3rd instant, countries like Honduras and Sri Lanka have offered assistance to the US. Bangladesh has also offered one million US dollars for the victims.
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HC's verdict
I have been following the debate on the HC's verdict on the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.
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Global security
Today the people, those who think about the future, must ask one simple question to themselves- how can we fight terrorism without using weapons.
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Shab-e-Miraj
I was reading Syed Ashraf Ali's article on Shab-e-Miraj with rapt attention.
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US immigration laws
I have read with amusement the letter written by Mr. A. F. Rahman regarding the deportation of Mr. Sajjad Ahmed Bipu from the US. I doubt very much if the writer has any respect for law.
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An appeal to Tanvir Mokammel
We have come to learn that the government has put a ban on the show of your film, 'Karnaphulir Kanna'. We know that you often make films to portray the bleak sides of society and to protest social injustice.
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Adulteration of news
In present-day world the media's role is crucial. Therefore, in the West, a professional journalist may sometimes appear more influential than even an influential minister.
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Food adulteration
The activities of our mobile teams have been welcomed by the general people. The history of food adulteration is not so brief in our country.
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Obscene films
While I was waiting at a bus stand , I noticed that there were about 20 men in a tea stall watching a cable TV English language movie.
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English medium education
Many guardians force their children to go to the so called English medium schools. They think their children will not learn English without going to an English medium school.
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Proud Bangladesh!
We fought the liberation war to free our great nation. About 34 years after we are proud of the 'democracy ' that we have. We as a people are indeed an ingenious lot.
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