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Editorial
 
Editorial
Inflation rate still rising
An election year worry
Since 1998-99 fiscal, the rate of inflation had started increasing following devastating floods, but the upward trend continues even to this day. What was 7.
 
Editorial
For an independent EC
The safety-valve for free election, strong democracy
The news that the government has no plans as of now to make the Election Commission independent must come as a shock to all those who would like to see a strong democracy flourish in Bangladesh.

Post Editorial
 
Bottom Line
Suicide bombings: Who is responsible?
Harun ur Rashid
The rise of Islamic militants in Bangladesh, including suicide bombing by misguided youths in various places to achieve their cherished twisted goal, appears to be based totally on misunderstanding and
 
Counting progress in economic and social sectors
Abdul Quader writes from Canberra
Since independence, Bangladesh has made some remarkable progress in a number of economic and social sectors.
 
Conspiracy about torture?
Bush administration loses further moral ground
Mohammad Amjad Hossain
The third Geneva Convention on prisoners of war (POWs) spells out very categorically that POWs should not be subjected to cruel treatment, torture, outrages upon personal dignity and humiliating treatment.
 

 
   
 
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