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Israel, US and the New Orientalism
THE West has never had an easy time coming to terms with Islam or Islamicate societies. There was a long period, lasting more than a millennium, when the two were seen as existential threats.
 
Engineering corruption
SINCE 2001 Transparency International (TI) has ranked Bangladesh as the most corrupt country for the past five years.
 
Keeping the G8's promises to the poor
WHEN the Group of Eight convenes in St. Petersburg Saturday for the annual summit of the leading industrialized nations, the world's developing countries will be watching with keen interest and raised expectations.
 
But what about the students?
IN this election season the government will probably yield to the teachers' demand for salary increase. The total bill will be more than Tk. 400 crore for a year.
 

 
   
 
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