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Editorial
Zia's legacy
What remains of it within BNP now?
The observance of President Ziaur Rahman's death anniversary yesterday brought back memories of how important a personage he is in our national history and how much of his legacy has been lived up to by the party he has bequeathed to the nation.
 
Editorial
International Peacekeeping Day
We remember the martyrs of peace
Bangladesh joined the international community in celebrating the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on May 29. The day is especially significant for us, as we now have the second largest contingent of peacekeepers from the UN member states deployed in various trouble spots around the world.

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Strategically Speaking
Blessed are the peacekeepers
Brig Gen Shahedul Anam Khan ndc, psc (Retd)
The world community knows Bangladesh for many things but most of all for its peacekeepers. One was again reminded of the yeomen role that its armed forces are playing in keeping peace beyond its borders when Bangladesh observed the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on May 29, along with the other troop-contributing countries to UN peacekeeping operations.
 
Plain Words
Is the way out barred?
MB Naqvi writes from Karachi
For many, the Musharraf regime is at the end of its tether, and will have to depart soon. The reason is the judicial crisis that continues to grow; the CJP has become a symbol of resistance and has won the hearts of the Punjab heartland.
 
No Nonsense
Price spirals and austerity
Abdullah A Dewan
Finance adviser Mirza Azizul Islam on May 27 claimed that there was no price spiral and the observed upward price fluctuations were due to increasing income and population.
 

 
   
 
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