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Editorial
 
Editorial
The reforms agenda
Lifting ban on indoor politics will clear the air
Law and Information Adviser Mainul Hosein's assertion that the government is not considering lifting the ban on indoor politics until reforms are brought about in the political scene merits comment.
 
Editorial
Belated repairing of pumps
Well into water logging season, the lapse is unpardonable
This year the recent incessant rains caused severe waterlogging around the entire flood protection embankments. So far most of the water could be flushed out into rivers Buriganga and Balu by opening the sluice gates.

Post Editorial
 
Straight Line
Thoughts on terrorism legislation
Muhammad Nurul Huda
The UN Committee on counter-terrorism that visited Bangladesh recently is reported to have emphasised the enactment of legislation to tackle terrorism.
 
Post Breakfast
Pervez Musharraf's travails continue
Muhammad Zamir
Pakistan's top army commanders might have voiced full 'unstinted support' for the embattled Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, but the crisis continues both in the streets (despite a ban on street demonstrations) and within the judiciary in Pakistan.
 
SAARC and ground reality
S. I. Zaman
There has always been a reluctance from the regional powers to get Iran on board in any regional cooperation. The post-revolution Iran, in particular, has witnessed a subtle shunning from the regional powers -- as though it's a "hot potato".
 

 
   
 
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