Vol. 5 Num 1139 Sun. August 12, 2007    
 
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Editorial
 
Editorial
Stopping expropriation of forestland
A job cut out for this government
Bhawal forest, an area long known for its biodiversity and ecological importance, has of late been systematically reduced to an industrial and recreational zone owing to the activities of unscrupulous businessmen and corrupt officials.
 
Editorial
Teesta water sharing
JRC should move energetically to seal a deal
The water secretaries' level joint committee of experts (JCE) meeting in New Delhi with its limited agenda on the table ended inconclusively.

Post Editorial
 
Going Deeper
Economic or political reform: Which should come first?
Kazi Anwarul Masud
While corruption is believed to have invariant characteristics of secret exchanges among political, social and economic markets in violation of social rules and norms through illegal access given to individuals and groups in exchange of tangible benefits to the parties concerned, a debate has arisen about the road map to the reduction of corruption in a given society.
Picture By The Numbers
Facing post-flood crisis
A.N.M. Nurul Haque
The flood has expanded its ravages across the country and the victims are wailing for succour and shelter. Nearly 10 million people are now suffering as the flood took an alarming turn submerging a vast area of the country.
 

 
   
 
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