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What about Consumer!

A letter published in the ‘Herald Sun’ (dated 2nd May, 2013) is somehow different from other expression regarding Savar tragedy. Bangladeshi workers are working as
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Bengali Harlem: Author documents a lost history of immigration in America

By Moni Basu, CNN (CNN) – In the next few weeks, Fatima Shaik, an African-American, Christian woman, will travel “home” from New York to Kolkata, India. It...
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Shine Positive Light on Bangladesh with us

This is an excellent program driven by Canadian Mikey Leung, who has a real passion for Bangladesh after writing about it for travel publications, aimed...
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Infographic: Turmoil over Bangladesh tribunal

On country's Independence Day, Al Jazeera looks at issues surrounding war crimes trials that have divided the nation. TOPICS IN THIS ARTICLE Country Bangladesh FEATURED ON AL JAZEERA Hijacking feminism Powerful...
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অস্ট্রেলিয়ায় নিযুক্ত বাংলাদেশের হাইকমিশনার ৩১ ডিসেম্বর পর্যন্ত বর্তমান দায়িত্ব পালন করবেন

অস্ট্রেলিয়ায় নিযুক্ত বাংলাদেশের হাইকমিশনার লে. জেনারেল (অব.) মাসুদ উদ্দিন চৌধুরীর চাকরির মেয়াদ আরও এক বছর বাড়িয়েছে সরকার। এ নিয়ে চার দফা তাকে নিয়োগ দেওয়া হলো।...
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Islam and science - The road to renewal

After centuries of stagnation science is making a comeback in the Islamic world...
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"There was once a civilization that was the greatest in the world.”

  "There was once a civilization that was the greatest in the world. It was able to create a continental super-state that stretched from ocean to...
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ছাগু নামের ইতিহাস, কিভাবে চিনবেন?

লিখেছেন সুমন চৌধুরী (তারিখ: সোম, ১১/০২/২০১৩ - ২:৩৪পূর্বাহ্ন) ২০০৬। বাংলাব্লগের ঊষালগ্ন। ২০০৫ এর ডিসেম্বরে শুরু হলেও পোস্ট পড়ার হার বাড়তে শুরু করে জানুয়ারী মাসে। শুরু...
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Crimes against women

Recent events in India and Pakistan, in the cases of a schoolgirl shot by Taliban, Mahala Yousafzai, and the medical student who died after a...
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ক্ষমতার জন্যে মরিয়া হয়ে খালেদার চরম রাজনৈতিক দেউলিয়াত্বের প্রকাশ

বিশ্বায়ান আর এক কেন্দ্রিক পরাশক্তির কারনে বিশ্বের মোড়ল হিসাবে এখন আমেরিকার কোন প্রতিদ্বন্দী নাই। সেই বিবেচনায় বেগম খালেদা জিয়া সত্যিকার অর্থেই একটা ডেসপারেট মুভ নিয়েছেন।...
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Begum Khaleda ZIA's the Washington Times Article

Khaleda ZIA: The thankless role in saving democracy in Bangladesh. Corruption and stealing threaten a once-vibrant nation....
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PM announces election for September 14

Judith Ireland and Daniel Hurst Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced the federal election date as September 14 this year. In a surprise move, Ms Gillard broke...
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Asian Muslim women: All about taking part

A hidden explanation for Britain’s surprising job numbers: Bangladeshi and Pakistani women are finally surging into the labour market...
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New-wave economies going for growth

As even Brics plateau, other countries, from Bangladesh to Mexico, are coming up fast - and could overtake the west by 2050...
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It's Time. (In collaboration with Shuktika Bose)

  It's Time.   Think of the now childless mothers Innocent people killed mercilessly  Civilians dying, no rhyme or reason And the resulting unsealable wounds   All for the right to bear arms. And...
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Bangladesh hold nerve to win series

The Report by George Binoy Bangladesh 221 for 8 (Mahmudullah 48, Narine 3-38) beat West Indies 217 (Pollard 85, Bravo 51, Shafiul 3-31) by two wicketsScorecard...
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তোমরা যারা শিবির করো -মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল

বেশ কিছুদিন আগের কথা। আমি আমার অফিসে যাচ্ছি, তখন বারান্দায় আমার দুজন ছাত্রের সঙ্গে দেখা হলো, তারা আমাকে কিছু বলল না কিন্তু তাদের দেখে আমার...
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Bangladesh thrash West Indies to record biggest win

The Report by Kanishkaa Balachandran | December 2, 2012 Bangladesh 292 for 6 (Anamul 120, Mushfiqur 79, Rampaul 5-49) beat West Indies 132 (Bravo 28, Gazi...
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Spinners set up big Bangladesh win

Bangladesh 201 for 3 (Tamim 58, Naeem 50*) beat West Indies 199 (Narine 36, Gazi 4-29, Razzak 3-39) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Darren Sammy...
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Eyes Wide Open

You out their do you hear me? Can you hear me when I speak? Do you hear me when I scream? Do you see me when I cry?   Hello...
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In between moments

Hope exists in the little moments. Moments unseen but talked about.   In the laughter of a child in the joy of a mother.   Hope exists only in hopeless moments in...
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টাকার বিনিময়ে আশুলিয়ায় আরেকটি গার্মেন্টসে আগুন [cctv footage]

মাত্র ২০ হাজার টাকার বিনিময়ে আশুলিয়ার ডেবনএয়ার নামে এ গার্মেন্টসে আগুন লাগানোর কথা স্বীকার করে জবানবন্দি দিয়েছেন ওই গার্মেন্টসেরই এক নারী শ্রমিক। সোমবার বিকেলে ঢাকার সিএমএম...
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Abul Hasan's ton masks batting woes

Abul Hasan's stunning debut century masked everything else on the first day of the Khulna Test. Bangladesh had slipped to 193 for 8 after a...
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ভারত বাংলাদেশের পানি বণ্টন বিরোধের ইতিহাস [শেষ কিস্তি]

মন্তব্য প্রতিবেদন : আন্তর্জাতিক পানি আইনের আলোকে ভারত বাংলাদেশের পানি বণ্টন বিরোধের ইতিহাস মাহমুদুর রহমান শেষ কিস্তি টিপাইমুখ বাঁধ : নির্মিত হচ্ছে বিপর্যয়ের আরও একটি স্মৃতিসৌধ ভারতের...
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ভারত বাংলাদেশের পানি বণ্টন বিরোধের ইতিহাস

আন্তর্জাতিক পানি আইনের আলোকে ভারত বাংলাদেশের পানি বণ্টন বিরোধের ইতিহাস - মাহমুদুর রহমান প্রথম কিস্তিজাতিসংঘ কনভেনশন ১৯৯৭-এর সংজ্ঞা অনুসারে পৃথিবীর ২৬৩টি নদী ও পানিপ্রবাহকে ‘আন্তর্জাতিক পানিপ্রবাহ’...
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CCTV China Exclusive: BNY Mellon Urges Multi-Sector Asset Strategy

Choosing wisely and keeping a cool head when it comes to making investment decisions is not easy these days, especially as the markets continue their...
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পরিবার বলছে তাঁকে ফাঁসানো হয়েছে

নিউইয়র্কে নাশকতার চেষ্টার অভিযোগে গ্রেপ্তার হওয়া বাংলাদেশি তরুণ কাজী মোহাম্মদ রেজওয়ানুল আহসান নাফিসের পরিবার বলছে, তাঁকে কোনোভাবে ফাঁসানো হয়েছে। কিন্তু কেন, কী কারণে, কারা তাঁকে...
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Small companies in poor countries

Looking for a Google : Can the spirit of enterprise be taught?...
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Ei Jontra Loiya Aamra Ki Karibo?

Anisul Hoque's article has written in Bangla. If your computer does not support Bangla, you may consider to read from end of this article ink....
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Democracy For Sale

A STATE Government minister, Anthony Roberts, hosted lunches at Parliament House with prominent western Sydney property developers who had each bid $2000 for access to...
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Mosque approval praised - Lisa Cox

Canberra's Muslim community has described planning approval for the territory's second mosque as a ''victory of goodwill''. The ACT Planning and Land Authority yesterday approved Canberra...
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Canberra Ramadan Begins Friday 20th July 2012/1433

AOA,The Canberra Mosque announces the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan H1433/G2012 for Friday 20th July, 2012. The Taraweh prayers will start on Thursday...
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Nobel Laureate appointed Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University

The world thought leader in social business and international anti-poverty campaigner, Professor Muhammad Yunus, is to be the new Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University. The...
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Bangladeshi diplomat, family lucky to escape blaze alive

Bangladeshi diplomatic staff were lucky to escape alive from a fire that engulfed an official residence in O’Malley overnight, the country’s High Commission says. The home...
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Address to the Infrastructure Australia Conference by Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate

Address to the Infrastructure Australia Conference: Connecting the Dots—a conference shaping the future of infrastructure in remote Indigenous communities....
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Salman Khan at Rice University's 2012 commencement Speece

Salman Khan at Rice University's 2012 commencement Speece video in English and bangla in translated text. If your computer does not support Bangla, you may consider to read attached pdf file. ...
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Abdullah Abu Sayeed

Abdullah Abu Sayeed born 25 July 1940, is a Bangladeshi writer, television presenter, organizer and activist. Sayeed was given the 97th Ramon Magsaysay Award in Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts for "cultivating in the youth of Bangladesh a love for literature and its humanizing values through exposure to the great books of Bengal and the world". In 2012, He was awarded Bangla Academy Award for his essays. ...
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Russian scientists promise to make you immortal

If you can just hold on for another 33 years or so, Russian researchers are promising to make you immortal – kind of. Their goal is...
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Muzaffer Ahmad no more

Noted economist and leading civil society member Prof Muzaffer Ahmad breathed his last at around 10:30pm yesterday at the age of 76. The former chairman of...
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First Bangladeshi woman on Everest

Nishat Majumder has become the first Bangladeshi woman to scale Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain. She reached the summit at 9:39am Bangladesh time yesterday, Enam...
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BASSA AGM, membership and membership renew

Dear BASSA members, Notice is hereby given that the 2012 Annual General Meeting of BASSA and Election of New Office Bearers will be held at 4.00...
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'We have seen the enemy': Bangladesh's war against climate change

Devastating cyclones, floods and ruined crops have made Bangladesh 'the world's most aware society on climate change'...
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Vidya Balan: the face of Indian cinema

Indian cinema is changing the way it portrays women, says visiting Bollywood superstar and Indian Film Festival ambassador Vidya Balan. ...
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Beautiful Bangladesh: 10 Mins Documentary

Director: Moinul Hossain Mukul; DOP: Rinkon Khan; Agency: Grey Bangladesh; Production: RED dot; Client: Tourism Board of Bangladesh; (proud partner of ICC WCC 2011)...
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Mini earthquake shakes Canberra

Some Canberrans have been shaken awake a little early this morning by an earth tremor west of the capital. The magnitude 3.7 tremor originated about 40km...
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Their memories still burn bright

The foreign guests now in Dhaka to receive state honours for their or their family members' contributions to the cause of Bangladesh's liberation 41 years...
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Bangladesh's chance for unprecedented glory [TODAY]

Match factsMarch 22, 2012Start time 1400 (0800 GMT) Big PictureJust how momentous is Bangladesh's passage to the Asia Cup final? Decide for yourself after reading these...
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Bangladesh reach historic Asia final

Sri Lanka 232 (49.5 ov) Bangladesh 212/5 (37.1/40 ov, target 212) Bangladesh won by 5 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) (D/L method) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stands up...
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Tigers upset Tendulkar's day: Bangladesh won by 5 wickets

Dhoni: "They played better cricket throughout. At the start of the Powerplay our bowlers felt the pressure, a bit more runs on the board would...
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Bangladesh won a landmark verdict

International tribunal upholds Bangladesh's economic, territorial rights over 200 nautical miles from coast ...
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