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Holiday's 43rd Birthday
Holiday desk
With the passage of time the weekly HOLIDAY has traversed forty-two years as the nation's distinguished views-paper in English. Today it is 43 years old, which is a fairly long period in a country where lifespan of newspapers is proverbially short...[ FULL STORY ]
SCANDAL SHAKES CORPORATE WORLD
Time to sift fact from fiction in Niko fiasco
M. Shahidul Islam in Toronto
In the murky world of corporate corruption and influence-peddling, all seems fair until the so called 'interventions from the provident' change the rule of the game. Like so many tantalizing stories involving elephantine corruption by leaders in the so called developing nations and the multinationals with which corrupt deals are done, the Niko fiasco too is evoking immense curiosity across the globe...[ FULL STORY ]
Dhaka abdicates LDC leadership in Bali
Sadeq Khan
Bangladesh has kept its cool through the devastating ordeal of Cyclone Sidr, a catastrophe that sharply reminded the nation and indeed the international community of the perils of climate change for islands and delta lands like Bangladesh that are particularly vulnerable to sea-rise and caprices of weather from global warming. Bangladesh prepared for the 13th conference in Bali in Indonesia of the parties to the UN Framework Convention for climate Change. But the caretaker government of Bangladesh appears to have lost its head over how to make its mark in that conference...[ FULL STORY ]
AGRI SECTOR, I. S. M. MUST BE BOLSTERED
Dhaka worst victim of falling $ price
Faruque Ahmed
The falling value of dollar in terms of other major currencies is becoming a big issue adding to the perils of the country's inflationary buildup. Exporters and expatriate remittance senders are also slowly taking the brunt of the falling greenback as local currency here appreciated by over Taka 4 against dollar during the past couple of months...[ FULL STORY ]
US troops were to help cyclone victims & global partnership
Moinuddin Naser in New York
Paul McHale, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeless Defense and Americas Security Affairs said that the recent presence of US military in Bangladesh was at the request of the Bangladesh Government. It was a glaring example of how the United States wants to respond to that kind of situation to develop partnership to fight disasters and terrorist activities, he added...[ FULL STORY ]
Split in BNP widens as unity move falters
Shamsuddin Ahmed
Eris, the evil goddess of ancient Greek, dropped the apple of discord that led to the Trojan War and destruction of the world's richest and famous city. And now in Bangladesh, certain evil force inimical to this nation seems to have lobbed the fair apple making the two lady politicians fighting for it. Timely measures had stopped the anarchy and brutal killings on the street. Finally, the two fighting ladies have been caged...[ FULL STORY ]
WB VP Praful Patel arrives today
Recovery from Cyclone Sidr and longer-term disaster mitigation and adaptation systems are expected to top the agenda with the Government of Bangladesh when World Bank South Asia Vice President Praful C. Patel arrives here Friday on a three-day visit, says a press release...[ FULL STORY ]
GLIMPSES OF THE GREAT
John Stonehouse
K. Z. Islam
Although John Stonehouse does not qualify to be considered great he certainly perpetrated one of the most bizarre acts in history. Few politicians make bigger headlines with their death announcement than they manage in their lifetime. But one of Britain's brightest, most dynamic, handsome and promising politicians achieved just that in 1974. The reason for the special interest taken by colleagues, political foes and the press were twofold: firstly, because of the mysterious circumstances surrounding his demise and secondly because of the rumours of financial and romantic misbehaviour that preceded it...[ FULL STORY ]
Debate over sadistic brutality in Guwahati
Nava Thakuria in Guwahati
The unprecedented violence in the streets of Guwahati on November 24 shook the conscience of the Assamese society. A stimulating debate has begun on media's accountability and social commitment while covering such occurrences...[ FULL STORY ]
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