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Accelerating river erosion brings post-flood misery
Abdur Rahman Khan
With the flood water receding towards the Bay, the situation in the riverside villages turned even more dangerous as the mighty rivers continued to devour cropland, homesteads, educational institutions, roads, culverts, and embankments along the banks.[ FULL STORY ]
Visiting IMF Team
Bangladesh should reassess its security needs
M. Shahidul Islam
"To interfere in a contest already begun promises more advantages to a state than war under any other circumstances," said Antoine Henri Jomini in his epic compilation of strategic thoughts (The Art of War, 1838).[ FULL STORY ]
It's time to review relation with IMF
Faruque Ahmed
Faruque Ahmed
Should Bangladesh say good-bye to IMF?[ FULL STORY ]
Khatib Obaidul accepts apology from Prothom Alo editor
Shahriar Noori
Prothom Alo Editor Motiur Rahman, accompanied by Law and Information Adviser Mainul Hosein and Religious Affairs Adviser Dr. Motiur Rahman, on Thursday called on Khatib Obaidul Haque of the Baitul Mukarram [ FULL STORY ]
Antimilitary Provocations
Govt. should handle the issue judiciously
Special Correspondent
A blasphemous comic strip caricaturing the Holy Prophet of Islam published in the Alpin, the weekly supplement to the Bengali daily [ FULL STORY ]
Political scenario around Bangladesh changing fast
Shamsuddin Ahmed
The scenario around Bangladesh is changing fast. Myanmar under a military rule is gaining in strength. The kingdom of Bhutan is going to hold its first-ever general elections. It is probably only months away from [ FULL STORY ]
World Bank lending fraught with fraud, bribes, bid-rigging
Fazle Rashid in New York
Over 40 per cent of the World Bank lending is tainted by fraud, bribes and bid-rigging. The Bank has an an[ FULL STORY ]
Concern over Sigma Huda's conviction
Moinuddin Naser in New York
A United Nations expert on the independence of judges and lawyers recently voiced concern regarding the trial proceedings of Sigma Huda, a fellow Special [ FULL STORY ]
GLIMPSES OF THE GREAT
Napoleon
K. Z. Islam
With his humble beginning on the island of Corsica Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), became one of history's most famous personalities. A general by the age of 24 he has been compared to the greatest of military geniuses - Alexander, Hannibal, Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan. To some historians, he is a torchbearer, romantic hero who spreads across Europe the Fr[ FULL STORY ]
Trade deficit with China hits record high in FY07
Asjadul Kibria
Imports from the East have been flooding Bangladesh's domestic market. The imports ranging from varieties of electronic products to lady's bags, from dry food items to showpieces, are becoming more and more available on the consumer market. From the [ FULL STORY ]
Sharmila's supporters salute Suu Kyi too
Nava Thakuria in Guwahati
Hundreds of activists representing a number of civil societies joined a four-day 'solidarity fast' in Imphal from September 13 in support of Irom Sharmila Chanu, a Manipuri young lady in her early 30s who had been on a hunger [ FULL STORY ]
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