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COMMONWEALTH SUMMIT 2007
Climate stance isolates Canada
M. Shahidul Islam in Toronto
Passionately preoccupied with the gruesome aftermath of cyclone Sidr that devastated the coastal Bangladesh on November 15, the people at large are yet to know what exactly happened in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, where this year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting took place from November 23...25 without participation of our Chief Adviser Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed...[ FULL STORY ]
ADB QUARTERLY ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Senseless debate rages on over Hua Du's comment
Faruque Ahmed
It is indeed a storm in a teacup, an uneasy debate, particularly in the wake of the devastations wreaked by cyclone Sidr. It landed last week when the Asian Development Bank (ADB) country director, Hua Du, said, "Bangladesh's economy is going through the most critical and challenging period since independence because of the extensive damage caused by natural calamities and the increase of oil prices in the international market...[ FULL STORY ]
POST-SIDR SITUATION
Country needs pragmatic crisis mitigation, not denials
Shamsuddin Ahmed
Finance, Planning and Commerce Adviser Dr. A.B. Mirza Md. Azizul Islam apparently has failed to grasp in its entirety the gravity of the situation caused by the colossal havoc wreaked on the economy by the recent recurrent flooding and cyclone Sidr. But foreign diplomats and international agencies are worried and apprehend that the country will face real difficulties in the next two to three months...[ FULL STORY ]
EC won't register BNP if it doesn't amend constitution
Mohammad Ali Sattar
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr. ATM Shamsul Huda has caused some confusion. One is his statement about the independence of Election Commission (EC) and the other is on the political parties, especially the BNP...[ FULL STORY ]
INTERVIEW OF PROF MASHRIQUI
Storm model he sent from US minimised Sidr disaster
Moinuddin Naser in New York
Hassan Mashriqui, an assistant professor at the Louisiana State University (LSU) of the USA, says he can help Bangladesh attain full efficiency in forecasting the impacts of cyclones more accurately by modelling the storms. It will help the administration take protective and preparatory measures faster and more effectively...[ FULL STORY ]
CYCLONE VICTIMS DRAW GLOBAL SYMPATHY
Saudi Arabia donates $100m as cyclone relief
Abdur Rahman Khan
Saudi Arabia topped the list of donor countries with US $100 million cyclone relief in cash, which has already been disbursed on Wednesday. KSA is going to send six Jumbo jets carrying relief materials for the cyclone victims. The first relief plane from Saudi Arabia arrived in Dhaka on Monday night...[ FULL STORY ]
CHANGING PAKISTAN SCENARIO
Musharraf resigns from Army, takes oath as civilian president
Jonaid Iqbal in Islamabad
Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf ceremonially handed over the command of the military on Wednesday in Rawalpindi. He passed a ceremonial baton to Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, his handpicked successor, at the army headquarters. In his farewell address, Gen Musharraf said the army was his "life" and he was proud to have been the commander of this "great force," which he served for 46 years...[ FULL STORY ]
GLIMPSES OF THE GREAT
Richard Nixon
K. Z. Islam
The name Richard Nixon (1913-1994) has become synonymous with the word 'Watergate'. The word has passed into the English language. Whenever there is a scandal the word 'gate' is added to it. Nixon was a member of the US House and Senate (1946-1952), Vice President (1952-1960) losing the Presidential election to John F. Kennedy in 1960 and President (1969-1974)...[ FULL STORY ]
UNESCO heritage mission to visit Sidr-affected areas
Moinuddin Naser in New York
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) announced on last Tuesday that it is sending a mission of experts next week to Bangladesh to assess how to help local authorities protect the country's heritage in the wake of this month's devastating cyclone...[ FULL STORY ]
Why risk invaluable heritage for vague 'cultural benefits'?
Lala Rukh Selim
In response to the French, Embassy's reply entitled "Int'l show will bring cultural benefits to Bangladesh" published in a Dhaka based English daily to the statement of four citizens, we would again take this opportunity to voice our confusion as to what exactly are the 'cultural benefits' that are being alluded to? We as Bangladeshis are very secure of the cultural heritage that we have. We are proud of it as it reflects a past of assimilation, integration and syncretism. Any person in the world may learn of our culture spanning thousands of years from many sources and are always welcome to visit our land to study our culture...[ FULL STORY ]
US pressuring India to change GM policy
Chee Yoke Heong
The decision by India to remove any restrictions on the import of genetically modified foods into the country is believed to be a result of mounting pressure from the US which is pushing its GM crops and foods into markets worldwide...[ FULL STORY ]
Gen. Kayani: New Pak army chief
Our Correspondent in Islamabad
The new Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, took command from General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday. Gen. Kayani enjoys the reputation of a thoroughly professional soldier...[ FULL STORY ]
RSS offers Taslima Nasreen political asylum
A Correspondent
Saffron forces on Tuesday jumped into the raging controversy over Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen with Chief Minister Narendra Modi inviting her to Gujarat and RSS demanding political asylum for her...[ FULL STORY ]
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