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REVOLT IN THE RIFLES
Crisis needs very careful handling
M. Shahidul Islam
Pilkhana is in pains. A devastating reenact-ment of the battle of the 25th March 1971 has traumatised the inhabitants of this historic fortress where troops rose into rebellion on another fateful morning of February 25...[ FULL STORY ]
SHOOTOUT AT B.D.R. HQ.
A case of command, intelligence failure
Hafiz Shamsheer
Even the fools will not agree that Wednesday’s mutiny at the BDR headquarters, in which at least a number of military officers, including the Director-General, were among at least 50 killed, is now the end of the story...[ FULL STORY ]
Is regional task force a futile exercise?
Sadeq Khan
How serious is the proposal for a South-Asian anti-terror task force? There is already a framework in existence for anti-terror co-operation under SAARC initiative. There is also a framework for anti-terror cooperation, intelligence exchange and technology transfer between Bangladesh and USA, as well as between Bangladesh and U.K. Separately, similar bilateral anti-terror framework is maintained by other vulnerable SAARC states, namely Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka with U.S.A. and U.K. India maintains an additional compact for Israeli assistance in anti-terror measures...[ FULL STORY ]
Spectre of militant Islam in Bangladesh
Abdul Hannan
The recent arrest of Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorists in Gazipur and bomb blast in SP’s office in Gazipur by one of the detainee terrorists wounding a number of police and journalists clearly exhibited the naivety of the policemen...[ FULL STORY ]
HASINA’S PLAN INCLUDES B.N.P.
Whitepaper or witch-hunt?
Amanullah Kabir
A ruling party lawmaker, who was arrested and thrown into jail by the last Caretaker Government, has initiated a retaliatory but timely move proposing enactment of a law by parliament against torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or torture at the hands of law enforcing agencies or government officials...[ FULL STORY ]
HILARY’S ASIA TRIP: ITS SIGNIFICANCE
Dhaka to firm up its geopolitical strategy
M I Ali
Are we barking up the wrong tree? Have our policy makers come to terms with the changed scenario of the post-Bush era geo-politics? Where does the South Asian Sub-Continent stand vis-a-vis the new Obama administration in the US? In fact where does the sub-continent figure in the Asian context? And most importantly, will it be expedient for us to play second fiddle to India? And finally, how can Bangladesh maximise its benefits in the new global matrix?...[ FULL STORY ]
GEN. KAYANI TO BE IN WASHINGTON
US task force operates in Pakistan
Our Correspondent in New York
The American contingent in Pakistan makes up a secret task force overseen by US Central Command and Special Operations Command, informed sources said...[ FULL STORY ]
UN peacekeeping force facing extinction
Fazle Rashid in New York
The United Nations peacekeeping force is facing the uncomfortable prospect of total extinction owing to the twin problems of working under hostile condition and a severe cash crunch...[ FULL STORY ]
Outburst of pent-up anger at Pilkhana
Shahriar Noori
The outburst of pent-up anger at BDR headquarters resurfaced in a proportion that the people of this land had never seen since the paramilitary establishment was raised in 1920...[ FULL STORY ]
GLIMPSES OF THE GREAT
Alexander the Great
K. Z. Islam
Most extraordinary character of all times must undoubtedly be Alexander the Great. The very fact that he is known universally as Alexander the Great is itself a testimony of this greatness...[ FULL STORY ]
Community-based climate adaptation programme gets global priority
Abdur Rahman Khan
At a conference last week in Dhaka, over two hundred representatives from 50 countries agreed to form a Global Initiative on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change (GICBACC)...[ FULL STORY ]
BNP council in July, action plan in March
Special Correspondent
In its effort to reorganize the party organ, BNP is likely to hold its national council by July. It will finalise an action plan in March to revamp the organisation in light with the suggestions received through the exchange of pinion with the grassroots workers...[ FULL STORY ]
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