Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Sun, 01/06/2019 - 10:50
Paper No. 6476 Dated 6-Jan-2018
S.Chandrasekharan
As expected, in the highly charged political atmosphere, the overwhelming victory of the Awami League in the National Elections held on 30th December, has raised allegations that the election had been marred by violence and that it had not been fair. In fact, one of the editorials in the Daily Star described the victory of the Awami League as an “overkill”.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 04/24/2017 - 09:08
Paper No. 6247 Dated 24-Apr-2017
By Bhaskar Roy
Ahead of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sk. Hasina’s visit (April 7-9), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “Your dream of golden Bangla is our dream too”.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Wed, 04/13/2016 - 06:36
Paper No. 6100 Dated 13-Apr-2016
By Kazi Anwarul Masud
Zia Haider Rahman’s article in the New York Times (Oh, So Now I’m Bangladeshi? April 8 2016) provokes the thought whether the so-called enlightened people of the Western world are not closet racists after all.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 02/16/2016 - 07:26
Paper No. 6077 Dated 16-Feb-2016
By Bhaskar Roy
Deposing (Feb.9, 2016) before the U.S. Armed Services Committee and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, National Intelligence Director James R. Clapper said in a written statement that Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s, “continuing efforts to undermine the political opposition will probably provide openings for transnational terrorist groups to expand their presence in the country”.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Sat, 10/17/2015 - 14:47
Paper No. 6022 Dated 17-Oct-2015
By Bhaskar Roy
While the World Bank raised the status of Bangladesh to a lower middle – income country and World Bank President,Jim Yong Kim lauded Bangladesh’s role in empowering women,terming the country a model in women’s progress,rising terrorism has cast a shadow on the nation
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 06/10/2014 - 07:25
Paper No. 5722 Dated 10-Jun-2014
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
The Teesta River:
The Teesta is the fourth major river after the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna in the eastern region.
It originates in Sikkim and after traversing 172 Km in the hilly region, runs for 97 Km in the plains of India and 124 Km in Bangladesh.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Sun, 02/23/2014 - 11:56
Paper No.5652 Dated 23-Feb-2014
By Bhaskar Roy
To many, the title of this article would be a stupid statement. Tarique Rahman, the older son of late President Zia-ur-Rahman, the founder of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP), and Begum Khaleda Zia, Chairperson of the BNP and two time prime minister of Bangladesh, is the Vice Chairman of the BNP.
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