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Pod: Military crackdown on students and teachers

August 25, 2007
By Tasneem Khalil

A brutal military crackdown is on against thousands of university teachers and students...
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Bangladesh Riot: Audio Coverage

August 22, 2007
By Tasneem Khalil

A campaign against journalists, intellectuals and activists. Closure of all the universities for an indefinite period. Censorship has been imposed on the media. Mobile phone networks shut down from 5:30PM-7:00AM. Bangladesh virtually disconnected from...
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Learning things the hard way

August 21, 2007
By Tasneem Khalil

For last two days, things are looking much brighter. Just a few days ago, I was frustrated, said a lot of cynical things such as we are done for good and that there is no way out from this incredible pressure that this army-led caretaker government is putting on general people like...
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DU Riot

August 21, 2007
By Tasneem Khalil

Anti-army riots in Dhaka University continued Tuesday as thousands of students clashed with police and army demanding immediate army pull-out from their campus. Riots started Monday protesting assault of students by army personnel in Dhaka University. Street-battles spread out of the university campus to different parts of Dhaka and campuses across...
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Special: DU Riot

August 21, 2007
By Tasneem Khalil

Anti-army riots in Dhaka University continues as thousands of students clash with police and army demanding immediate army pull-out from their campus. An E-Bangladesh news team is now on the ground. We expect to update our coverage with exclusive photos and videos from Dhaka later in the evening. Meanwhile, incoming reports ...
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Yunus: Slash poverty to zero

August 18, 2007
By Tasneem Khalil

Professor Muhammad Yunus — Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Founder of Grameen Bank — urged South Asian nations to get closer quickly by resolving conflicts and work collectively towards slashing poverty to zero in the region. His appeal came Saturday as part of his keynote speech at the sixth conference...
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