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Follow BDR Mutiny updates on Twitter http://tweetgrid.com/grid?l=2&q1=dhaka&q2=bdr&q3=bangladesh /* widget config */ var jtw_search = ' "#dhaka" OR "#bdr" '; /* keywords or phrase to send to search.twitter.com and display */
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A group of people claiming to be part of the newly elected ruling political party attacked a home in the village of Khasitola in Sylhet District. They destroyed furniture and belongings of the residents and injured the inmates Asma Begum and her daughter Ashik Jonaki. In the post Parliamentary election period there have been...
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Okay, so we’ve got our freedom back, democracy restored, a brilliant election, shocking result, and positive attitude among general people. Not bad for some delicious starters, 2009! Now let’s see, the most talked issue since the beginning of year which is only 6-days old? Who’s going to be in the cabinet and show us...
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Photo: Shafiqul Islam Kajol, DRIK News A 31 member strong team of Ministers has taken oath at Bangabhaban. There are 23 full ministers and 8 state ministers. President Iajuddin Ahmed administered the oath ceremony which began at 6:45pm. The Daily Star has published the list of the Ministers: The ministers are Abul Maal Abdul...
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BDNews24.com: AL, allies take oath on Saturday Battle for presidency heats up 2 BCL men arrested at DU hall over factional fight BNP will help as opposition if govt wants: Delwar BNP concedes defeat The Daily Star: Impartial anti-graft drive to continue: Hasina tells visiting UN team Sheikh Hasina’s acid test: The first cabinet...
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“The thing I found most interesting was that there were definitely more women voters than men voters. I spoke to one voter called Rahima who was carrying a tiny baby. She told me that she was suffering from a leg injury and she had a small child but she was still adamant about voting....
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BDNews24.com: Parliament to decide CG legitimacy: Hasina Hasina to attack poverty, offers opponents key role Vote reflects people’s will: EU observers Foreign observers rate elections fair, credible: NDI BNP workers are under attack, alleges Rizvi The Daily Star: Strategically Speaking: Time for introspection, not rejection Accept polls results to strengthen democracy Foreign observers urge...
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“We don’t have any evidence of election engineering. I believe that other national and international observers also did not find such evidence. Our hope is that winner and losers will work together for the country.” – Head of the Commonwealth election observer group Cassam Uteem
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Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, in her first public speech on after her election victory, urged all parties to work together for the betterment of Bangladesh stressing the role of the opposition in future governance. Dhaka, Bangladesh. December 31 2008 Photo- Munira Morshed Munni, DRIK News
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Photo: Munem Wasif, DRIK News. A Muslim majority country of over 150 million people just held a high-turnout peaceful democratic election. The secular Awami League won a landslide victory in Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections and is poised to send back to power Sheikh Hasina – one of two women who have led Bangladesh in the...
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