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Minimum Wages Raised For Garments Sector

July 28, 2010
By Rezwan
Minimum Wages Raised For Garments Sector

After long protests and bargaining with the employers and the workers, the Bangladesh Government has decided to raise the minimum wages to Tk. 3000 per month ($44) which is approximately double of the current minimum wages. Bloggers discuss how this impacts the workers and the industry.
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Bangabandhu’s General Amnesty Declaration: Documentary Evidences and Relevant Stories

July 24, 2010
By Omi Rahman Pial
Bangabandhu’s General Amnesty Declaration: Documentary Evidences and Relevant Stories

Whenever the issue of trial of war-crimes is raised, the killers and collaborators say, ‘it was he who resolved the issue by declaring 'general mercy', so it is meaningless to discuss this issue and give much importance now. In a quest to find the truth about 'general mercy' activists dug out the newspaper clippings...
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Water Security And Regional Disputes In South Asia

July 24, 2010
By Rezwan
Water Security And Regional Disputes In South Asia

The Himalayan River Basins (Ganges, Bramhaputra, Indus, Yangtze) in China, Nepal, India and Bangladesh are inhabited by around 1.3 billion people. The cumulative effect of reduction of water flow due to water management through dams, glacial melting, silt deposit, flooding, desertification, and water pollution will challenge the water and food security in these countries,...
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The repeal of the Fifth Amendment : Musings

February 18, 2010
By Rasel Pervez
The repeal of the Fifth Amendment : Musings

Was it necessary? – was my first reaction after hearing this news. Awami League-led government has decided to change the name of Zia International Airport to Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport. Sad but true, this cabinet meeting was headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Her press secretary Abul Kalam Azad told reporters, “According...
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Discussion On The New Cabinet

January 6, 2009
By E-Bangladesh

Dear readers, please join in a live discussion on the new cabinet of Bangladesh. You can join the discussion in the comment section. Please keep your questions, concerns, thoughts coming. The most surprising name was Comrade Dilip Barua. People know about the honesty of Matia Chowdhury, Abdul Mal Abdul Muhit, Syed Ashraful Islam, Nurul...
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Bangladesh Election Results 2008

December 29, 2008
By admin
Bangladesh Election Results 2008

Its a landslide victory for Awami League and the grand alliance. Image courtesy The New Age.
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Latest Bangladesh 2008 Elections Results

December 29, 2008
By admin

Last Updated on 10:00 Bangladesh Time
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Poisoned powder milk in China – why Bangladesh needs to worry

September 17, 2008
By Rezwan
Poisoned powder milk in China – why Bangladesh needs to worry

The world came to know about the horror only a couple of days ago that the powdered milk products produced by the Sanlu Group in China were contaminated by melamine after hundreds of Chinese babies were hospitalized for having kidney stones and some had kidney failures. On 11th of September Sanlu first defended that...
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Army: the next corporate power?

July 15, 2008
By Imtiar Shamim

The news is very eye-catching and commensurate in terms of ‘positive Bangladesh’: recently the ministry of Industry has sent a proposal to the cabinet division for the decision to reopen three state-owned mills. The National Coordination Committee (NCC) to combat serious crimes has recommended positively on the proposal. But the outcome is not so...
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The tale of the chameleons

July 13, 2008
By Rezwan

Friday is the typical day of activity of the religious political organization Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh. Last Friday an organization named “Jatiyo Muktijoddha Proshad” (National Freedom Fighters Front) held their annual summit in the Diploma Engineers Institute Auditorium in Dhaka. The Daily Shamokal reported that almost three-fourth of the approximate two thousand participants present were actually...
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