Citing the statements of Regularity Reform Commission chairman Akbar Ali Khan and food adviser AMM Shawkat Ali, the panellists at the BBC-sponsored Bangladesh Sanglap said whatever euphemism was used for food crisis, the reality was that the people were feeling the pinch and the lone duty now was to shield them from soaring food...
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'We have proposed that the government should introduce rations for government employees and officials to help them to cope with exorbitant prices of essential commodities,' the Sherpur deputy commissioner, Samsunnahar Begum, told E-Bangladesh at the secretariat, adding that the government would consider the matter.
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Czech Republic International Petr Cech might miss out the weekend Premier league clash against Manchester City due to his lengthy injury problem. Reports claim that he might be back for the Champions league quarter-final second leg against the Turkish side Fenerbahce.
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The Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh has protested at the release of a list of war criminals naming a number of its leaders in it. The convenor of the War Crimes Facts Finding Committee, MA Hasan, released a list of 1,597 war criminals at a news conference in Dhaka on Thursday. The Jamaat leaders, including its incumbent...
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The BNP secretary general, Khandaker Delwar Hossain, on Friday asked the Election Commission to hold the parliamentary polls in time and warned the chief election commissioner ‘will have to take the responsibility if anything else happens’. ‘I do not want to make comments on him . He has triggered a hotchpotch by...
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The list of war criminals, who were directly involved in crimes against humanity and mass murder, includes 369 officers of the Pakistani occupation forces, 852 Razakars, 64 al-Badars, 78 members of the Bihari community who had collaborated with the Pakistani army, 106 political collaborators and 128 members of the so-called 'peace committee' formed by...
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'We know the people are suffering because of frequent power outages. We are trying to manage the supply side with whatever capacity we have,' said special assistant to chief adviser for power and energy ministry M Tamim at a press briefing at his secretariat.
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Talking to the correspondent of E-Bangladesh, leaders of different student organizations, including Bangladesh Chhatra League, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Bangladesh Chhatra Union said they that had chalked up agitation programmes, including token hunger strike, hoisting of black flags, processions and distribution of leaflets to protest at and prevent the chief adviser from visiting the...
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Islamophobia exists and is steadily getting worse. A phobia is a strong irrational or powerful fear and dislikes of something, in this case, the religion of Islam. This phobia has attained such strong levels, that the Organisation of Islamic Countries has commissioned and recently released an Annual Report on Islamophobia. On reading the report,...
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I was annoyed when some Bangladeshi journalist thought it worth his while to ask Kissinger about the “bottomless basket”/ “international basketcase” remark. But when I saw this article in March’s Forum, my annoyance turned to utter astonishment! I urge every reader to read the article for themselves before reading my blog post.
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