BANGLADESH vs. PAKISTAN - 2nd Test in Peshwar Michael Jennings followed the game (27-30 August 2003). Read his views of the game in the Uber...

CAN ETV HAVE ITS VOICE BACK?

Bangladesh's first private television station, ETV (Ekushey TV) is poised to make a comeback after a year spent fighting the govt. autho...

More Blasts: Now in Mumbai, India

Two car bombs exploded in Indian city Mumbai (Bombay) on Monday, 25th of August. Casualty report so far: 44 dead, 150 Injured. The bomb atta...

BANGLADESH VS. PAKISTAN 1ST TEST MATCH AT KARACHI Day 1: Bangladesh 278/9 (Mohammad Rafique 10*, Mashrafe Mortaza 4*; 83 overs) Day 2: Bangl...

War Photograph - Kate Daniels A naked child is running along the path toward us, her arms stretched out, her mouth open, the world turned t...

IN MEMORY OF SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO (1948-2003) The UN representative to Iraq, a career diplomat, Brazilian by born was the star of UN. His ...

FAIR AND BALANCED Fox News sued comedian Al Franken for using the phrase "Fair & Balanced" in the title of his upcoming book, ...

Compensation issue: Pan Am passengers vs. Iran Air Passengers For those of you who missed out, FARAMIN has a thoughtful post on this. And th...

BLACKOUT - A BANGLADESH PERSPECTIVE

I woke up Friday morning and soon got the news of the US/CANADA Blackout 2003 from a local TV channel. Then I switched to CNN where it was r...

The two-nation theory - still in the minds of Indian & Pakistanis

In 1947, India was divided on the basis of the two-nation theory. The theory was farcically based on religion- Hindu & Muslim and propag...

Do you love your country? Mr. Badrul Ahsan, a Banker has written an article aiming the politicians of Bangladesh in the Daily Star. Hoever ...

LULLABY IN BURQAs Recent file picture of the members of Afghan girls band "Burqa Band" standing in front of the ruins of Kabul. Th...

The pen of the heart

I am reading now a collection of columns & editorials of a notable journalist & writer Mr. Syed Shamsul Haque. Since he writes in Ba...

DRINKING FROM A CAN CAN KILL YOU!

We are always skeptic about can's hygienic conditions in Bangladesh (the way they are kept). When you're trying to quench your thirs...

YOU AND YOUR BOSS The Difference Between You and Your Boss: - When you take a long time, you're slow. When your boss takes a long time,...

DANGER! BLASTING IN PROGRESS! 1) The suicide truck-bomb blast at a military hospital near Chechnya yesterday took more than 50 lives and man...

I Am Much Too Alone in This World, Yet Not Alone - Rainer Maria Rilke I am much too small in this world, yet not small enough to be to you j...

RIVERS OF BANGLADESH

I had my vacation at last. We originally planned for a holiday in Thailand. But it did not work out. I was desperately looking for another o...

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