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Death traps
The launch disasters cannot be minimised, unless drastic and immediate action is taken in two main areas: (a) design and trial approvals; and, (b) improvement in human service (regulatory daily exercises,
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SAVAR TRAGEDY
The Savar tragedy is one of the worst in the country's history.
It's the first time that a nine storied building collapsed and many people were buried alive.
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Dishonouring the holy book
By a singular statement of the Newsweek Magazine the whole world came to know about the desecration of the Holy Koran by the American troops. A large number of people protested this disgraceful act.
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Acid throwing
In our patriarchy and man dominated society women are very helpless, they are continually tortured-- physically, mentally, sexually-- and various types of violence take place against them.
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AL politics
Our politics is not a positive one so it could be argued that the loser of the polls would not take defeat without demur.
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Justice delayed
Quite a long time has passed since the brutal murder of Shah SMS Kibria, former finance minister.
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Look East
Finally, we realised that our best bet is to look east. I wrote once in The Daily Star in the early nineties why we should look East rather than West.
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Role of Bangla
We have taken English for our offices and education and Hindi for entertainment and culture. Bangla has no place.
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HSC exams
You could say I have taken up the pen out of sheer frustration. I've never written a letter to a daily before. But I have great confidence on you and the Star family.
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Arsenic density
While browsing through a local Bangladesh Atlas (2003 edn), I came across a full-page map of Bangladesh showing the density of arsenic throughout the country.
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Female political activists
It is a cheap ploy by political parties to use female political activists to lead street processions (as seen in Dhaka), using them as a frontal buffer against police lathi charge.
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Saarc minus India
Since its inception more than two decades ago Saarc has done nothing worth mentioning for the welfare of the peoples of Saarc countries.
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BSF activities
In recent days, a number of Bangladeshi nationals have been killed by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF). Even some dead bodies are yet to be handed over to Bangladesh Rifles (BDR).
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Sun coverage
The Sun, a British tabloid, has recently published some photographs of the erstwhile Iraqi President. Saddam Hossein is seen naked except for his underwear that brings disgrace to the global people.
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Manpower export
Some Bangladeshi youths died in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Sahara. They were going abroad in search of jobs. But they were the victims of unscrupulous manpower traders.
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Definition of democracy
Abraham Lincoln defined democracy as "By the people, for the people, of the people". We may redefine it as something "By Bush, for Bush, of Bush" or "By the arms, for the oil, of the puppet government".
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