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Letters to Editor
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Gender discrimination - a reply
Rehela Yasmin (July 28) has very unswervingly and clearly pointed out one of the main issues that has held back the economic growth of the country - gender discrimination.
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Tree plantation
In our life and economy trees play an important role. Bangladesh is a lower riparian country. High lands are the best suitable places to plant trees. There are many roads and highways in our country.
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Sectarian violence
On July 14, a Sunni suicide bomber blew himself up outside the home of a Pakistani Shiite cleric Allama Hassan Turabi, killing the cleric and his bodyguards and triggering a riot in the port city of Karachi.
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A misunderstood religion
I am an American Fulbright fellow in Bangladesh, researching engagement between development organisations and imams and the increasingly active role of imams in community development.
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Is student politics needed?
The question "Is student politics needed?" has really drawn my attention. According to the prevailing situation of our country, it's now a sensitive issue.
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A good article
I have read Muhammad Zamir's article "Search for peace through violence?", published on July 29, 2006.
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Proposed still mills
There are two main types of coal. They are thermal coal and coking coal. Thermal coal is used for electricity generation, whereas coking coal is primarily used in the steel mills.
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Tortured children
When will the news media start talking about abuse of children? We must, as normal human beings, not let children work as domestic helps.
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Back to square one?
I feel a mix of bewilderment and despair. All this time, we were hearing that the reason behind the prime minister's popularity (and that of her party) was the uncompromising refusal to cooperate with the military dictator Ershad.
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