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Whither constitution?
The Prime Minister in a recent rally in the city underlined the basic principle of democracy and said that the country would be run according to the constitution, and not according to the whims
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Biman - a bottomless basket
This refers to your editorial of 6 September. While agreeing to most of the contents, I am not sure why you are pleading to save Biman.
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Dialogue, at long last
We became tired to the bones by the row over the dialogue between the government and the opposition political parties, it was going on and on.
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Controversy over
'Brick Lane'
As your readers may be aware, there seems to be a brewing controversy over the book entitled "Brick Lane" by Monica Ali, a female writer born to a Bangladeshi father and raised in Britain.
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Sound pollution
Dhaka city is full of motorised vehicles. Some of these vehicles are using high-sounding horns that are creating sound pollution.
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Tribute to Hrisikesh Mukherjee
Hrisikesh Mukherjee's films were a blend of artistic and commercial Hindi cinema. Bimal Roy brought him to Mumbai where he edited his 'Madhumati'. Hrisikesh was a product of 'Bimal Roy School' of direction.
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Muslim world
I am writing with reference to the editorial: "Mounting violence in Iraq," and Post Breakfast: "Is Britain tired of its multiculturist mantra?" by Muhammad Zamir (September 2).
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Fountain drying up!
The fountain at the crossing of Zia International Airport, which was constructed soon after the BNP came to power and inaugurated by the then Civil Aviation Minister Mir Nasiruddin, is now an abandoned
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Campus politics
There are only 16 public universities in our country. And those are the highest educational institutions for students. There is always a rush for admission in the public universities.
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What are we doing?
We need to be pragmatic and look over Return of Investment (ROI). Usually, ROI is based on years of operation and if we are sloth in processing big investment, I think none will invest in Bangladesh.
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Suffering pensioners
It's a matter of great regret seeing the aged pensioners who are over 65-70 years of age standing in long queues and waiting for hours just to withdraw their monthly pension-- the amount of whichis
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Our bureaucracy
On August 8, 2006, the audience and hosts of Agamir Kontho (The Voice of Tomorrow) stated that in the future the quality of the bureaucracy would be mediocre, because meritorious students are reluctant
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'The voting right'
The 'voting season' has approached. It's not only our 'leaders' but also the common people who are exited about the upcoming election.
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Gory images in newspapers
The recent trend of publishing gruesome, bloody pictures of dead bodies or severely injured persons in daily newspapers is unsuitable for the small children in a household.
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Traffic jam
I am a permanent resident of Uttara. I face terrible traffic jams when I try to get out of my home. I face a huge traffic jam near Sector-1, where two new gas stations have been set up.
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