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Editorial
Bomb blasts
All the reasons to take them seriously
The explosion of some crude bombs at the railway stations in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet is a harsh reminder of the fact that Islamic militants are trying to make their presence felt somehow after a relative lull in their activities.
 
Editorial
The CJ's observations
These need to be acted on
Chief Justice Mohammad Ruhul Amin's very cogent and forthright remarks that the irregularities in the judicial appointments will take at least 20 years to remove has created a predictable reaction in the legal circles and the intelligentsia in general seeking an early move to start the cleanup process.

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Bottom Line
Right of return
Harun ur Rashid
The difficulties in barring a citizen from entering the country of origin arise from three aspects, namely:

  • notion of justice

  • breach of domestic law

  • breach of international
 
Plain Words
PPP-Musharraf deal
MB Naqvi writes from Karachi
This is not about whether there is or there is not a deal between Benazir Bhutto and General Pervez Musharraf. One merely assumes, for comment making, that there is a deal.
 
No Nonsense
Intra-party reforms and full democracy
Abdullah A. Dewan
In response to two transatlantic telephone interviews, on April 24 and 25, by Jerome Taylor of The Independent, London, I underscored that democracy in Bangladesh has never been tried with constitutionally independent institutions of good governance, such as the judiciary, Anti-corruption Commission, and Election Commission.
 

 
   
 
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