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Dead jute industry
None will hear anymore the sound of spinning machines or looms or any other mechanical sound, shouts of workers, whistle of the siren at the opening and closing hours of the jute mills.
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Pollution
We want to live in a world where there will be no pollution and chaos. But the fact is that there is vast difference between our dream and the real situation.
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Amartya Sen's observation
Amartya Sen has been at it again: in his book, The Argumentative Indian, Sen draws inspiration from a Satyajit Ray film to demonstrate that authoritarian rule is not rooted in Asian values.
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Power crisis
People will never get rid of frequent load-shedding and the sufferings it leaves for the power- starved.
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Dowry and its ill effects
The NGOs and some other organisations are trying to raise awareness among women and protest against dowry.
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Tigers in "danger land"
Like Lewis Carol's "Alice in Wonderland", our Tigers' plight can be reflected in the parody of William Blake's poem "Tiger". " Tiger, tiger covered in ashes grey, Can only but hope and pray.
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MD/MS admission test
The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases published a circular in a daily on 08.03.2007 for MD/MS course part-1 (Session 2007-2008) admission test.
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Corrupt leaders
What appeared in your newspaper over the past few days about involvement of highest party leaders in massive corruption and graft is shocking.
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Disabled children
There is no government policy for education of children with disabilities. Several NGOs have been working for ensuring education of the disabled children.
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Khaleda's residence
It is a fact well known that the cantonment residence of Khaleda Zia was a gift to her from the then BNP government.
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The budget
Focusing on the budget speech thoroughly, actually I have nothing to say except that it sounded like the statement of a World Bank or Asian Development Bank chief.
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Politicians and donation
The article written by Mr. Anawarul Kabir is shocking. When we are demanding removal of uneducated and illiterate politicians, he is advocating for them. He talked about the vacuum of leadership.
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Politics
Only the people have the right to decide what they want. So, the government should refrain from doing anything that amounts to influencing the political process.
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Good and evil
Although by virtue of value judgments learned from religious or moral teachings and our own experience in life, we have a sense of what actions are good and what actions are bad , there is no standard
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"Proposed UGC recruitment rules"
This has reference to Dr. K. Maudood Elahi's letter on the above topic. I wholeheartedly support the views expressed by him. The recruitment rules should equally be applicable in case of private universities.
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Good governance
We have to be very careful again. Now that the "two Begums" are almost gone we hear about the emergence of a third one who was dormant for sometime. Let us be alert.
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CTG's role
The present CTG has taken up the gigantic task of nabbing corrupt government officials. It has already nabbed some forest department officials.
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In response...
I thank the man for the lines he wrote for Dave Whatmore, The Dream Merchant. As a nation, we are the most ungrateful.
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Technical education
Munshiganj is a densely populated island district adjacent to capital Dhaka. Rivers like Shitalakhya, Dhaleshwari, Meghna and Padma flow through or surround it.
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Comments
I have enjoyed reading recent post editorial write-ups by Shahnoor. They are no nonsense and to the point comments pulling all the punches. Well done.
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Political parties and reforms
It is obvious that at the prodding of the caretaker government, the main political parties are drawing up proposals to amend their party constitutions with a view to doing away with the absolute powers
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