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Bangladesh at 40

Bangladesh at 40 has gone through a roller coaster ride with more dips than rises many will say. Over the last four decades we have gone through many upheavals -political assassinations, famines, floods and cyclones, military dictatorships and the curse of corruption that plagues us even today. Yet despite all the odds running against us, the economic hardship and political instability, as a nation we Bangladeshis have managed to stand proud. If it is our stoical nature and unending resilience that has helped us pull through, it has been our determination to survive as an independent nation that has given us the impetus to strive on forward. The Star gives its readers forty achievements of this nation in celebration of its fortieth year of freedom.

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Amirul Rajiv

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Manan Morshed

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