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Buriganga issue
The river that flows through the city, Buriganga, seems to be at the receiving end of all-- the local population that lives on its banks, the government and the steamers and launches that ply on it.
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Suggest an alternative
As a regular reader of your commentary, I did not miss the last one. In the "Post-hartal question to Sk.
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Media's role
I'm referring to your editorial 'PM's word of advice: Media has to report what's happening'. I fully appreciate the principle you laid down for news coverage.
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Loan defaulters
Kindly allow me to ventilate my views on the above subject through the columns of your esteemed daily. The capital market is a very important tool for the development of a country.
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Bhavan politics
My attention was drawn to the editorial " Hawa Bhavan- Shudha Bhavan face off" (DS April 12th).
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Our politicians and we
Present politics in Bangladesh has become a brutal game of power, a power struggle between the Awami League and the BNP or, more specifically, between Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia, while the
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Hartal culture
I believe that people in general consider hartals to be an infringement on their rights to pursue their daily lives particularly when these are forced upon them.
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Street light power saving
This refers to your correspondent's write up on the subject (DS: April 12). Based on the estimated loss of Tk 90,000 for 1,000 streetlight per hour, the annual loss would be Tk 27.6 lakh .
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The leaders
No doubt Sheikh Hasina is desperately trying to return to power.
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Caution money?
My son's school board "decided" to increase the caution money, from a one-time deposit of Tk 6,000 to Tk 8,000 last year, to Tk 10,000 this year.
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A storm is brewing
When a cyclone threatens Chittagong, through radio, television and newspapers, people are being warned.
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Frustration of a reader
With rapt attention, yesterday (9/4/2004) I read The Daily Star. Well, it has improved its international page -- on Friday it publishes two full pages "The World", so it gives the people what they want.
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Gulshan Lake
I am very glad to note the photograph, printed in your April 6 edition , of wooden poles demarcating the encroachers' filling of Gulshan Lake.
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