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Proliferation of guns in US
The United States must be the only country in the world where children have easy access to guns and where an already identified demented person can easily buy a handgun.
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Student politics
The government is contemplating a ban on student politics.
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Global warming
Climatologists are of the view that the temperature of the earth is on the rise. It is said that the gradual increase of temperature --1.
 
Sheikh Hasina's return
Now that the AL chief is back to the country, it will only further expose the bankruptcy of the govt. move to prevent her from coming back.
 
Sidhu's comments
Graciousness is an admirable quality; we respect those persons who possess it. Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid is one of them, though India had to suffer defeat to Bangladesh .
 
Troublemakers back again?
The homegrown terrorists have come back again. Their presence has been felt in three major railway stations. Luckily, there was no casualty as reported in the BBC Bengali service news.
 
'Jadid al-Qaeda'
Suspected as the new Islamic militant outfit though to a small extent, it is threatening NGO employees and Ahmadiyyas and probably trying to serve the message that JMB is not the conclusion, but anintermediate
 
Democracy and discontent
I refer to the excellent post editorial by Prof. Manzur Rahman of San Diego University, California.
 
Teachers and politics
Governance in every sector has so deteriorated that one can gain admission in Dhaka University, once known as the Oxford of the East, spending some amount of money, irrespective of educational competency.
 
Shopping hours
I think the present caretaker government should once again seriously consider re-fixing the shopping hours which they have fixed, especially for the shopping malls.
 
Set up a hospital
People of Sirajgonj need a hospital for treatment of chest diseases. The number of people suffering from chest diseases is increasing rapidly in the district but there is no chest hospital here.
 
Wasa billing
It is reported that steps are being taken to streamline Wasa's revenue administration. I have some suggestions:
1. Stop the practice of guesswork billing.

 
CU journalism dept.
Students of Communication & Journalism Department of Chittagong University have been demanding that this department be brought under social science faculty with a view to creating more opportunities
 
Why penalise the taxpayers?
In a country of 14 crore people it is learnt that some 20 lakh people obtained TIN number, out of which only 8 lakh are really paying tax. It is clear that a staggering number lies out of the tax bracket.
 
Sk. Hasina and Khaleda Zia
As a citizen of Bangladesh, I noticed with great dismay that your government has not been able to handle political issues efficiently.
 
Harmful SO2
The demand of vehicles is increasing day by day. So the demand of fossil fuels such as diesel, petrol etc is also increasing rapidly.
 
A new Bangladesh
First, I would like to convey my best wishes to the interim government for the service they have already rendered to the nation.
 

 
   
 
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