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Next cricket coach
After two magnificent victories in the World Cup, we are looking for a new coach for our cricket team. At the moment, some names are being heard. All of them are quite high profile coaches.
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Hope fading away
The unfortunate people of this nation saw a ray of light when the CTG of Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed took over state power on 11 January 2007.
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Better days ahead?
We, the demoralised Bangladeshis, witnessed three almost miraculous happenings lately:
- Nobel Peace Prize for a Bangladeshi, Professor Yunus. - Installation of an efficient caretaker government.
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Contesting From Multiple Constituencies
In the ideal practice of most parliamentary democracies, candidates are not permitted to contest from more than one constituency, and are required to be residents of the constituency they are contesting
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Water crisis
Since day before yesterday, there is no water in Tejkunipara.
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General's comments
The other day our army chief in an informal conversation with the editor of a daily and the journalist from a radio channel reportedly told that the army would in no way grab state power.
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Private sector power generation
It is time to let the private sector, foreign or local, to invest in Bangladesh's energy sector to fulfill market demands for gas and electricity.
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Antagonism carried too far!
A picture has recently been published in most of the daily newspapers showing the national leaders of two major parties seated together inside a prison van.
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Corruption and punishment
While it is praiseworthy to see the crackdown on corruption, I do not believe sending identified corrupt and guilty people abroad will solve the problem. The corrupt and guilty must face justice at home.
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Hill people in trouble
The Garo Hills of Mymensingh are well known. Though these are called "Garo Hills", most of the people living here are not indigenous.
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Dr. Yunus' decision
This is in reference with the report published in different newspapers that Nobel Prize winner Dr. Yunus announced that he had abandoned his plan to launch a political party.
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Swindlers at work
A group of female snake charmers have found out a new technique of extorting money from single female passengers travelling in rickshaw or CNG or any other open window vehicle.
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PSC and 27th BCS
A report titled "Telltale evidence of corruption at PSC" was published in The Daily Star on 4th July, 2007 with documentary information regarding corruption with the 27th BCS.
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Autorickshaws in Sylhet
Residents of Sylhet are suffering because autorickshaws here have no meter. The authorities concerned have to address the matter in order to rescue the commuters.
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Passport seekers' woes
A passport is an essential document. There are more than a crore people alone in the Dhaka city. The passport office in Dhaka not only serves them but also the people of the whole country.
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Caretaker government
Mountain high garbage of corruption in all spheres, illegal occupation of govt.
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Relations with Afghanistan
Afghanistan has now become a land of business. After the fall of the Taliban regime, Afghanistan opened its door to the international community. We can capitalize on this situation.
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Article 63
I would like to draw your attention to the article 63 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It says-" 63.
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Comments
I whole-heartedly agree with Zafar Sobhan's Straight Talk "This isn't 1990" in DS May 11, 2007.
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Doctor's insensitivity
I am deeply moved by an incident in a city hospital. I barely could check my tears having read about the brutality of the doctors and staff of that hospital.
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Foreign investment
The present caretaker government is going to deal with some big investments. Investment is good, if both sides get benefit from it.
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Bashar fails
Habibul Bashar's stubbornness in hanging around the team while making zero contribution is really intolerable.
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