We are Bangladeshi families from Vancouver and University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada. We are deeply shocked and mourning the brutal attack on our sister Rumana Manzur. We are writing this letter out of grave concern observing the attempts made to establish a baseless extramarital story by Rumana’s husband. The Bangladeshi community in the University of British Columbia...
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The prime minister’s son has defended the government sacking Grameen Bank managing director Muhammad Yunus over ‘unapproved’ reappointment. In an email obtained by bdnews24.com, Sajeeb A Wazed, who also advises Sheikh Hasina, made available some facts from the government side. The Bangladesh Bank last week ordered the removal of Yunus as Grameen Bank head,...
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Muslim Aid is charity based in the UK. It has sister organisations around the world. These include the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) and Muslim Aid Australia. They are all affiliated to the Jamaat-i-Islami movement and give donations to the Al-Khidmat Foundation in Pakistan. In February 2011, the British Deputy High Commissioner to...
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Interview with Jamil Ahmed, Chief, JATRI
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Interview with Navid Saleh, Nano Expert.
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CIVICUS Press Statement, Johannesburg, South Africa 9, September, 2010 Friends……………. Like many countries across the world, Indian Parliament has passed a law (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010) in late August that puts curbs on the activities of a vibrant civil society in India. The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010 is now awaiting the assent of...
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On June 23, 2009 in the Energy related round table conference at CIRDAP Auditorium, Dhaka, we made several recommendations to confront prevailing and emerging energy crisis. The round table was attended by the Energy Advisor of Prime Minister, current State Minister of Energy, some leading Parliamentarians, current Chairman of Petrobangla, Current and Past FBCCI...
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The first day of February, the beginning of the month in which the primary foundations of Bangladesh were launched in the year of 1952. It was the month and the day 21st of that month when our language was salvaged from the new-fangled regime’s foremost oppressive touches. It was the month and that devastating...
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