Aparna Ray

Rumana Manzur-A Grim Reminder of Domestic Violence

June 23, 2011
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Rumana Manzur-A Grim Reminder of Domestic Violence

On 5 June, 2011, Rumana Manzur, an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Dhaka University, became the victim of a horrific case of domestic violence when she was brutally attacked by her husband Hassan Syed, who allegedly beat her mercilessly, tried to gouge out her eyes and bit off part of her nose in…

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Bangladesh: Proposed International Airport Stumbles Over Environment Controversy

February 15, 2011
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Bangladesh: Proposed International Airport Stumbles Over Environment Controversy

This is the first of the two part series on the debate in Bangla blogosphere over the protests against the proposed international airport at Arial Beel, a low-lying vast wetland in the middle of Bangladesh. In August 2010, the government of Bangladesh endorsed an ambitious infrastructure project, namely the construction of a new, modern, world-class…

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Children Park – a type of real social business (example of MOON PARK & MOON HOUSE)

Moon Park (3)

      Children Park – a type of real social business (example of MOON PARK & MOON HOUSE) This was also published in The News Today 09 Dec 2010 and other blogs http://www.newstoday.com.bd/index.php?option=details&news_id=14376&date=2010-12-09 http://www.bdcomcn.com/English-Articles/children-park-a-type-of-real-social-business-of-moon-park-a-moon-house.html  http://bangladesh-web.com/view.php?hidRecord=343086    Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, of Bangladesh while addressing the prize giving ceremony of a painting competition at Dhaka…

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Digitizing Land Records to Combat Corruption in Bangladesh

September 19, 2010
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Digitizing Land Records to Combat Corruption in Bangladesh

There is a lot of hope riding on the effective use of ICT in the Land Management System of Bangladesh to usher in modernization, user-friendliness, transparency and accountability in this very important sector. Aparna Ray explains.

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Bloggers unearth the fake Taj Mahal scam

December 15, 2008
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Bloggers unearth the fake Taj Mahal scam

If you cannot visit the Taj Mahal at Agra (India) then the Taj Mahal will have to visit you in your home town. Since the last few days, we have been reading a curious and interesting piece of news from Bangladesh. Apparently it was first reported by AFP and then quickly picked up by the…

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