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

October 31, 2010
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      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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How Much Potato Does the Daily Star Think We Need?

May 14, 2008
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The week of April 20th-26th, 2008 will not be remembered as the Daily Star’s finest. Now, I know there are some of you who never thought much of this paper, and I am not just referring to fringe elements. But the truth is that the Daily Star once did its job, that of holding government…

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Bangladesh Zeitgeist Watch: The Rise of the Aloo

April 30, 2008
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Lying there, half-immersed in curry sauce, ignored by those looking for meat, the aloo has been a much-neglected vegetable indeed. Until now that is. The Knight of the Order of the Aloo rode in on horseback, his armour - polished by the spittle of a thousand supporters - shining in the deltaic sun! All to…

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Forum does an April fool piece in March

April 2, 2008
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I was annoyed when some Bangladeshi journalist thought it worth his while to ask Kissinger about the “bottomless basket”/ “international basketcase” remark. But when I saw this article in March’s Forum, my annoyance turned to utter astonishment! I urge every reader to read the article for themselves before reading my blog post.

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The Irony of Being Naya Diganta

March 23, 2008
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s Jyoti Rahman pointed out, Naya Diganta was one of the few papers to carry the news about the torture report issued by HRW. I have already discussed certain aspects of the interrogations transcripts. Yet another that obviously caught my attention was the almost exclusive focus on India throughout. I don’t know if this was…

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