Begum Monnujan Sufian, the newly appointed state minister of Labour, came to Dhaka as a newly elected MP, and stayed at a hotel for Tk. 138 per night. She went to Bongobhaban for her oath ceremony from that hotel, and returned there as a newly minted state minister. As reported, she did not stay...
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Photo: Munir uz Zaman,Drik*NEWS. All the early editions are carrying the news in some shape or form that that the US justice department is requesting a court order to return the money paid out as bribes either in US dollars or went via US banking institutions. This includes at least portion of the Tk....
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Rajshahi University students organized a rally and formed a human chain demanding justice against the war criminals of the War of Liberation in 1971. Rajshahi, Bangladesh. November 10 2008. Photo by: Iqbal Ahmed, Rajshahi,Drik*NEWS. One of the major issues that influenced the Bangladeshi voters to vote massively in favour of the mahajote in Election...
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My day job, how I earn my living, is technology, and my passion is the effect of technology on society. As a result, I feel I am qualified to make the following statement: People can not eat bytes, and I can assure you that they will not care one little bit if Bangladesh is...
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by: Shafiqul Islam Kajol, DRIK News The difference between a man and an angel is that man make mistakes but angels don’t. If man did not make mistake then we may not have to come to earth from heaven. Those who do not learn from mistakes do not admit mistake and repent are fools....
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A group of people claiming to be part of the newly elected ruling political party attacked a home in the village of Khasitola in Sylhet District. They destroyed furniture and belongings of the residents and injured the inmates Asma Begum and her daughter Ashik Jonaki. In the post Parliamentary election period there have been...
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“Such a change in the cabinet is a reform more than the reforms the so-called reformists wanted to bring about except the minus two formula,” - Dr Akbar Ali Khan, Regulatory Reforms Commission Chairman
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Dear readers, please join in a live discussion on the new cabinet of Bangladesh. You can join the discussion in the comment section. Please keep your questions, concerns, thoughts coming. The most surprising name was Comrade Dilip Barua. People know about the honesty of Matia Chowdhury, Abdul Mal Abdul Muhit, Syed Ashraful Islam, Nurul...
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Okay, so we’ve got our freedom back, democracy restored, a brilliant election, shocking result, and positive attitude among general people. Not bad for some delicious starters, 2009! Now let’s see, the most talked issue since the beginning of year which is only 6-days old? Who’s going to be in the cabinet and show us...
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Photo: Shafiqul Islam Kajol, DRIK News A 31 member strong team of Ministers has taken oath at Bangabhaban. There are 23 full ministers and 8 state ministers. President Iajuddin Ahmed administered the oath ceremony which began at 6:45pm. The Daily Star has published the list of the Ministers: The ministers are Abul Maal Abdul...
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“It’s unbelievable that nearly 90 percent votes were cast in Monday’s polls, and that means a voter needed only 55 seconds to cast ballot.” – BNP office secretary Rizvi Ahmed Recently I was listening to a conversation that went something like this: 1. There are 35,000 polling stations in Bangladesh 2. There are 81...
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To form a cabinet will be public’s first litmus test for Sheikh Hasina. To the public, it will be the very morning that will show them the days of next five years. The cabinet has to be a discreet blend of old and young, experience and commitment, patriotism and skill. Politicians, bureaucrats, subject experts...
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Photo:Maitreyee Express,Dhaka-Calcutta train, by Subir Bhaumik. Awami League led Grand Alliance has won the parliamentary election in Bangladesh in 2008 with a landslide (¾th) majority. The party will soon form a new government which will have to shoulder massive responsibility of rebuilding the national economy. They are coming to power at an stage when...
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