Headlines for January 3, 2009

January 3, 2009
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BDNews24.com: AL, allies take oath on Saturday Battle for presidency heats up 2 BCL men arrested at DU hall over factional fight BNP will help as opposition if govt wants: Delwar BNP concedes defeat The Daily Star: Impartial anti-graft drive to continue: Hasina tells visiting UN team Sheikh Hasina’s acid test: The first cabinet...
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Video Blog: FM Culture

January 2, 2009
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Directed by Md. Nabil, Edited by Kamrul Hasan Courtesy: YouTube user mn007
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A Nation At Last: Biharis are Bangladeshi now

January 2, 2009
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A Nation At Last: Biharis are Bangladeshi now

“37 years of my life have been spent in Bangladesh. Pakistan did not keep its promise, so why should I not myself call a Bangladeshi.” Parvin Begum, Geneva camp of Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo- Noor Alam, DRIK News
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Voting is a right

January 2, 2009
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“The thing I found most interesting was that there were definitely more women voters than men voters. I spoke to one voter called Rahima who was carrying a tiny baby. She told me that she was suffering from a leg injury and she had a small child but she was still adamant about voting....
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Election Special: December 31, 2008 Headlines

January 1, 2009
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BDNews24.com: Parliament to decide CG legitimacy: Hasina Hasina to attack poverty, offers opponents key role Vote reflects people’s will: EU observers Foreign observers rate elections fair, credible: NDI BNP workers are under attack, alleges Rizvi The Daily Star: Strategically Speaking: Time for introspection, not rejection Accept polls results to strengthen democracy Foreign observers urge...
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BNP’s Claim Of Polls ‘Blueprint’ Negated By Commonwealth

December 31, 2008
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“We don’t have any evidence of election engineering. I believe that other national and international observers also did not find such evidence. Our hope is that winner and losers will work together for the country.” – Head of the Commonwealth election observer group Cassam Uteem
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Sheikh Hasina in a press conference

December 31, 2008
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Sheikh Hasina in a press conference

Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, in her first public speech on after her election victory, urged all parties to work together for the betterment of Bangladesh stressing the role of the opposition in future governance. Dhaka, Bangladesh. December 31 2008 Photo- Munira Morshed Munni, DRIK News
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Democracy Returns To Bangladesh

December 31, 2008
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Democracy Returns To Bangladesh

Photo: Munem Wasif, DRIK News. A Muslim majority country of over 150 million people just held a high-turnout peaceful democratic election. The secular Awami League won a landslide victory in Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections and is poised to send back to power Sheikh Hasina – one of two women who have led Bangladesh in the...
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Election Special: December 30, 2008 Headlines

December 31, 2008
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BDNews24.com: Khaleda stops short of rejecting results Hasina looks to work with opposition 2 dead, dozens injured countrywide in ‘poll reprisals’, clashes Work for smooth handover: IRI Rangamati fares highest ‘No’ votes Hijras see a better tomorrow The Daily Star: Poll stage managed, not acceptable: Khaleda BNP at lowest ebb: Wiped out of Dhaka,...
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Victory is a political fiction

December 31, 2008
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Victory is a political fiction

A cartoon by Arifur Rahman
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Landslide Is Not A Mandate For One-party Anarchy

December 31, 2008
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Landslide Is Not A Mandate For One-party Anarchy

Awami League (AL) supporters celebrate after election results have been opened unofficially. Grand alliance led by AL acquires two third majority while other parties and alliances have obtained only few seats. by: A H Arif, DRIK News Decades ago, Sylhet municipality (before it became a city corporation) had an admittedly crazy candidate for the...
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Appointment By The People, For The People

December 31, 2008
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Replies from the people of Bangladesh regarding the application for the Prime Minister position in Bangladesh. Appointment Letter: To: Sheikh Hasina Wazed C/O AL Dear Mrs. Wazed: Congratulations. We are happy to inform you that your employment application for the position of Prime Minister of Bangladesh has been accepted.
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Peoples’ Verdict

December 30, 2008
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“People never erred in taking decisions in the past; it was the same this time. They’ve rejected the dishonest and corrupt people in a free and fair election,” – home adviser MA Matin.
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