Bangladesh Budget 2013-14: Comments and Analysis June 8, 2013
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Reactions from different quarters are pouring in on the presented budget of the Finance Minister. Prothom Alo, a leading bangla daily used a phrase from the Budget speech of the FM and reported the budget as ‘of Indecent Hope’.Financial Express asked in its editorial ‘Is the proposed budget bloated?’. Daily Star reported the Budget as ‘Lavish Budget but Poor Plan’. (more…)
Bangladesh Budget 2013-14 June 7, 2013
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, ECONOMY.Tags: Bangladesh Budget 2013-14, Budget
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The Bangladesh Budget for 2013-14 has been announced in the parliament by Finance Minister AMA Muhith.Prime Minister Sk. Hasina was present in the session along with other ministers. But opposition was absent from the session.
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Budget in English: Full version
Budget in Bangla : Full version
Budget in Brief: English
Budget in Brief: Bangla
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US State Department Report on Terrorism June 2, 2013
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US State Department published its report on terrorism on different countries including Bangladesh where it praises Bangladesh for its anti-terrorism activities.
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All Public Meetings and Gatherings banned for a Month May 27, 2013
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH.Tags: democracy, political rights
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The Home Minister M K Alamgir had verbally declared ban on all public gathering in the capital of Bangladesh. Though the declaration is yet to get formal official endorsement, the statement is started to be implemented by the law-enforcers.
The idea is being protested by political opposition, human rights activists, citizen groups and independent experts.
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Grameen Companies under Scrutiny May 27, 2013
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Grameen companies, many of whom are joint ventures with the internationally renowned foreign companies like Danone, Viola are under scrutiny in Bangladesh. A commission specially formed to study the association of these companies with the Grameen Bank issued instruction to submit all their documents to the commission failing of which will be dealt seriously.
Link: the news
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Bangladesh and Amnesty International Report 2013 May 24, 2013
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The report of Amnesty International on human rights condition in Bangladesh is published that creates debate in Bangladesh.
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Opinion Survey on Current National Issues May 12, 2013
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH.Tags: Caretaker Government, opinion poll, Prothom Alo
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Prothom Alo, a leading Bangladesh national daily reported a opinion survey conducted by … .
The survey found that 90% of the people support caretaker government to conduct the next general election .
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End of May 5, End of Hefajat ? May 10, 2013
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH.Tags: Hefajat-e-Islam, Prothom Alo
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Did deadly night of 5th May draw a curtain on Hefajat-E-Islam ?
The leading Bangla Daily Prothom Alo made an observation-http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-05-09/news/350784
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May 5 and Hefajat-e-Islam May 8, 2013
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH.Tags: 5 May, Hefajat-e-Islam, Motijeel
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Hefajat-e-Islam as they declared about a month ago in their first congregation at Motijheel, Dhaka that they would seize Dhaka on 5th May. As a preparation of their target, they held Sirat Conferences in dozens of cities and towns of the country and also at the 5 entry points of the capital. Shahbag Projanmma, Ahle-Sunnat-a pro-govrenment religious group, AL and its student and youth wings declared to prevent the gathering. PM Sk. Hasina appealed the Hefajat leaders to drop their program, but they declined. (more…)
New Speaker and Making of History May 3, 2013
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Shirin Sarmin has been proposed by the the ruling party and accepted as the speaker in the Parliament after the past speaker Advocate Abdul Hamid became President of the Republic. (more…)
Savar Garments Tragedy: Whom to Blame ? April 27, 2013
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH.Tags: BGMEA, Disaster, garments, RAJUK, Savar tragedy
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A 9 storied building was collapsed on 24th April at 9 am in the morning at Savar that had 5 garments factory, markets, shops and a bank . A day back a major crack was identified in a pillar of the building. On that day, the garments workers 6000 in number were allowed to leave for that day, the shops were closed and the bank declared closed and vacated. The next day in the early morning the factory workers were forced to join the work on the plea by the building owner and garments managers that the crack was not fatal and there was no danger despite the fact that local experts and BGMEA asked them to keep the factories closed till the clearance from RAJUK and BUET are not available. (more…)
OIC Summit 1974, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Shah Aziz April 26, 2013
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH.Tags: OIC Summit 1974, Shah Azizur Rahman, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
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A talk show in ETV created a controversy in Bangladesh that has spilled over from electronic media to print media. These all begun when Shakhawat Hussain Bakul, a freedom fighter and an ex MP from opposition BNP claimed that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the first man who was responsible for rehabilitation of Shah Azizur Rahman, a prominent anti-liberation political leader who later became the Prime Minister under Ziur Rahman, founder of opposition BNP. (more…)
US Human Rights Report 2012 on Bangladesh April 22, 2013
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US Human Rights Report draws a grim picture of human rights situation in Bangladesh-
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2012/sca/204395.htm
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A Story is written and then deleted April 16, 2013
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH.Tags: টিভি ক্যামেরার সামনে মেয়েটি, Hasnat Abdul Hai, Prothom Alo, story
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A story written by Hasnat Abdul Hai in Prothom Alo, the leading Bangla daily in its Bangla New year supplement of 1420. Hasnat Abdul Hai is a prominent story writer and novelist. He was awarded with prominent national awards like Ekushey and Banglademy Awards. (more…)
An Editor is Arrested April 13, 2013
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH.Tags: Daily Amardesh, Mahmudur Rahman, press, press freedom
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Mahmudur Rahman is arrested. He was the editor of one of the leading daily newspaper ‘Amardesh’.
He entered into controversy by publishing ‘Skype conversation’ between a Chief judge of the War Crime Tribunal and a lawyer based in Belgium.Selective parts of the conversation was first published in ‘Economist’, the leading international weekly. (more…)
Radicalization of Politics April 12, 2013
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH.Tags: Hefajat-e-Islam, radicalization of politics
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The political scene in Bangladesh is being rapidly radicalized.
BNP, the main opposition party is out of street and virtually out of party office. Recent attempt of BNP to hold mass procession in the street was disrupted by cocktails, bullets and injuries followed by filing of criminal cases and arrests. The party meeting in front of BNP office was also disrupted by cocktails, firing and then followed by arrests of BNP leaders in massive numbers and case filed on criminal charges against them. (more…)
Bloggers, Atheism and Shahbag Movement April 10, 2013
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH.Tags: atheism, Blogging, Hefajat-e-Islam, Shahbag
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One of the current controversies in the socio-political arena of Bangladesh is the connection of atheist bloggers with the Shahbag Movement of the youth.
It is true that Shahbag Gonojagaran Mancha was initiated by some bloggers and online activists. The upsurge was against the verdict of life sentence pronounced on Abdul Kader Mollah that fell short of their expectation. (more…)
Hefajat-e-Islam, Long March, Observations and Speculations April 8, 2013
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH.Tags: Hefajat-e-Islam, long March
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Hefajat-e-Islam ultimately could hold the long march on 6th April, 2013 despite many uncertainties. Hartal for 24 hours and blockade of 22 hours were imposed 27 organizations that include Sectors commanders Forum, Gatak Dalal Nirmul Committee and United Cultural Front. All sorts of transport on the roads, railway trains and launches were closed down 12 hours before the hartal began. Shahbag Youth Movement declared to prevent the gathering in the capital and formed platforms at 5 points in the entry point of the capital.
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13 Points Demands of Hefazat-e-Islam April 6, 2013
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH.Tags: 13 points demands, Hefazat-e-Islam
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Hefazat-e-Islam is a new reality in the changing political context in Bangladesh. They first formed the platform in 2010 with Allama Shafi at its head, based at Hathazari in Chittagong. They then insisted on inclusion of Islam as the religion of state in the constitution of Bangladesh that was accepted by the Government.
Their presence again surfaced in March 2013 when they started protest against the bloggers for propagating atheism in their writings. They projected 13 points demands in a press conference as follows: (more…)
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