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Momma's boy

sushanta d. posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 2:39 pm
The universe is again in balance. The deep disturbance in the cosmic force we felt has diminished, and we hear the birds signing. The dark cloud of decency and lawfulness that was threatening to envel...
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All That Glitters is Not Gold

sushanta d. posted an article on - Nov 7, 2009, 11:11 pm
People seem to be happy with the assurance of the key persons of Bangladesh energy sector management to the Bangladesh media that there will be no energy crisis in the country by 2012. Natural gas pro...
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Bangladesh: Chinese Pressure Censors Tibet Exhibition In Dhaka

sushanta d. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 1:26 pm
Poster Of Tibet Photography Exhibition Students for a Free Tibet, Bangladesh (SFTBD), the Bangladesh chapter of the Students for a Free Tibet organization, in partnership with Drik Bangladesh, has or...
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Bangladesh And The Illusion Of Freedom

sushanta d. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 1:23 pm
A funny thing happened on the way to the exhibition. On Sunday, Bangladeshi police descended upon Drik Gallery in Dhaka to prevent the launch of a photo exhibition on Tibet. BDNews24 reports: Dhaka,...
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Bangladesh's sovereignty and China

sushanta d. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 12:04 pm
Since the independence of Bangladesh until the 1990s, Bangladeshi citizens could not travel to Taiwan. The passports clearly stated: “Valid for all countries of the world except Israel and Taiwa...
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Leaning on Friendly Nations

sushanta d. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 11:53 am
“You speak good Chinese”, said Qian Kaifu, Cultural Councellor of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Bangladesh. A soft-spoken elderly gentleman. Standing beside him was a quiet, s...
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BNP leadership implicated in Aug 21 pre-meditated Murders

sushanta d. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 10:11 pm
First, a question to the journalists in Bangladesh. On August 21, 2004, 22 people died in a grenade attack at a AL meeting. The wife of the current president of Bangladesh was one of the victims. Hund...
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Bangladesh Genocide Conference at Kean University

sushanta d. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 7:47 am
(Click image to see all photos from the conference) Last Sunday (18th of October, 2009) I attended a conference on the Bangladeshi Genocide. It was organized by the Human Rights Institute and the Ban...
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Grid Lock Dhaka – Some Suggestions

sushanta d. posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 4:03 am
Australia is more than two times larger than India. India is about 20 times larger than Bangladesh. Yet Australia has only a population of 21 million, while our Dhaka has a population of about 15 mill...
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Offshore Drilling – Unnecessary Controversy

sushanta d. posted an article on - Sep 23, 2009, 11:08 am
The Bangladesh Government has proceeded to conclude production sharing contracts (psc) of offshore drilling with two international oil companies (IOC) after a transparent approval process. A portion o...
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Is Bangladesh Education Policy 2009 a mirror to build a holistic individual?

sushanta d. posted an article on - Sep 18, 2009, 6:36 am
Education agenda is one of the main schemas for every political party in Bangladesh as well as many countries across the world. This agenda is always politicized by the politicians and the party. It i...
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A star lost

sushanta d. posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 1:46 am
Shah Abdul Karim. Image from Wikipedia public domain Baul Shomrat (king) Shah Abdul Karim passed away on the September 11th, 2009. I had the privilege of listening to him singing many years ago and I...
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Swine Flu!

sushanta d. posted an article on - Sep 10, 2009, 12:29 pm
News: A three-month-old infant died of Swine Flu last Thursday, pushing the official death count from the H1N1 virus to two in Bangladesh. Total 311 swine flu cases were detected so far. Some 46 ch...
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Bangladesh Surrendering To A Hungry Sea

sushanta d. posted an article on - Sep 6, 2009, 10:55 pm
By 2025 one-thirds of Bangladesh is set to disappear under water. Tropical cyclones formed in the Bay of Bengal and accompanied storm surges take the highest human toll in the country. Between the mel...
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Investment Crunch in Bangladesh..

sushanta d. posted an article on - Sep 5, 2009, 11:41 am
Bangladesh needs massive investments in almost all sectors and the sad fact is that the country is now experiencing serious investment crunch. 35 Thousand crore taka in country’s commercial banks is...
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Why, Madam Home Minister?

sushanta d. posted an article on - Sep 5, 2009, 11:08 am
You are not Ershad’s home minister. You are not the head of some thuggish student movement. You are not the caretaker government that sent the Army to Dhaka University and faught with the studen...
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Energy Crisis – The Way Out

sushanta d. posted an article on - Aug 29, 2009, 1:31 pm
... GTCL to undertake pigging of pipelines in N-S corridor and A-B Pipeline before December 2009. This will definitely improve pressure profile significantly. On-stream pigging is not rocket science...
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The Lion In Winter

sushanta d. posted an article on - Aug 29, 2009, 12:47 pm
When we were being silenced, he lent us his voice. When we found freedom, he came to us. A generation later I want to say thank you. Today Senator Edward Kennedy took a courageous stand against the ...
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Thank you, Edward Moore Kennedy

sushanta d. posted an article on - Aug 27, 2009, 3:04 am
For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die. Like a childhood friend and mentor who has drifted apart b...
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15th August and Khaleda Zia's birthday

sushanta d. posted an article on - Aug 20, 2009, 12:43 am
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Photo by W Hasan, DRIK News Dear Mrs. Zia: We hailed your kind gesture when you paid your respects to Dr. Wazed Miah by visiting Sheikh Hasina’s residence. Even t...
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Making Dhaka Free from Chaos

sushanta d. posted an article on - Aug 20, 2009, 12:34 am
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh has grown into a busy city of near about 11 million people and the city covers almost 816 square kilometers. The city is one of cities of highest population growth in ...
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CNG Sector Running Into Crisis

sushanta d. posted an article on - Aug 11, 2009, 3:41 am
A trawler carrying sand down the River Turag hit the underwater gas pipe line of Titas Gas causing a huge fire in the river. For this reason many areas in Dhaka suffered from insufficient supply gas f...
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Bangladesh, India: Tipaimukh Dam And Transparency

sushanta d. posted an article on - Aug 9, 2009, 9:46 am
Image courtesy Subir Bhowmik Our previous report on the damaging aspects of the Tipaimukh Hydroelectric Project and protests against it generated much reader response. This post has updates on the si...
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Mega Power Generation Plan: Ambitious And Unrealistic

sushanta d. posted an article on - Aug 9, 2009, 9:22 am
The Shikalbaha Power Plant was shut down on 17th July, just after 20 days it started generating electricity. The productivity of two barge-mounted plants of the three plants totaling 116 MW power gene...
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Gas Supply Crisis in Dhaka

sushanta d. posted an article on - Jul 27, 2009, 6:56 am
Some Bangladeshi media reports indicate that some areas of Dhaka metropolis are experiencing natural gas draught. Small & medium scale industries, CNG filling stations in Dhaka suburbs and adjoining a...
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AL Council: Celebration and Expectation

sushanta d. posted an article on - Jul 22, 2009, 1:47 am
Photo: Thousands of Awami League supporters attended the pre-election AL meeting at Paltan ground today in order to meet their leader Sheikh Hasina who delivered her speech from behind a bulletproof g...
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Tigers Made Us Proud Again

sushanta d. posted an article on - Jul 22, 2009, 1:06 am
Roaring Royal Bengals put Bangladesh brightly in the world map once again. White washing a country with rich Cricket tradition -West Indies in their own backyard by young enterprising Bengal tigers is...
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General Moeen: Could He Be The Next Dictator?

sushanta d. posted an article on - Jul 2, 2009, 5:48 am
General Moeen U Ahmed, then chief of Bangladesh Army handed over formal papers to a poor man of the dairy firm project at Gaibandha Ansar Institute. Gaibandha, Bangladesh. November 27 2007 Image by: ...
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