Day: January 15, 2014

  Bangladesh’s recent elections succeed despite obstacles By Akramul Qader Congress Blog,  January 14, 2014, 02:00 pm The images from Bangladesh that have been broadcast around the world lately have not been pretty. The country’s opposition parties boycotted the recent Parliamentary elections and their thuggish supporters resorted to violence, arson and intimidation. Nevertheless, the government managed …

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The Story of an Inspirational Figure Rashid Askari dissects a biography of Bangladesh’s founder Published: 12:00 am Monday, January 13, 2014 The genre of biography has been undergoing lots of changes in terms of themes and styles ever since the publication of Boswell’s Life of Dr. Johnson(1791). While Boswell’s work is regarded as the finest …

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“Beast” warns US News Desk,  bdnews24.com Published: 2014-01-14 10:21:55.0 BdST Updated: 2014-01-14 19:57:59.0 BdST One of USA’s leading news websites, www.thedailybeast.com, has warned Washington against backing Islamists in Bangladesh yet again. It says the US should not repeat the mistake of 1971 when it backed Pakistan’s brutal military effort to suppress Bengali nationalist aspirations and ended up backing genocide. …

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Genocide and Justice in Bangladesh By Salim Mansur January 9, 2014 It seems in modern times that the post-colonial history of Muslim societies has been over-determined by violence in the name of religion. Bangladeshis, despite significant internal opposition from militant Muslims supported from the outside, have shown a preference for their secular culture, based on …

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January 14, 2014 Bangladesh’s Recent Election Succeeds despite Obstacles By Akramul Qader The images from Bangladesh that have been broadcast around the world lately have not been pretty. The country’s opposition parties boycotted the recent Parliamentary elections and their thuggish supporters resorted to violence, arson and intimidation. Nevertheless, the government managed to conduct elections that …

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