friday, May 9, 2008
Baishakh 26, Jamadiul Awal 3, 1429 Hijri

 

Editor : Colonel Mahmud ur Rahman Choudhury(Retd)

 
  SC sanctions trial under EPR after 3 months’ stalemate » Media Under Pressure » Price escalation leaves 30m hungry » Myanmar survivors emerge desperate for help » Suu Kyi’s party for urgent aid in Myanmar » Foreign investors hesitate to make long-term investment » Toyota expects its first drop in annual profits » Mobile telephone boosts GDP growth, say experts » Bid to export coal, gas protested » BKSP wins Junior Athletics title » Gavaskar quits as ICC cricket panel chief

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 SC sanctions trial under EPR after 3 months’ stalemate
Tk 3 crore extortion case against Hasina and others
 

                       Sheikh Hasina        

Azam J Chowdhury


The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has sanctioned trial of the Tk 3 crore extortion case against Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana  .......(More)



Media Under Pressure

The topic I am going to touch upon is not as innocuous as the heading for this commentary. In an independent Bangladesh the media - in its various  .......(More)
 


US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, US State Department Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Dell L Dailey and Foreign Secretary Touhid Hossain brief the journalists on Thursday. Photo: PID



Price escalation leaves 30m hungry  

Abnormal price escalation has increased the number of hungry people to 30 million-up by 50 percent from the previous level, said speakers .......(More)   

 Other Headlines

» Myanmar survivors emerge desperate for help   
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Suu Kyi’s party for urgent aid in Myanmar   
» Foreign investors hesitate to make long-term investment 
» Toyota expects its first drop in annual profits
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Mobile telephone boosts GDP growth, say experts
» Bid to export coal, gas protested
» BKSP wins Junior Athletics title 
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Gavaskar quits as ICC cricket panel chief  

 

 

Analysis

The Unsolved Question: Human-Nature Relationship

Humanity is a major force in global change and shapes ecosystem dynamics from local environment to the biosphere as a whole. Moderate United Nations projections for the growth of the world population and consumption show humanity using double the bio-productivity of the planet by 2050. Reaching this level of consumption may be impossible, however, as the natural capital being .......(More) 


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Effecting Reconciliation

A
nnouncing May 12 as the date for judges' restoration, Mian Nawaz Sharif confirmed one of the sticking points had been resolved; judges inducted because of PCO-2 would remain in the Supreme Court (SC) and the Provincial High Courts. Mian Sahib said he had agreed only so that those affected adversely by PCO-2 could be restored to the Benches. A constitutional amendment is necessary, among other things to raise the number .......(More)