Bangladesh vs South Africa Twenty20 World Championship 2007: Live Cricket Upd...

"Bangladesh team has already named their name as a giant killer against all team. And this young team again proves their name after defeating West Indies in the new format of world cup. Bangladesh team increases their defeating list with the new name of West Indies in their...

MILLIONS of people made homeless by flood in South Asia

"The number of people made homeless by flooding in north-east India and Bangladesh has risen to some 1.5 million, officials say. India's Assam state is suffering its third wave of floods this year, caused by heavy rains over the past four days. The army has evacuated 800,000...

Confessions of a Student Politician of Bangladesh

 Students have been exploited by the major political parties. They are the private armies of the civilian politicians: if a party rigs an election, the other party lets its goons loose on the streets, burning vehicles and people. The kids (yes, they are recruited that...

The Screws Tighten in Bangladesh: Former PM Zia Jailed

The military-backed current government continues to jail academics, former leaders, and impose strict curfews and restrictions on gatherings and speech. Hundreds of officers made a large display as former Prime...

Holy Cow! Cow Passports!

Please forgive me for classifying this one as a travel story but I couldn't resist it.  Border guards in India have decided to issue ID cards to cows as a way to combat rustling.  Each cow will be issued...

'Arsenic TimeBomb' facing the World

"About 140 million people, mainly in developing countries, are being poisoned by arsenic in their drinking water, researchers believe.The first signs that arsenic-contaminated water might be a major health issue emerged in the 1980s, with the documentation of poisoned...

"Limbs Flying Around": 42 Killed in India Bombing Linked to Terrorists

In yet another terrifying episode of politics-by-death, terrorists set off bombs in an amusement park and restaurant. The suffering of those killed, those injured, and those who lost loved ones is, to some, the way to make a political point.The seemingly-endless cycles of...

Our freedom from China

China invented the technology used by Europe to conquer the world: yet the Chinese could have done the same, but refrained. Here's a pacific society, crucified at the turn of the century by the most aggressive of...

Curfew in six Bangladesh cities

"An indefinite curfew is in force in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, and five other cities, to try to stop violent clashes between police and students. At least one person died and 100 others were hurt as rioting by students - who want an end to emergency rule - spread across...

Kandahar: 2 Canadians killed in Roadside Bomb

Brave Americans and Canadians are risking their lives for the protection of our families and way of life, God bless them."The Canadian vehicle hit a roadside bomb in the troubled Zhari district of southern...

Curfew in Bangladesh

"Curfew to start from 8 PM today, for an indefinite period. All universities closed down and students have been asked to vacate dormitories. "

Truth, and the freedom industry

This prophetic article was written in a moment of clairvoyance several years before the military takeover relieved our suffering: yet there was no "inspiration" behind it, but careful reasoning regarding the nature of culture, history, truth and corruption.

Four Years AFTER the Revolution

I have lived to see, first-hand, how an entire society goes mad, and loses all humanity…The personal is the political, and the choices we make in our everyday lives translate into  good or evil in the (supposedly distinct) public sphere. Whether misled by ambition, or...

60 years on: new India revels in superpower dreams

New Delhi (ANTARA News) - When India comes to celebrate a century of independence it will be as a superpower, a trading giant straddling the world, just next to China -- according to conventional wisdom. That may...

DEMOCRACY, ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY

 Larry Siedentop identifies democracy with Christianity. In so far as he equates civil society with Christianity, he would appear to be right. The conclusion follows that Islam and democracy are totally antithetical - and they are. (This doesn't mean that Muslim...

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