Dear members & readers, Will it be easy for the Indian government to prove that there are indeed 20 million Bangladeshis living in India? Kuldip Nayar does not...
** Note from Moderator, BangladesherDak ** Conflicting signals are being received from India as the push-in controversy continues to bedevil observers, and...
Dak Bangla
Feb 1, 2003 12:25 pm
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[From the Moderation Desk: Shetubondon extends a warm welcome to Ms. Nasrine R. Karim. Ms. Karim is a resident of Bangladesh. She is the Secretary General for ...
Nasrine R. Karim
Feb 1, 2003 7:42 pm
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Salam and greetings. Read the following news about a rather disturbing development. Whenever you send or present documents to the INS or any other official...
Ever wonder why.... ...why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin? ...why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed? ...why you don't ever...
Salam and greetings. Democide is a less common terminology. It means "murder by government." As Prof. Rummel explains in "Democide versus Genocide: Which is...
Dear members & readers, Even though the West is worried over Islamic fundamentalism, the Hindu nationalists in India seem to be stirring up a murderous...
Bdesh_Bishwa comments: It is an official explanation that the Indian army will be trained to fight militants in Kashmir, but in light of news items such as ...
** Note from Moderator, BangladesherDak ** Just like anywhere else in the world shock has registered all across Bangladesh following the Columbia space shuttle...
Dak Bangla
Feb 3, 2003 9:39 pm
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The following piece appeared in the daily News International, Islamabad on Sunday 2 Feb 2003, which according to many is worth reading. - Sayef Hussain ... ...
Dear members & readers, Greetings. The comparative in the essay below, of President Bush, Jr. and Adolph Hitler, may appear preposterous. If by comparing a...
** Note from Moderator, BangladesherDak ** In what has become a routine exercise since the push-in bids of Bengalee speaking Indian citizens into Bangladesh...
Dak Bangla
Feb 4, 2003 11:31 am
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REVIEW: In the silence of the night Reviewed by N. Romasa Saratchandra Chattopadhyay is a master story teller. Reading his writing is like listening to a flute...
It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting medical studies. 1a) The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the...
[Excerpt: "The militant and pro-Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami has 17 elected members in the Bangladesh Parliament and two Ministers in the new Government. The JeI ...
Dak Bangla
Feb 4, 2003 11:41 am
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Dear members & readers, Is anyone aware of this "provisional" Hindu Republic in the Chittagong hills? Launching an armed struggle? Partition of Bangladesh? The...
For details on this report, please visit http://www.drishtipat.org/appeal/pushin.htm STRANDED HUMAN BEINGS OF NO MAN'S LAND ... Background: In January 2003,...
Bdesh_Bishwa comments: Is it necessary for the world's lone superpower to offer more evidence than "Iraq is hiding weapons"? Must President Bush work more...
[Excerpt: "The BSF men have compelled 213 Bengali speaking Indian nationals of 37 families including 80 children to sit down on the zero line under open sky...
Dak Bangla
Feb 5, 2003 8:10 am
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A State Of Educated Ignorance Sylvia Mortoza The people of this country were never greedy and were, like the vast majority of human beings everywhere, decent,...
Salam and greetings. One might think that genocides take place in backward, underdeveloped, uncivilized countries in most cases WITHOUT any involvement of the...
Brazen Hindutva and Bangladesh M. Rashiduzzaman The BJP has taken full advantage of the Congress Party's disarray by winning 126 of 181 seats in the Gujarat...
Peace be unto you all. Oprah is doing a pair of shows about the pro-war and anti-war movements this Thursday & Friday. She has a poll at her website which...
** Note from Moderator, BangladesherDak ** A brief note on the economy of Bangladesh, made my Bertil Lintner of "Cocoon of Terror" infamy, appears in the Far...
Dak Bangla
Feb 6, 2003 11:47 am
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Dear respected readers: Here is an interesting news item with a few highlights. 1. Speaking about English, Kazi Golam Mahbub called for putting more importance...
"Native American Muslims"..... Pretty AMAZING. Check it out. Nasrine Native American Muslims The Message, July 1996 My name is Mahir Abdal-Razzaaq El and I am...
Nasrine R. Karim
Feb 6, 2003 12:09 pm
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** Note from Moderator, BangladesherDak ** Amidst mounting speculation the snake charmers held in the Indian side of the border have 'vanished'. While...
Dak Bangla
Feb 6, 2003 12:25 pm
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Dear respected readers: Journalist SALEEM SAMAD strikes back! Source: TIME ASIA February 10, 2003 Below are a few highlights, followed by the full article. 1....
In response to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shetubondhon/message/5026 About 3 years ago I had the opportunity to attend a lecture by Dr. Karim who presented...
I hope Mr. Muhuri's family will find some solace in this judgement. I welcome the verdict. However, I feel disgusted by the way this case was politicized by...