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Weekly, Saturday 13 April 2013
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M. Shahidul Islam - The politics of religion and blasphemy in Bangladesh
Shimul Chaudhury - The Iraq War: Ten years of US crimes against humanity
Sara Flounders - The so called ‘guardians’ of faith
Shahriar Feroze - Jamaat hold on Bangla broken for good
Zafar Sobhan - Journey without a visible end
Faisal Rahim - ‘Shahbag Movement’ and War Crimes Trial in Bangladesh: Where Is the Country Heading to?
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Politics
Ivy, Shamim to be quizzed over mayhem in N’ganj
Action will be taken against those party men who are tarnishing the image of the party through brewing violence in public places. Details »»
National
EC suspends DNCC by-polls following HC order
The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday suspended all proceedings of the election to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Details »»
Metro
Chief Justice cleans garbage
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha cleaned garbage at the Supreme Court premises and vowed to keep the city clean and pollution free. Details »»
Business
Telenor closes down online platform ekhanei.com in Bangladesh
Telenor, the parent company of market leader mobile operator Grameenphone, is shutting down its online classifieds marketplace ekhanei.com in Bangladesh Details »»
Entertainment
Apu alone at divorce arbitration
Apu BiswasActress Apu Biswas appeared at the divorce arbitration alone. Following Shakib Khan’s divorce notice, both Shakib and Apu Details »»
Sports
Tigers beat Zimbabwe by 8 wickets in Tri-Nation series
Tigers beat Zimbabwe by 8 wickets in Tri-Nation series
Tamim Iqbal’s unbeaten fifty guided Bangladesh to a comfortable 8 wickets victory over Details »»
World
Wanted terrorist Abdullah Al-Qalaf killed in eastern Saudi Arabia
Saudi security men shot dead a Saudi national accused of carrying out a number of terrorist crimes after he opened fire on them on Monday evening Details »»
Sci-Tech
Govt. issues advisory on massive global cyber attack
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division on Tuesday issued an emergency advisory on a rampaging ransomware virus that emerged across the globe on Friday. Details »»
Literature
142th death anniversary of Michael Madhusudan Dutt
The 142nd death anniversary of Michael Madhusudan Dutt, one of the greatest poets in Bangla literature today. Many poets, Details »»
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