Formation of the enquiry committee and its scope1. The enquiry committee formed with former secretary Anis-uz-Zaman as its chairman and comprising of 12 members started its work with the responsibility of unearthing the background and cause of the BDR mutiny at Pilkhana on February 25 and 26, other related matters and make recommendations.2. The enquiry committee visited the BDR headquarters and related installations and recorded statements of 107 people, including army officials and BDR members present at Pilkhana during the incident, members...
May 28, 2009
No To Tipaimukh Dam
(Also published in Global Voices Online)The Tipaimukh Hydroelectric Project is being constructed near the confluence of Barak and Tuivai rivers, in Manipur, India and within 100km of Bangladesh border. Costing Rs 6,351 crore ($1.35 billion) the 164 meter high dam will have a firm generation capacity of 401.25MW of electricity. While Hydroelectric projects are typically considered greener than other power generation options in short term, it has significant...
May 25, 2009
Congratulations!!!
I learned via Facebook that a fellow Bangladeshi blogger Ishtiaque Khan has recently got engaged. Congratulations Ishtiaque and long live Facebook...
May 24, 2009
Cyclone Watch: Tropical Cyclone Two Alias 'Aila'
Image courtesy Weather UndergroundThe cyclonic storm Two alias "Aila" will make a landfall tomorrow noon.From Joint Typhoon Warning Center: 241500Z POSITION NEAR 18.7N 88.4E.TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 02B (TWO), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 255 NM SOUTH OF KOLKATA, INDIA, HAS TRACKED NORTHWARD AT 03 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. [..] THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO ACCELERATE NORTHWARD AND SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL NEAR TAU 24. [..] TC 02B IS LOCATED WITHIN A FAVORABLE...
May 22, 2009
Gone in 42 Seconds!
Last Day Dream [HD] from Chris Milk on Vimeo.A man watches his life pass before ...
May 21, 2009
TEDIndia Fellows Program
The TED Conference is now accepting applications for 100 TEDIndia Fellows to participate in the TEDIndia Conference in Mysore, India. Approximately 75% of the Fellows will represent the South Asian region, and 25% will represent other regions of the world. For information about how to apply please visit this and this page. The deadline is June 15, 2009.(Watch the high-res version he...
May 20, 2009
How MPs spend your money?
The above is a burning question which I always want to ask the lawmakers of Bangladesh. But probably I will never know because they will never disclose it.But we can provide an example for them. Raymond (Mong) Palatino is my colleague at Global Voices and the President of the Kabataan (Youth) Party and a new member of the House of Representatives in the Philippines. He is younger than me (only 29 years) and father of two kids. And he is the first...
May 17, 2009
Blogging For A Cause: Support Global Voices Advocacy
Global Voices Advocacy is a project of Global Voices Online which seeks to build a global anti-censorship network of bloggers and online activists throughout the developing world that is dedicated to protecting freedom of expression and free access to information online.There are so many blogs and causes online, but at Global Voices we feel it's important for bloggers to stick together and support each other when bloggers in many countries still...
May 15, 2009
Guest Post: Globalization in the Third World
By Ashley BrooksGlobalization has caused the international world to become much closer together, negating the many oceans that separate countries from each other. International institutions such as the UN or World Bank have extended out to almost every country, slowly tightening the mold for a global world order, so that even third-world countries now have a chance to be heard and a forum upon which to speak out. Previously, many countries have been mildly overlooked as the western nations have risen up and dominated the global sphere over the...
May 12, 2009
Its About Time
The Bangladesh Foreign minister has asked Pakistan to apologize for the genocide during the the Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971 by Pakistan Army. She stressed that Islamabad should take millions of stranded Pakistanis back and settle disputed resources claims.Some people say that Pakistan has already done so. But this is not true. In a visit to Bangladesh in 2002, then Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf expressed regrets for the '1971 events' during the War of Liberation, shifted the blame for genocide from Pakistan's armed forces:"Your...
May 11, 2009
Pakistan explained
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May 10, 2009
Crying Wolf?
Terror and militancy is a burning threat in all of the South Asian countries. Many terrorist outfits operate in this region and sometime their operations are cross border. The four month old new Bangladesh government has been tough with the militants, but the efforts are not enough considering the lack of infrastructure and training of the security agencies. However a section of people are propagating otherwise that the government is over stressing the case of Islamic terrorism.The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief on Saturday...
May 09, 2009
May 04, 2009
Gadgets & Gizmos
Germans love technology. You will find the use of technology everywhere and there is a tendency to introduce more and more technologies without keeping in mind that too much of it can complicate things. One of our guests came out of a city toilet (which runs a cleaning program after each visit) in panic that there was a sign that the door can open automatically after a certain time. The time (20 minute) was enough but there was something in the thought...
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