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1 week ago | 
dhakacourier.com.bd | Enayetullah Khan |Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai
The proceedings of the National Consensus Commission, the apex body sitting on top of all the different reform commissions formed by the interim government, were always going to emerge as the most critical exchanges during our transition back to democracy, that was triggered by last year's monumental July Uprising.
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2 weeks ago | 
dhakacourier.com.bd | Enayetullah Khan |Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai
The much-anticipated meeting between BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh, has served to settle nerves among Bangladeshis worldwide.
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2 weeks ago | 
dhakacourier.com.bd | Enayetullah Khan |Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai
The just-concluded Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, named after the eponymous hotel which is also the dialogue's venue, is an annual security forum that brings together defence ministers and other senior officials from around Asia and beyond the continent. This year's dialogue stood out for what it was not.
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2 weeks ago | 
dhakacourier.com.bd | Enayetullah Khan |Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai
Air crashes are inherently international incidents, and the emotions they evoke are nothing if not universal.
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4 weeks ago | 
dhakacourier.com.bd | Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai
Honorary Consul of Ireland in Bangladesh and Cosmos Group Deputy Managing Director Masud Jamil Khan and his wife Kate Jaro Khan hosted a reception on Sunday evening at their residence in the capital's Baridhara, welcoming a visiting delegation from Irish Aid. The reception brought together diplomats, development professionals, civil society representatives, and prominent figures from various sectors.
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4 weeks ago | 
dhakacourier.com.bd | Enayetullah Khan |Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai
As we approach World Environment Day on June 5th, with its urgent call to "End Plastic Pollution," and World Ocean Day on June 8th, rallying us to "Catalyze Action for Our Ocean and Climate," I find myself reflecting on the delicate balance between humanity and nature. The Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage site, embodies this balance like no other place.
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4 weeks ago | 
dhakacourier.com.bd | Haya Panjwani |Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai
The following episode of The Story Behind the AP Story contains sound and descriptions that some listeners may find graphic or violent. Listener discretion is advised. Haya Panjwani, host: In the summer of 2020, as the world was just beginning to grasp the COVID-19 pandemic, a video surfaced that would spark a movement like no other.
Aaron Morrison, editor: So, on May 25, 2020, George Floyd, who was a Black man from Houston, Texas, was in Minneapolis where he'd moved to find job opportunities.
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4 weeks ago | 
dhakacourier.com.bd | Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai
The Border Security Force of India pushed 82 more people into Bangladesh through the borders in Sylhet and Sunamganj on Wednesday (May 28). Of them, 52 were pushed in through three border points under Jaintapur upazila in Sylhet district and 16 through a border point under Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj, according to the Border Guard Bangladesh and police officials.
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4 weeks ago | 
dhakacourier.com.bd | Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai
Elon Musk is leaving his US government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. His departure, announced Wednesday evening, marks the end of a turbulent chapter that included thousands of layoffs, the evisceration of government agencies and reams of litigation. Despite the upheaval, the billionaire entrepreneur struggled in the unfamiliar environment of Washington, and he accomplished far less than he hoped.
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4 weeks ago | 
dhakacourier.com.bd | Umran Chowdhury |Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai
The reform agenda of the interim government has the potential to lay the groundwork which can benefit a democratically-elected government in the future. In addition to the various reform commissions which have prepared reports for constitutional, administrative and human rights reform, the interim government is also implementing measures to restore financial discipline in the banking sector.
