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Indo-Bangladesh Economic Relations
25 March 2013, by Muchkund DubeyEconomics has played a significant role in the bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh. The economic relations between the two countries have been multifaceted, embracing trade transactions, credit arrange-ments, joint ventures, transit (...) -
India-Bangladesh Energy Cooperation: Historic Newer Trends
25 March 2013by MAHENDRA P. LAMA
Energy security is emerging to be one of the most critical issues in the South Asia region. Disruption of power and other energy supplies can lead to serious crisis affecting both human (food, livelihood, employment and (...) -
Terrible Impact of Cold-blooded Massacres
25 March 2013, by Nikhil ChakravarttyThe following lines were written by N.C. fortyone years ago after his first visit to Dacca (as it was than spelled) following the liberation of East Pakistan and emergence of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. These constituted the first of his three-part ‘Dacca Jottings’ in Mainstream (February 1972). These lines bring out the enormity of the crimes committed by the Pak Army in East Pakistan after its crackdown on March 26, 1971 (which is currently observed as Bangladesh’s National Day), and just before its final surrender on December 16, 1971 in particular.
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Political Economy of Fundamentalism in Bangladesh
24 March 2013by ABUL BARKAT
Abstract: The genesis of Islam reveals the liberal and humanistic origin of Islam in East Bengal. But this liberal-humanistic Islam has turned into “Political Islam” mainly due to three major regressive transformations associated (...) -
What does the War Crimes Trial portend for the Future of Bangladesh?
24 March 2013by SMRUTI S. PATTANAIK
More than forty years after the independence of Bangladesh, the war crimes trial has assumed newer significance. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), that was formed in 2009 after four decades of waiting, has now (...) -
Two Poems
24 March 2013The following are two poems which were composed by leading figures in Bangladesh’s literary circles during the struggle for the country’s liberation in 1971. Shaheedulla Quaiser was killed by the anti-liberation forces just before Bangladesh’s (...) -
Italian Behaviour, Return of Terror in J & K
20 March 2013, by SCLate at night on March 11 the Italian Government refused to let the two marines (both Italian nationals)—accused of shooting and killing two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kerala on February 14, 2012 while sailing in the merchant ship Enrica (...) -
Demand for High-Level Judicial Probe into Bomb Blast in Odisha’s POSCO Area
20 March 2013The following is a press statement released at a press conference in Bhubaneswar on March 10, 2013.
A national-level fact-finding team consisting of civil liberties and democratic organisations and individuals visited Gobindapur and Dhinkia (...) -
Ravenshaw University, Odisha: Exploring the Essence of CSR
20 March 2013by Sreekutty Mohandas
By diluting its major stake in many areas, Privatisation has become a charmed policy of the Indian state, the underlying assumption being that the pace of development cannot be accelerated without giving free hand to (...) -
AFPSA: Misconceptions and Ground Realities
20 March 2013, by S G VombatkereSanjoy Hazarika [Ref. 1] and Walter Fernandes [Ref. 2] bring out the justifiable opposition to the AFSPA felt by people from our North-Eastern States where it was first imposed in 1958. The provocation for both articles is P. Chidambaram (PC, (...)
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