Dhaka seeks sustained pressure on Myanmar

    Kabir Humayun: Bangladesh has emphasized continuous pressure on Myanmar government by the United States and the international community to stop the violence. The stress on Myanmar was sought when Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Mohammad Ziauddin discussed the matter with Senator Jeff Merkley (Democrat- Oregon), an influential member of the U.S. Senate Committee on…

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      The Most Beautiful Suicide

      Tarannum Sattar On May 12, 1947, a powerful picture taken by student photographer Robert Wiles, was published in a full page in life magazine. It still remains as one of the most famous after almost seven decades. The photograph was of Evelyn McHale, a 23 year old California girl, who had jumped off to death…

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        The Rampal Equation

        Sumaiya Kabir The Rampal Power Plant, a proposed coal based power plant dangerously close to the Sunderbans, has been fiercely opposed ever since the agreement to build it was signed in 2012. Although the proposed 1320 megawatt power plant will produce electricity using coal, an affordable and abundant energy source, the consequences of building the…

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          Zero chance for Imran Khan to become Pakistan PM: Bilawal Bhutto

          Hossen Sohel: In a latest reaction, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Bilawal Bhutto slammed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, saying the latter has zero chance of becoming the country’s next prime minister. Addressing a rally on Thursday, Bilawal said he is serving the masses and did not believe in “U-turns and showbaazi (dramas),” Dunyanews…

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