Archive for March, 2008
Friday, March 28th, 2008 1,175 views
HIGHER ECONOMIC TRAJECTORY
Bangladesh ready to rival Asia's mighty manufacturing hubs
By ERIC PRIDEAUX
Sure, the shipping distance from Japan to this sprawling industrial park might be great, and his trucks must sometimes compete with rickshaws and livestock on the crowded roads outside its walls.
But overall, Yasufumi Matsuo, executive director at Japanese electronic ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008 558 views
Malaysia Keen to Invest in Power Sector
Malaysia has shown deep interest to invest in power sector, construct the Dhaka-Chittagong Elevated Express Highway and recruit skilled Bangladeshi manpower. Malaysian High Commissioner in Dhaka Dato Abdul Malek bin Abdul Aziz said this at a press conference at the National Press Club in ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 1,015 views
Bangladesh C.bank says confidence lifting economy
DHAKA, Feb 11 (Reuters) - A recovery in business confidence is lifting Bangladesh's economic growth prospects as the country moves towards democratic elections due by the end of year, the central bank said in its quarterly report.
The report, seen by Reuters on Monday, said that ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 8,119 views
Who's Nora Ali?
If you are part of the Bangladeshi community in the USA then you should already know who this young lady is. However, for those who don't know, Nora Ali is an American born Bangladeshi who won the US title of American Junior Miss of 2007; besides her ...
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 1,383 views
This is a fairly old natok, it stars the famous Bangladeshi band "Black". The theme song for this natok is Arnob's famous song "Shey Je Boshe Ache". I actualy did the encoding myself for this video so excuse an errors of audio/video syncronization if you see any.
Also, as ...
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008 1,142 views
If you are a regular reader of this blog you probably have figured out by now that I'm a big fan of music. I listen to Bangla songs, English songs, and Hindi/Urdu songs, which I listen to the most. Music is a great medium to use to bring ...
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 832 views
As mentioned in my last post I always want to hear the view points of others weather their views are parallel or contradictory to mines. I found another article written by a desi, but this article deals with a Pakistani visiting Bangladesh. His visit doesn't deal with any ...
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 605 views
I'm an open-minded Bangladeshi and I always want to hear the opinions of others about Bangladesh. India has always been a major player to Bangladesh's politics, economy, and history; and therefore, I read Indian blogs often. The following article about Bangladesh caught my attention and I want my ...
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Sunday, March 16th, 2008 1,611 views
India has their Bollywood and Bangladesh has her natoks, in various subjects reflecting the reality of Bangladesh. From now on I will try to post natoks often. Most of the good natoks are shown on Eid or after Eid. Enjoy Ekjon Projibi, an Eid natok from December ...
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Friday, March 14th, 2008 635 views
First let me tell you NO, I'm not on drugs, nor I am drunk for writing the title. Some may think that I'm a Bengali nationalist, the truth is I'm not, I'm a patriot and there is a big difference between nationalism and patriotism.
The columnist Sydney Harris says:
Patriotism is ...
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