Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev attacked US plans to site an anti-missile system in Central and Eastern Europe saying that it was aimed at Russia and China and not Iran. You believe that (the system) will be used against Iran? No, the whole system is aimed against Russia and China, Gorbachev said in an interview […]
Call Centres in Bangladesh- Better late than never.
THE Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has done a few commendable jobs in recent months. It has addressed or at least tried to address some of the problems facing the country’s telecom sector and is now making a bid for creating facilities, otherwise having enormous potentials for engaging a large number of educated young men […]
Historical Guide: the Five Monumental Wonders in the U.S.A.
From the earliest times, humans have been builders. In part, this has been a celebration of a hard-won ascendancy over nature, but it has also been due to the need to express a deep-felt spiritual or emotional commitment, often inspired by a site’s beauty or its character. Such buildings have an inherent appeal that is […]
Nepal Government Maintaining Feudal Customs
Even after the sacrifices of more than 15,000 Nepali citizens for the sake of full-fledged democracy that can be free from feudal monarchy, the Nepal government has so far maintained all the feudal mechanisms in the country despite people’s pressures that they should be dismantled and replaced by people-oriented mechanisms. The major forces, previously active […]
Thin Skinned People….
Some months ago, I got a chance to see Deepa Mehta’s film titled “Water”. It is part of the trilogy of “Fire”, “Earth” and Water. The film had made news for two reasons- Deepa had courted controversy when “Fire” delved into lesbian relationships, and then “Water” began shooing the plight of child widows at Benares, […]
Zimbabwe: Is Dr. Simba Makoni a puppet?
by Ndesanjo Macha Is Dr. Simba Makoni, Zimbabwe’s former finance minister, a genuine contender for the presidential election in Zimbabwe or simply part of a political ploy to keep President Robert Mugabe in power? Is the electoral process in Zimbabwe ready for a free and fair elections? These are some of the hot issues and questions […]
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