A decade or two ago, the only mechanism that an ordinary man or woman to talk was to gossip in the neighborhood pub, coffee shop or chai shop and hope that the conversation would be carried away beyond the walls of the coffee tables. There was little other opportunity to be heard unless one […]
U.S. Healthcare: Not What It Seems
There is something that all American politicians just don’t want to tell you, because they don’t even want to tell it to themselves when they look in the mirror: they are the problem, stupid. Specifically, they are the problem with one of the United States’ biggest societal problems: health care. Untold numbers of Americans are […]
Oscars round the corner!
If you think it’s too early to start sizing up the 2008 Oscar season, consider that it began earlier this fall at the Telluride and Toronto International Film Festivals. That’s where small specialty films like Sony Pictures Classics’ "The Counterfeiters" and Larry Charles and Bill Maher’s documentary "Religulous" made their North American debuts. Granted, […]
NRBs for more investment-friendly environment
Seminar-18 of the NRB conference was discussed about investment environment of Bangladesh. In this session three different paper was submitted by NRB experts. Nasim Ali, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of SBLI, USA, presented a paper on ‘Capital Market Development’ He said the NRBs think there are opportunities to go for successful ventures […]
Benazir and feminism
If anyone personified the feminist debate in Pakistan, it was Benazir Bhutto. Personally she challenged tradition, patriarchal norms and defied cultural boundaries. Politically her identity remained confined within the limits of male-defined politics, marital norms and religious faith. She kept her maiden name but also kept the dupatta. These contradictions made her simultaneously the repository […]
Non-Resident Bangladeshis Conference started
A three-day first Non-Resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) Conference-2007 has started in Dhaka today (December 27) aiming to engage expatriate Bangladeshi scholars in economic development of the country. About 1100 NRBs take part in the conference. During three days the NRB Conference 2007 will feature 20 seminars on 33 national and international issues including economics, development, information […]
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