Yet in the longer term, Bangladeshis’ latest suffering may give strength to a general feeling that democracy should be restored.
2. An election is scheduled for December next year. .....It may well be postponed.
3.Bangladesh would be a hard case to govern
Read latest Economist piece:
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Donate rice for free to Bangladesh's Sidr survivors
Many people are donating for the cyclone-affected peoples of Bangladesh.
Besides donating money directly, you can also donate rice indirectly for the poor people.
For this free rice donation, you don’t have to pay anything from your pocket. Just play an on-line vocabulary game and the rice would be donated from the site’s advertisers to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP).
A portion of the rice will eventually come to Bangladesh because United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is providing foods for the cyclone effected peoples of Bangladesh.
Please visit: http://www.freerice.com to play the game and donate rice.
Besides donating money directly, you can also donate rice indirectly for the poor people.
For this free rice donation, you don’t have to pay anything from your pocket. Just play an on-line vocabulary game and the rice would be donated from the site’s advertisers to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP).
A portion of the rice will eventually come to Bangladesh because United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is providing foods for the cyclone effected peoples of Bangladesh.
Please visit: http://www.freerice.com to play the game and donate rice.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Are we seeing future of Bangladesh here?
This picture is from a multi-national peacekeeping exercise carried out in Rajendrapur Cantonment in 2002. The Bangladesh Army hosted this nine-nation exercise dubbed “SHANTEE DOOT” (ambassador of peace). The other participating countries were: India, Mongolia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and the United States.
Begum Khaleda Zia, the then Prime Minister, inaugurated this event where she told the audience: “It is my firm belief that this training will have a far-reaching and significant impact on peacekeepers for successful operation in multinational environment in the days to come.”
To get a feel of this ‘multinational environment in the days to come’, the picture shows the U.S. soldiers are checking local villagers as they go through the food distribution lane run by the Royal Nepal Army.
Are we seeing future of Bangladesh here?
Simmering discontent in Bangladesh
Bangladesh prepares for 2008 elections amid simmering public discontent at the hands of a military-backed caretaker government that is weakening democratic institutions.
Read commentary by Harsh V Pant, a lecturer at King's College London. His research interests include WMD proliferation, US foreign policy and Asia-Pacific security issues.
for ISN Security Watch
Read commentary by Harsh V Pant, a lecturer at King's College London. His research interests include WMD proliferation, US foreign policy and Asia-Pacific security issues.
for ISN Security Watch
Akhanda Bharat: Devouring Bangladesh and Pakistan
Some people won't stop dreaming of Akhanda Bharaat, at the expense of Bangladesh and Pakistan. Why Times of India giving spaces to such idea is another matter to ponder over. Read this bizzare piece, along with some comments:
http://o3.indiatimes.com/ssbedi1945/archive/2007/10/19/4792962.aspx
http://o3.indiatimes.com/ssbedi1945/archive/2007/10/19/4792962.aspx
Friday, October 12, 2007
Bias minds produce bias results
Are Muslim Countries Less Democratic?
Scholars and theoreticians have long argued about the compatibility of Islam and democracy. Bush administration support for export of democracy to the Middle East has brought the debate to the forefront of policy circles. As the discussion continues, statistical models can be useful to interpret the historical record. While recent studies have reached contradictory conclusions, as more data is considered, a nuanced relationship between Islam and democracy emerges: In all but the poorest countries, Islam is associated with fewer political rights.
Read this: http://www.meforum.org/article/1763
Scholars and theoreticians have long argued about the compatibility of Islam and democracy. Bush administration support for export of democracy to the Middle East has brought the debate to the forefront of policy circles. As the discussion continues, statistical models can be useful to interpret the historical record. While recent studies have reached contradictory conclusions, as more data is considered, a nuanced relationship between Islam and democracy emerges: In all but the poorest countries, Islam is associated with fewer political rights.
Read this: http://www.meforum.org/article/1763
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Khaleda to remain behind bars
SC freezes HC bail to Khaleda (bdnews24.com)
The Supreme Court Thursday overturned the High Court rule and froze the bail to former prime minister Khaleda Zia in GATCO corruption case.
A seven-strong full bench of the Appellate Division led by chief justice M Ruhul Amin also ruled that the proceedings of the graft case could go on in the trial court against the BNP chairperson.
The High Court Sunday awarded bail to Khaleda but a day later the government and the Anticorruption Commission sought Supreme Court freezes on the High Court order and the stay on GATCO corruption case proceedings.
The Supreme Court Thursday overturned the High Court rule and froze the bail to former prime minister Khaleda Zia in GATCO corruption case.
A seven-strong full bench of the Appellate Division led by chief justice M Ruhul Amin also ruled that the proceedings of the graft case could go on in the trial court against the BNP chairperson.
The High Court Sunday awarded bail to Khaleda but a day later the government and the Anticorruption Commission sought Supreme Court freezes on the High Court order and the stay on GATCO corruption case proceedings.
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