Khulna

[mukto-mona] INDUSTRILIZATION IN WEST BENGAL AND THE NANO-TATA INCIDENT

INDUSTRILIZATION IN WEST BENGALAND THE NANO-TATA INCIDENTINTRODUCTION :Anyone reading the history of India might wonder to know the following :(01) Even though the whole of India was supposed to battle against theBritish regime (1757-1947 AD), only a tiny section of the Indiansliving in Bengal (East and West) played the prime, brilliant andexemplary role in this revolution. (Excepting Bhagat Singh, most, ifnot every of the heroes of '47 Liberation were Bengalees).(02) Even though poverty, in one

5 Sep 2008, 8:28 am | click here for more

Poor get the least of safety-net funds

Barisal, Rajshahi and Khulna divisions where needy people live most receive the least safety-net funds whereas Sylhet, Dhaka and Chittagong, which are comparatively good in terms of poverty, receive the lion’s share of the funds. Noticing the discrimination, the finance ministry sits tomorrow to change the existing practice of distributing the safety-net funds. The east-west divide in [...]

30 Aug 2008, 3:43 pm | click here for more

Anandi Boiragi - the eclectic painter and an urban Baul

With legendary artist S.M. Sultan as his mentor, Anadi Kumar Boiragi from Jessore attended Khulna Art College in the tardy ’80s, before enrolling at the Oriental Department at Charukala in Dhaka to further his artistic education. There, Boiragi is grateful to have found another guru, Shawkatuzzaman, who encouraged him in a very special way, spending valuable [...]

3 Sep 2008, 11:34 pm | click here for more

[ALOCHONA] War Crimes 1971: this weekend in Houston and Los Angeles

War Crime 1971: Premier Screening in Houston, TX, on Friday, October 31, 2008 and Los Angeles, CA, on Saturday, November 1, 2008. Houston, TX City Houston, TX Date Friday, October 31, 2008 Sponsored by Shwadesh Time 8PM Featured Guest Shahriar Kabir Venue Ibom Banquet Hall 6280 Wilcrest Houston , TX77072 Contact (408) 306-1480 Los Angeles, CA City Los Angeles, CA Date Sunday, November 1, 2008 Sponsored by Mukti Chetona & BD Freedom Fighter in California Time 6:00 PM

29 Oct 2008, 9:18 pm | click here for more

[mukto-mona] War Crime 1971, this weekend, in Houston and Los Angeles

War Crime 1971: Premier Screening in Houston, TX, on Friday, October 31, 2008 and Los Angeles, CA, on Saturday, November 1, 2008. Houston, TX City Houston, TX Date Friday, October 31, 2008 Sponsored by Shwadesh Time 8PM Featured Guest Shahriar Kabir Venue Ibom Banquet Hall 6280 Wilcrest Houston , TX77072 Contact (408) 306-1480 Los Angeles, CA City Los Angeles, CA Date Sunday, November 1, 2008 Sponsored by Mukti Chetona & BD Freedom Fighter in California Time 6:00 PM

29 Oct 2008, 9:18 pm | click here for more

[mukto-mona] URGENT AAPEAL FOR FLOOD AFFECTED PEOPLES OF BANGLADESH

URGENT AAPEAL FOR FLOOD AFFECTED PEOPLES OF BANGLADESH Dear Friends, Greetings from Coastal Development Partnership (CDP), Bangladesh! We would like to draw your attention about the recent flood situation in the southwest region of Bangladesh. Thousands of peoples of Satkhira and Jessore districts are living below the open sky without any shelter because of sudden flood. They are suffering from various water-borne diseases, facing food crisis, older and kids are in a great vulnerabl

29 Oct 2008, 7:22 am | click here for more

Detect, delete and deport Bangladeshi infiltrators -- ABVP

Friends, We on the part of our organization, would; like to clarify some of the misunderstandings that might have crept in some of the young "innocent minds". An anonymous leaflet (in violation of the JNU tradition of issuing signed pamphlet), issued in the name of Bangladeshi students of JNU, blamed us for spreading hatred which is totally baseless and mal

29 Aug 2008, 9:01 am | click here for more

Cyclone Reshmi dies down with little loss

At least six people were killed and dozens of fishermen missing as Cyclone Reshmi lashed Khulna-Barisal coast yesterday morning with winds gusting up to 84 km an hour. Hundreds of thatched houses and crops on a vast tract of land were razed to the ground by gales and heavy rains. Offshore islands and coastal areas were [...]

28 Oct 2008, 4:34 am | click here for more

The Heart of Bangladesh

Chittagong port, the heart of Bangladesh at Chittagong is going to face a Gordian knot in the close future because of the negligence of our previous bigwigs. At gift no foreign ships can enter the port and the ships stay 10 meters away for the sake of export and import. Not only the silt but also demolishing of hills are the prime causes of this gradual destruction of the heart of Bangladesh economy. Another port, "The Mongla Port" in Khulna District in Bangladesh is in danger...

25 Sep 2008, 3:02 pm | click here for more

[mukto-mona] “Juddhaporadh 71”: Documentary highlighting war crimes

Please read:Film Screening "Juddhaporadh 71": Documentary highlighting war crimes Cultural CorrespondentSundari Dasi was only seven months old at that time, when people found her suckling from her dead mom's breast. Her mom was brutally raped and killed by the Pakistani military and their Bengali collaborators during the Liberation War. This incident stirred the village Chuknagar of Khulna district, where one of the big-scale genocides of 1971 occurred. Now in her tardy 30s, Sundari

24 Sep 2008, 1:16 pm | click here for more

Re: [ALOCHONA] Writing from Dr. Fakhrudding Ahmed from 2005

Dear Mr. Rahim I am sorry to bring disappointment to your sense of elation. Unfortunately, this is a case of mistaken identity. The Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed you are referring to is NOT the Chief Advisor. Dr. Fakhruddin (of Princeton) is a close pal of mine. We went to school together (Faujdarhat Cadet College), and right through University (DU Chemistry Dept). Incidentally, I also know the Chief Advisor, Dr. Fakhruddin on a personal basis. Having said that, I do agree with you that the l

23 Sep 2008, 9:21 pm | click here for more

On why Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will not be mourned - From Awami League to BAKSAL

Azizul Karim, Canada 16th December 1971, a new country was born – Bangladesh. As a newborn country, Bangladesh had lots of hopes and aspirations. It was time for the “dad of the Nation” to materialize the dream that he had presented to the people. The liberation war had broken every the class barriers in the society. A great opportunity was created to forge a national unity leaving aside the age-old class differentiations. The people expected that the leaders would rise over the group an

23 Oct 2008, 3:50 pm | click here for more

[mukto-mona] Fwd: State Department Report Published Yesterday

See the US State Department report on Bangladesh. Here is the link http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2008/108498.htm Also a copy below, look attached. Thanks. Bangladesh International Religious Freedom Report 2008Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor The Constitution establishes Islam as the state religion. It provides for the right to profess, practice, or propagate every religions, subject to law, public order, and morality. It also states that every religious communit

20 Sep 2008, 3:03 pm | click here for more

100 missing as tidal surge sets off floods in Bangladesh

Over 100 fishermen were missing and thousands marooned in flash floods that hit the coastal belt of southern Bangladesh. The meteorology office in the capital Dhaka said the sea would remain rough below the influence of the depression that had formed in the northern part of Bay of Bengal. The depression still hovering on the northern Bay of Bengal was expected to cross to Indian coastal areas in Orissa, albeit slowly, The Daily Star newspaper said Wednesday. Tidal surges, whipped up by t

17 Sep 2008, 3:07 am | click here for more

[mukto-mona] Shahriar Kabir's documentary screening all across USA

Shahriar Kabir's new documentary WAR CRIMES 1971 will be screened across the United States from October 18 through November 1. This documentary is A quest for the truth about the holocaust committed in the name of Islam during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. Shariar Kabir will be visiting the United States beginning October 18 through November 1, 2008 to attend various screening across five cities. Please go to the link http://www.shompritiforum.org/ for information and for org

12 Oct 2008, 9:30 am | click here for more

Im in too much pain

Assalam-o-Alaikum every my brothers & sisters, I have been very upset from silent few days. And i just don’t know with whom i can share my problem. I have been transfered for 8 months from Khulna to Bagerhat. I adore my work station very much and i know it loves me too. But there is something that doesnt let me be contented. Here drinking water is salinety & I fell very unwell after drinking the water. what can I do?

12 Nov 2008, 2:28 pm | click here for more

[mukto-mona] Article with request for publication

SPOTLIGHTS ON BANGLADESH POLITICS :NOVEMBER 08, 2008(01) KHALEDA DECLARED PARTICIPATION IN ELECTION, IF DEMANDS ARE FULFILLED :In Bangladesh Khaleda's or BNP's participation in this election meansa pathetic defeat for the party. However, this defeat bears differentmeanings many for the concerned men and parties. For example :(a) KHALEDA'S FAMILY : Already she and her sons and brother havetransferred huge wealth abroad. We came to know of development ofhousing estates abroad, sending 303 boxes

11 Nov 2008, 6:11 am | click here for more

[mukto-mona] BANGLADESH: Military must not dominate civil administration

BANGLADESH: Military must not dominate civil administration A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission BANGLADESH: Military must not dominate civil administration The government of Bangladesh has directed its civil administration to work in collaboration with the officers of the "Joint Forces" stationed across the country. The government made the decision on August 25, after having reshuffled its administration by appointing 35 new Deputy Commissioners (DCs), the apex bureaucratic aut

10 Oct 2008, 1:57 pm | click here for more

[mukto-mona] Premier screening of Shahriar Kabir's new Documentary the War Crimes 1971 in the U.S.A