During the 1990s‚ the stories of the rape camps in Bosnia and Herzegovina shook the world and forced the international community to intervene. Now‚ evidence is coming to light that a similarly gruesome situation was taking place during Libya’s Arab Spring uprising. When the Libyan unrest began‚ then-dictator Muammar Gaddafi gave orders to crush the peaceful protesters by any means‚ ordering his soldiers to go from house to house. This was a direct command‚ in encrypted military language‚ to start
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EU-Bangladesh Relations at a glance: Since Bangladesh achieved independence in 1971‚ its population has grown from about 70 million people to 150 million or more in 2009. Over the same time period‚ the population of the European Community has expanded as new countries have joined. From six EC Member States in 1971 with a combined population of some 210 million‚ the European Union (EU) as it is now called has 27 Member States with some 500 million people. The European Community (EC) established
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Power Crisis In Bangladesh Introduction: Power plays a great role wherever people lives and works in industry‚ agriculture‚ and transportation etc. The living standard and prosperity of a nation vary directly with increase in use of power. As technology is advancing the consumption of power is steadily rising. Sufficient and reliable source of electricity is a major prerequisite for a sustained and successful economic development effort and poverty reduction. In Bangladesh‚ 90 million of the
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World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013 Update as of mid-2013* * United Nations New York‚ 2013 The present document updates World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013 (United Nations publication‚ Sales No. E.13.II.C.2)‚ released in January 2013. World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013 Update as of mid-2013 Summary Despite improved global financial conditions and reduced short-term risks‚ the world economy continues to expand at a subdued pace. After a marked downturn over
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Current Issues IPL: Boon or Bane? IPL was started with much fanfare in 2008. It was regarded as the next big thing in cricket. Under the able guidance of Lalit Modi‚ it started off really well. It was inspired by the highly popular EPL (English Premier League). Since its inception‚ it has caught the eyes of players and viewers alike. It brought Bollywood and corporates under one roof. It resulted in a huge amount of money being poured into the game. Presence of Bollywood stars during matches raised
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THE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SME) IN BANGLADESH: AN OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT STATUS DR. MOMTAZ UDDIN AHMED VICE CHANCELLOR STATE UNIVERSITY OF BANGLADESH 1.0 The Case for the SMEs The SMEs1 worldwide are recognized as engines of economic growth. The commonly perceived merits often emphasized for their promotion especially in the developing countries like Bangladesh include their relatively high labour intensity‚ dependence on indigenous skills and technology‚ contributions
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Election System: A Contrast Between Bangladesh And USA. -Nafis Ujrat MIDN USN Election system is one of the most important features of a country’s political system. It symbolizes some inner concept of a political system of a nation. I have chosen election system of US government to discuss and compare with that of Bangladesh. Both of these countries have some unique style of election procedure. That has made it really interesting for the learner of both systems to contrast and evaluate
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Monetary Police Monetary policy is the term used by economists to describe ways of managing the supply of money in an economy. Monetary Policy is the management of money supply and interest rates by central bank to influence prices and employment for achieving the objectives of general economic policy. Monetary policy works through expansion or contraction of investment and consumption expenditure. According to Paul Einzig “Monetary policy includes all monetary decisions and measures irrespective
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the topic of the report. At a minimum‚ your report should include information related to the following issues: Introduction to the Industry/Sector/Area – What is the industry/sector/Area? What is the background of the industry/sector/Area in Bangladesh? Who are the major participants? You may show how the industry/sector/area is contributing to the economic development of the country. In this case‚ you must use industry-related data for the past three years (at least). In case of export-oriented
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Current Event Summary: Senate Democrats drop reforms from an aid package set for Ukraine on Tuesday. The funds would have increased the Ukraine loan package while ratifying changes that only the United States has opposed. President Obama proposed those changes to European allies whom have agreed‚ but won’t be providing as much money as he proposed to the cause. “The governance changes would raise the borrowing limit of countries like Ukraine at the multilateral lending institution‚ while giving
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