The history of Bangladesh as a nation state began in 1971‚ when it seceded from Pakistan. Prior to the creation of Pakistan in 1947‚ modern-day Bangladesh was part of ancient‚ classical‚ medieval and colonial India. The area’s early history featured a succession of Indian empires‚ internal squabbling‚ and a tussle between Hinduism and Buddhism for dominance. Islammade its first appearance between the 8th-10th centuries when Muslim missionaries arrived. Later‚ Muslim rulers reinforced the process
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Women in Bangladesh Dana Hanson Women Around the World Women’s Low Status and Power Bangladesh is one of the world ’s most densely populated countries with 150 million people‚ 49 percent of whom live below the national poverty line. In addition‚ child malnutrition rates of 48 percent are the second highest in the world‚ a condition that is tied to the low social status of women in Bangladeshi society (THP). Even though women constitute almost half of the population in Bangladesh‚ their status
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Bangladesh in Transition Emily Drew Introduction On February 3‚ 2001‚ half a million Bangladeshi citizens gathered in Dhaka to participate in a social movement that demonstrated against human rights abuses‚ economic injustice‚ and political corruption. At “The Peoples’ Grand Rally‚” the United Citizen’s Movement (UCM) presented a 10-point declaration that demanded “strengthening democracy‚ ensuring good governance and free election‚ fighting communalism and corruption‚ empowering women‚ …and resisting
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The voter ID laws refers to a form of identification that a voter is required to present before he participates in a voting process. An individual may be required to present a photo Id that will prove their identity such as a driver’s license‚ military Id‚ or state issued identification card. The voter id law is important because it ensures that the person is eligible to vote to ensure that the voting process is not marred by irregularities. It also helps to prevent individuals from voting more than
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monopoly provider of telecommunications services the Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB). Significant changes in the number of fixed and mobile services deployed in Bangladesh occurred in the late 1990s and the number of services in operation have subsequently grown exponentially in the past five years. The incentives both from government and public sectors have helped to grow this sector.It is now one of the biggest sector of Bangladesh. As a populous country‚ it’s huge market has attracted
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BNP CALLS HARTAL IN RANGPUR FOR TOMORROW BNP will enforce a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Rangpur district on 1st Dec 13 demanding release of its Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed. Earlier‚ police arrested Rizvi from BNP’s central office in the capital early this morning. SHIBIR MAN KILLED IN JHENIDAH COP FIRING An activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir‚ student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami‚ was killed and five including three law enforcers were injured when police‚ after being attacked‚ opened
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ICT in Health: Bangladesh Is Moving Ahead The Daily Star‚ the famous English daily newspaper in Bangladesh‚ in association with technology and business partners‚ organized a two-day leadership colloquium in Dhaka on 6-7 January 2012 on “ICT in Health.” This was the first colloquium of its kind in the country‚ with both international and national experts discussing the current practice of ICT in health care globally. The global experts further mentioned the Bangladesh’s potential to take the lead
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The Constitution of Bangladesh The Constitution of Bangladesh is the supreme law of Bangladesh. It proclaims Bangladesh as a secular democratic republic‚ declares the fundamental rights and freedoms of Bangladeshi citizens‚ spells out the fundamental principles of state policy‚ and establishes the structure and functions of the executive‚ legislative and judicial branches of the republic. Passed by the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh on November 4‚ 1972‚ it came into effect from December
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1.1 Introduction As a developing country‚ Bangladesh needs FDI for its ongoing development process. It is a potent weapon for developing the economy and achieving the country’s socio-economic objectives. The climate for investment is determined by the interplay of a whole set of factors: economic‚ social‚ political‚ technological and environmental that has a bearing on the operation of businesses. Foreign direct investment (FDI) has the potential to generate employment‚ raise productivity‚ transfer
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been receiving phenomenal attention from many governments. Bangladesh is not lagging behind from it. Economic development for the developing countries like Bangladesh is largely dependent on FDI. The major challenges for the host country are to ensure an eye-catching and conducive investment climate to foreign investors for FDI inflow. In recent years‚ Bangladesh has been devoting efforts for attracting FDI offering a lot of lucrative incentives and benefits
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