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    Not treaty, eye partnership with Bangladesh Navy: US Pacific Fleet commande

    You don't know what you are talking about nor the specific realities of Bangladesh or our region. 1. The US has clearly said Bangladesh is responsible for the security of the bay of Bengal, diplomatic code speak that it is BD turf and for India and Burma to back off. 2. The US is expanding its...
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    Not treaty, eye partnership with Bangladesh Navy: US Pacific Fleet commande

    What evidence, if any, do you have for such a bold claim? Don't say it's part of the US rivalry with China but provide concrete proof.
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    PCB bars players from Bangladesh T20 league

    Related news: Bangladesh to replace Pakistan in women's World Cup Pakistan women's cricket team will be forced to pull out of the ICC Women's World Cup starting January 31, MiD DAY has learnt January 17, 2013 MUMBAI Harit N Joshi The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Mumbai...
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    Not treaty, eye partnership with Bangladesh Navy: US Pacific Fleet commande

    This is good news for Bangladesh. 1. At a time when Burma is being wooed more and more by Washington it serves as a reminder that Bangladesh is very much still important, if not more important, to the US. 2. It clearly sends a signal to New Delhi that the US is monitoring Indo-Bangla affairs...
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    PCB bars players from Bangladesh T20 league

    I don't really care about cricket and don't particularly like the online followers of the Bangladeshi cricket team as they are arrogant, cricket-obsessed and (especially in the case of Bangla cricket forum) tend to be quite anti-Bangladeshi (i.e. like to ridicule the country, mock it, belittle...
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    PCB bars players from Bangladesh T20 league

    Good news for Bangladeshi cricket in the long run. 1. More Bangladeshi players will get practise. 2. The league will survive a challenge, and overcoming any challenges makes somebody stronger. 3. The league will see it is not reliant on only one country. 4. Sri Lankan players will probably...
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    No Excuse for Violence: Obama Tells Burma

    Foreignpolicy.com has an article saying that some in China want to use the rebel groups against the Burmese regime and have influence in a post-junta Burma and that others in the Chinese establishment are opposed to this. The point is even China may support the rebel groups against the...
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    No Excuse for Violence: Obama Tells Burma

    According to the economist: . Fighting in Myanmar's Kachin state: Lengthening shadow | The Economist If the Burmese junta is throwing everything at some rebel guerilla army and can't even defeat them, how will they cope when the 5 other main rebel armies (there are even more than that) some of...
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    No Excuse for Violence: Obama Tells Burma

    THIS IS A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT AND COULD MEAN BURMA FALLS IN TO ALL OUT LIBYA/SYRIA STYLE CIVIL WAR. The UNFC represents all non-Bamar ethnic groups in Burma (excluding Rohingyas) so there could be a war between Bamars and non-Bamars. The Bamars are the majority ethnic group that rule Burma. It...
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    No Excuse for Violence: Obama Tells Burma

    !!!! MAJOR DEVELOPMENT !!!! Kachin fighting unites ethnic armed alliance January 14 | Author: Nan Thoo Lei (KIC) | Posted in Articles | Tags: ethnic, Kachin, UNFC The United Nationalities Federal Council says they have come to a common agreement and are now prepared to help the Kachin if...
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    Bangladesh Economy: News & Updates

    Bangladesh: Grameen Shakti celebrates one-millionth installation In what has been claimed to be the largest offgrid electrification program in the world, Grameen Shakti has announced its millionth installation in Bangladesh. The company says the program demonstrates that the falling cost of...
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    Bangladesh Economy: News & Updates

    Yep basically. It might even hint that Saudis have "knowledge" that there will be a BNP govt in 2014. The only power that can guarantee such a thing is the US and no one else, because despite what anyone says the US is the no.1 and most powerful player in Bangladesh. Mozena has recently been...
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    Ahl al-Hadith the emerging chaos among Bangladeshi muslim

    Anyway as the OP started thsi thread to talk about the impact this will have on our (Bangladeshis) country I'm going to ignore some of the comments here and address the OP and the topic, and just make the rest of my comments here Bangladeshi-centric. @Moander 1. Ahlul Hadith and Salafis...
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    Ahl al-Hadith the emerging chaos among Bangladeshi muslim

    I said according to Sunni Islam as this is what the people who call themselves Sunnis practise, as opposed to those who call themselves Shia. Of course we should just call ourselves Muslims, however the reality is there are different interpretations and followers of different interpretations...
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    Ahl al-Hadith the emerging chaos among Bangladeshi muslim

    1. Many Muslims don't even pray (in fact outside of the khaleej and some African countries most Muslims don't pray 5 x a day, my Sudanese friend was surprised when I told him that). So the fact that at least someone prays is a good thing in itself! 2. As long as you pray and you fulfil the...
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    Bangladesh Economy: News & Updates

    Likewise. You guys are welcome here too. :D
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    Ahl al-Hadith the emerging chaos among Bangladeshi muslim

    1. Madhab comes from the root verb "dhahaba" meaning "he went" or "to go" i.e it means the way/path someone followed/went in relation to an issue. It does not mean religion. 2. Abu Hanifa, Shafi', Ahmed ibn Hanbal and Malik all predate Bukhari, Muslim who are all collectors of ahadeeth who...
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    Ahl al-Hadith the emerging chaos among Bangladeshi muslim

    1. Abu Hanifa predates Bukhari by about a century. In any system of historical recording Abu Hanifa and the Kufan school would be given more weight in terms of accuracy than a much later source (Bukhari). 2. The salah according to the 4 Sunni schools of thought are all valid as their arkan...
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    Saudi to recruit more Bangladeshi workers

    KSA to recruit more B'deshi workers: Saudi Speaker Published : Wednesday, 09 January 2013 President M Zillur Rahman, visiting Saudi Arabian Assembly Speaker Dr Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Al-Sheikh along with the Saudi delegation took part at a photo session at Bangabhaban in the city...
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    Dhaka, Moscow to ink nine deals

    Dhaka, Moscow to ink nine deals Star Online Report Dhaka has finalised three agreements in various areas including defence purchase and setting up of a nuclear power plant for signing during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's four-day official visit to Russia from January 14. The two...
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