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		<title>We have MOVED!  Announcing the new UV blog</title>
		<link>http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/11/23/we-have-moved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t forget to bookmark our new site
http://www.unheardvoice.net/blog
The new site is the one that will be updated from here on.  So stay tuned and get engaged and let others know.
 
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		<title>Where are all the Bloggers?</title>
		<link>http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/11/21/where-are-all-the-bloggers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/11/21/where-are-all-the-bloggers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bangladesh]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With so much going on in Bangladesh, you would think the blogging world would be buzzing with activities.  We are all to be blamed.  Blame it on the financial crisis or lack of professional bloggers, Bangladeshi blogging in English has suffered.
With Election a month away, fret no more.  We are coming back and coming back [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Where are all the Bloggers?", url: "http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/11/21/where-are-all-the-bloggers/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Who Cares if Bangladesh Drowns?</title>
		<link>http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/11/17/1867/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>parvez</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our country is not far from disappearing under with flooded land and very quickly it is happening with the current crisis and unfairness of gas emissions in developing countries, such as Bangladesh, continue to be a rights issue and a violation of protecting our people and its land! There is a FANTASTIC opportunity for you [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Who Cares if Bangladesh Drowns?", url: "http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/11/17/1867/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>War: what is good for?</title>
		<link>http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/11/11/war-what-is-good-for/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jyoti</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why does anyone commemorate the Armistice Day?  The cessation of the &#8216;war to end all wars&#8217; wasn&#8217;t followed by a new dawn, not even a mottled dawn.  In the West it brought economic upheavals that led to the Depression.  It brought fascism.   In the Middle East the peace ended all [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "War: what is good for?", url: "http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/11/11/war-what-is-good-for/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>I didn’t vote for Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/11/04/i-didnt-vote-for-obama/</link>
		<comments>http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/11/04/i-didnt-vote-for-obama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>parvez</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News and events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have a confession to make.
I did not vote for Barack Obama today.
I&#8217;ve openly supported Obama since March.  But I didn&#8217;t vote for him today.
More
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		<title>Smash Palace</title>
		<link>http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/11/02/smash-palace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/11/02/smash-palace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>naeem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Smash Palace
Naeem Mohaiemen
Daily Star, November 2, 2008
 
A cycle of outrage over baul statues has created many dissonant coalitions: youngbloods (Charu Kala protests), musicians (bauls and fusion bands), signifiers (wear a gamcha in support), and shushil (umbrellas at National  Museum). And diverse editorial tactics: cowardly capitulation (Afsan Chowdhury, New Age, 20/10/08), stop it before [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Smash Palace", url: "http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/11/02/smash-palace/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>The recession and Bangladesh</title>
		<link>http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/10/30/the-recession-and-bangladesh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/10/30/the-recession-and-bangladesh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jyoti</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The IMF publishes forecasts for the world economy twice a year. After its April release, I wrote a piece for Daily Star Forum asking &#8216;How will the global economic slowdown affect Bangladesh?&#8217; - here is the piece.  The October forecasts have recently been published, and this post revisits the question.  Outlooks for the [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The recession and Bangladesh", url: "http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/10/30/the-recession-and-bangladesh/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Lalon &amp; Terror: Re-configuring Political Map During Emergency</title>
		<link>http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/10/28/lalon-terror/</link>
		<comments>http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/10/28/lalon-terror/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>khujeci_tomai</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Army]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Rahnuma Ahmed&#8217;s analysis of Lalon Statue controversy &#38; larger &#8220;great game&#8221;.
[Image: LalBlog]

&#8216;No decision is taken without the army chief&#8217;s consent, that&#8217;s why we informed him,&#8217; said Maulana Noor Hossain Noorani. According to reports, highup intelligence agency officials (DGFI, NSI) had mediated contacts between the ruling party and the KN. He had met the DGFI [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Lalon &#038; Terror: Re-configuring Political Map During Emergency", url: "http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/10/28/lalon-terror/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian HIV/AIDS Activists Arrested: An Appeal</title>
		<link>http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/10/28/kamiar-arash-alaei/</link>
		<comments>http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/10/28/kamiar-arash-alaei/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[


Kamiar and Arash Alaei arrested
Sample letter that you can send to the Embassy of Iran,
An Appeal from Bangladesh
Date: 22nd October  2008
HE The Ambassador
Embassy of Iran
Gulshan
Dhaka 1212
Re: Appeal for Release of the Kamiar and Arash Alaei
Your Excellency
Bangladesh  and the Islamic Republic of Iran have a long history of friendship, and both nations have diverse [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Iranian HIV/AIDS Activists Arrested: An Appeal", url: "http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/10/28/kamiar-arash-alaei/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Baul Statue Protests Day 10</title>
		<link>http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/10/19/baul-statue-protests/</link>
		<comments>http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/10/19/baul-statue-protests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>naeem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ashfaq Wares Khan: Time To Take Stand
Amini: I will pull down all statues
Badruddin Umar: Gentleman Intellectual&#8217;s Movement (Bangla)
Sirajul Islam Chowdhury, et al: Baul Bhashkorjo (Bangla)
Citizens to Unite

Protesters on Dhaka University campus. [Photo: STAR]

Police battle cultural activists trying to hold rally at Muktangan. [New Age photo]
Sculptors, painters, artistes and writers on Saturday joined the teachers and [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Baul Statue Protests Day 10", url: "http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2008/10/19/baul-statue-protests/" });</script>]]></description>
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