Urdu as the official state language‚ protest erupted throughout the eastern wing. On 21 February 1952 (8 Falgun 1359 in Bangla calendar) students protest led to killing of ordinary citizen by the police. More people were killed the next day. In Bangladesh 21st February - ’Ekushey February’ in Bangla - is observed as ’Shaheed Dibosh’ (Martyr’s Day) whilst the United Nations declared it officially as "International Mother Language Day". The Shaheed Minar (Martyr’s Column) in Dhaka‚ and other replicas
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Bangladesh Liberation War‚ 1971 The Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 was for independence from Pakistan. India and Pakistan got independence from the British rule in 1947. Pakistan had two parts‚ East and West‚ which were separated by about 1‚000 miles. East Pakistan was mainly the eastern part of the province of Bengal. The capital of Pakistan was Karachi in West Pakistan and was moved to Islamabad in 1958. However‚ due to discrimination in economy and ruling powers against them‚ the East Pakistanis
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Outline Bride Burning‚ Murders and Dowry Pressure in India I. Women in India are exposed to heinous acts of abuse. A. Women in India have become victims of human rights abuse. B. Different components of Bride-Burning II. Extent of the Problem A. Statistical Analysis of the number of Dowry Related deaths B. Under Reporting of Cases C. Inconsistencies between police reports and Victim Accounts D. Dowry Pressure leads to Suicide for some dowry harassed victims III. Causative
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On August 1‚ 1972‚in Madison Square Garden‚ ex-Beatle‚ George Harrison‚ organized "The Concert for Bangladesh‚" with all proceeds destined for Bangladesh‚ a suffering area of India. It was a difficult time in the United States‚ the war in Vietnam was still raging‚ and people had grown hardened by the years of blood and violence. Those of us who had grown up watching the daily war horror scenes on the evening news were a touch bunch. After all‚ our people‚ most of them only a few years older that
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Changes in Bangladesh Bangladesh came to today ’s shape through a long history of political evolution. Bengal was probably the wealthiest part of the subcontinent up till the 16th century. The area ’s early history featured a succession of Indian empires‚ internal squabbling‚ and a tussle between Hinduism and Buddhism for dominance. All of this was just a prelude to the unstoppable tide of Islam which washed over northern India at the end of the 12th century. Mohammed Bakhtiar Khalzhi from Turkistan
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Term paper On Tourism in Bangladesh On ENG 101 Submitted to Farhana Zareen Bashar Lecturer Dept. of English East West University Submitted by Name:Marufa khan ID :2009-3-10-043 DEPT:BBA Submission Date: East University West Introduction Tourism is often synonymous to traveling for pleasure and education. It is also a business of attracting tourists and providing for their accommodation and entertainment. In many countries‚ tourism is an industry for earning Inland Revenue and foreign exchange
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Sl. No. 1. Subject and Syllabus Distribution of Marks Bangla Paper-I Marks-100 (For both General and Technical /Professional Cadre) (a) Correction of errors in composition of sentences. (b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word or group of words. (c) Use of Idioms‚ Phrases and Proverbs. (d) Transformation of sentences from one form to another‚ such as simple to compound‚ complex to compound‚ compound to complex. (e) Making sentences with selected official Terminology. (ii) (iii)
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The cost of good intentions: “solidarity” in Bangladesh The cost of good intentions: “solidarity” in Bangladesh Naila Kabeer 24 June 2004 How can the lives and conditions of women garment workers in Bangladesh be improved? Naila Kabeer questions whether the workers themselves benefit from the campaigning approach of Anita Roddick and the National Labor Committee. Anita Roddick writes on openDemocracy with passionate anger about the conditions of women workers in the export garment sector based
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Rivers of BAngladesh The rivers of Bangladesh mark both the physiography of the nation and the life of the people. About 700 in number‚ these rivers generally flow south. The larger rivers serve as the main source of water for cultivation and as the principal arteries of commercial transportation. Rivers also provide fish‚ an important source of protein. Flooding of the rivers during the monsoon season causes enormous hardship and hinders development‚ but fresh deposits of rich silt replenish the
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Bangladesh has a subtropical monsoon climate characterized by wide seasonal variations in rainfall‚ moderately warm temperatures‚ and high humidity. Regional climatic differences in this flat country are minor. Three seasons are generally recognized: a hot‚ humid summer from March to June; a cool‚ rainy monsoon season from June to October; and a cool‚ dry winter from October to March. In general‚ maximum summer temperatures range between 32°C and 38°C. April is the warmest month in most parts of
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