Dhaka, May 01, 2007: Once again Bangladesh faced serial bomb blast. A series of bombs went off at Dhaka, Sylhet and Chittagong railway stations Tuesday morning, spreading panic among commuters. A rickshaw puller was injured in the Chittagong blast. All the bombs exploded between 6:45am and 9:30am. The attack claimed by a group opposed to […]
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Will He or Won’t He?
In what is becoming the most compelling story of a less than dry campaign cycle, new rumors have emerged that Al Gore may run for President in 2008. There have been claims that friends of the former Vice-President are secretly putting together a campaign team, or at least, putting a claim on two former members […]
British Airways clarifies about Sheikh Hasina
British Airways has said its refusal to carry Sheikh Hasina home was "necessary" as it received written notification from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh. In a statement issued Monday, the international carrier has said the airline might decide to refuse "to carry you if the immigration authority for the country you are travelling to […]
Pirate or Terrorist
Are pirates terrorists. Yes and no may be a confusing answer but with some defining we may come to better understand this reasoning. The definition of terrorism has still not been universally accepted but the following will give us a better idea. Terrorism as an accepted term by the United States is […]
Is the trial of Tarlor the Remedy for Liberians?
Is the trail of Taylor remedy for Liberians? Daniel Aforo “If Charles Taylor is the main problem in Liberia, I well step down for peace to prevail” This was what embattled Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor said in a voice touched with emotions at the Accra Peace Accord […]
Kofi Annan -Man of Indomitable Spirit
By: Daniel Aforo Since assuming the august office of the United Nations Organization, prominent people have described him in many ways. The former US Ambassador to the UN, Richard Holbrooke one’s said “Mr. Annan is the best Secretary General in the history of the UN”.As a Nobel laureate in 2001, the […]