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Shared by Khalid Sharif, London: I often wondered why the lyrics say “Hello darkness my old friend.” Here’s the story behind it: It is the story of a poor boy,
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From Foreign Policy South Asia Brief: From the moment Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the war has presented a challenge for Indian foreign policy. Western governments have pressed New Delhi
Abstract from Book “Capitalism’s Achilles Heel” by Raymond W. Baker: In 1938, Sharif father along with six brothers set up a foundry which was nationalized by Bhutto in 1972. In
James Kwak in The Washington Post: Homo sapiens have big brains. We use those brains to develop new technologies, which enable us to produce more stuff and support larger populations on
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Oded Galor’s ‘Sapiens’-like history of civilization predicts a happy ending for humanity. But should we trust him? David Shariatmadari in The Guardian: Why is the Anglo-Saxon world so individualistic, and
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The quality of communication can erode with too many layers: Try having as few layers as practically possible to communicate -like this one in the last scene of ‘Crocodile Dundee’
Tajdar e haram: A soulful performance by a street singer with harmonium (also called Reed Organ) in Islamabad: A Bangladeshi street singer sings “Hai apna dil toh awara” using harmonium.
What all of this means is that the global systemic transition will in all likelihood become a lot bloodier and more chaotic than previously expected as the US aggressively destabilizes
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AYESHA SIDDIQA thinks so. She is author of Military Inc., an insightful book on military-business (MILBUS) in Pakistan -her observations and claims did not go well then in some quarters.
by Claire Chambers: Language has an important role to play in national identity. One only has to think about the Shaheed Minar in Dhaka. As its name suggests, this monument
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From Readers’ Digest: Bitcoin has brought a new revolution to the world of online payment systems. However, Bangladesh’s agriculture industry is not unique. Here are eight ways how bitcoin has
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A youth in Karachi is making a living as joker on a street. Says, making people smile and laugh a livelihood is better than robbing or stealing: And this: