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Archive for ‘November, 2010’

Bangladesh takes on Zimbabwe tomorrow

Bangladesh takes on Zimbabwe tomorrow

Mohiuddin Alamgir Hosts Bangladesh will take on visiting Zimbabwe in the opening day of the five-match Micromax ODI Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on December 1. The match is scheduled to start at 9:30am. Ahead of the cricket match both teams were confident to win the series during their official press briefing. [...]

First drone victim family surfaces, demands US, CIA for compensation

First drone victim family surfaces, demands US, CIA for compensation

Karim Khan came to Islamabad and tells Asia Despatch that he would take on CIA station chief and the US American government for the killing of his family members.

Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan hold trilateral meeting, discuss anti-drug fight

Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan hold trilateral meeting, discuss anti-drug fight

Last week, a trilateral meeting held in Islamabad between Iranian, Afghan and Pakistani counternarcotics officials writes Asia Despatch’s Director North America Matthew DuPee

BNP-Jamaat gears up for strike in Bangladesh

BNP-Jamaat gears up for strike in Bangladesh

Syed Tashfin Chowdhury By extending its support to the BNP-called nationwide hartal (strike) on November 30, the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has joined into the political fray between Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Bangladesh Awami League and its allies, recently stirred through the eviction of BNP Chairperson, Khaleda Zia from her cantonment house earlier this month. ATM [...]

Bangladesh: Awami League, allies urge ‘peaceful’ strike

Bangladesh: Awami League, allies urge ‘peaceful’ strike

While Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of Bangladesh and the president of Bangladesh Awami League (AL), questioned the rationale of the November 30 hartal (strike) called by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), writes Mohiuddin Alamgir

Wikileaks: Cable revelations

Wikileaks: Cable revelations

Carol Grayson, Asia Despatch’s Director Coordination, the details of diploamtic cable revelations

Wikileaks: Early details from the leaked cable

Wikileaks: Early details from the leaked cable

With the imminent release of 3 million controversial and potentially damaging US government documents detailing information within diplomatic cables, “whistleblower” website WikiLeaks has reported being under attack from hackers, Asia Despatch’s Director Carol Grayson writes

Dehumanizing the Palestinians: A systematic approach

Dehumanizing the Palestinians: A systematic approach

In order for individuals to carry out acts of discrimination and physical and psychological abuse there is often a process of dehumanization of the “other”, writes Asia Despatch’s Director Coordination Carol Grayson

Egypt’s pretend elections: A cat and mouse game

Egypt’s pretend elections: A cat and mouse game

On Sunday, Polling began in Egypt after a cat and mouse game, Asia Despatch’s Chairman Syed Saleem Shahzad noted

Wikileaks: UK – Dumbing down with A D-Notice

Wikileaks: UK – Dumbing down with A D-Notice

The chill of an English winter is nothing compared to the icy response from the British government responding to the news that WikiLeaks, writes Carol Grayson