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	<title>Accountable Democracy in Bangladesh</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Bangladesh Polls in 4 city corporations today under emergency</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raheem</dc:creator>
		
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By Shakhawat Liton
The Daily Star News, August 4, 2008







Presiding officers escorted by Ansar and police take ballot boxes and ballot papers to different polling centres in Barisal City Corporation area. The photo was taken at Barisal Election Commission office yesterday. Photo: STAR



Four city corporations and nine municipalities go to polls today with the emergency power [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Political Reform: Myth and Reality</title>
		<link>http://www.bd-democracy.org/political-reform-myth-and-reality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raheem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By G. M. Quader
Daily Star News, July 23, 2008
POLITICAL reform means reform of political parties and all the political institutions connected with political practice for functioning and advancement of the political process.
The Jatiya Sangsad (JS), the Election Commission (EC), and the executive branch (EB) may be considered as political institutions. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangladesh moves closer towards Accountable Democracy</title>
		<link>http://www.bd-democracy.org/bangladesh-moves-closer-towards-accountable-democracy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raheem</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Reported by Nazrul Islam for The New Age, July 13, 2008








The military-backed government has approved in principle a package of electoral and political reforms including provisions for ‘no vote’ and mandatory registration of contesting political parties for the first time in the country’s history, officials said. No front organisations of political parties, exercise of in-house [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The histrionics of an &#8216;uncompromising leader&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.bd-democracy.org/the-histrionics-of-an-uncompromising-leader/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bd-democracy.org/the-histrionics-of-an-uncompromising-leader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raheem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by M. Abdul Hafiz in The Daily Star - July 13, 2008
The BNP chairperson has been, through occasional pronouncements during her court appearances, understandably trying to capture the moral high ground by championing some of the burning issues of the day, although an issue such as price hike is the legacy of the last BNP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Governance: Role of Individuals Vs. Institutions</title>
		<link>http://www.bd-democracy.org/good-governance-role-of-individuals-vs-institutions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bd-democracy.org/good-governance-role-of-individuals-vs-institutions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 20:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raheem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
 Tuesday June 05 2007 12:17:34 PM BDT
Prof. Syed Ahsanul Alam, Bangladesh
In the recent years, Bangladesh made some progress in many areas of economic and social development such as maintaining macroeconomic stability, growth in exports and in remittances, increase in enrolment in primary education, improvements in female&#8217;s education, reductions in infant and maternal mortality and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should we go back to pre one eleven days of politics?</title>
		<link>http://www.bd-democracy.org/should-we-go-back-to-pre-one-eleven-days-of-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bd-democracy.org/should-we-go-back-to-pre-one-eleven-days-of-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raheem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Campaign]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Brig Gen Shamsuddin Ahmed
Yes, this is the question I would like to ask all politically conscious people other than BNP-Jamaat-e-Islami and AL hard core sympathizers whose patience seems to be wearing thin these days with the care taker government over the issues of emergency rule and holding of general election.
Chief Adviser Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Campaign Volunteer Program Launched</title>
		<link>http://www.bd-democracy.org/campaign-volunteer-program-launched/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bd-democracy.org/campaign-volunteer-program-launched/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raheem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Campaign]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Support]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Calling all volunteers! Gain skills in persuasion, communication and organization building. Join a movement in the ground floor. We are looking for volunteers to help with the campaign for accountable democracy in Bangladesh. If you are interested in volunteering, please send an email to volunteer@bd-democracy.org. We will get back to you immediately.Below are a list [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voice of America Bangla service features the Accountable Democracy campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.bd-democracy.org/voice-of-america-bangla-service-features-the-accountable-democracy-campaign/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bd-democracy.org/voice-of-america-bangla-service-features-the-accountable-democracy-campaign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raheem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Press]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Voice of America conducted an interview with Kawser Jamal on the Campaign for Accountable Democracy in Bangladesh. You can listen to the interview here. We are grateful to VOA-Bangla service for the media coverage and request everyone to spread the message of accountable democracy in Bangladesh.










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		<title>Alochona lends support to CADB</title>
		<link>http://www.bd-democracy.org/alochona-lends-support-to-cadb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bd-democracy.org/alochona-lends-support-to-cadb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raheem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Support]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Alochona, one of the earliest and widely respected online forums has endorsed the Campaign for Accountable Democracy in Bangladesh. With a membership of over 3000 Bangladeshis around the world that includes influential professionals, academics and bureaucrats this endorsement greatly enhances CADB&#8217;s efforts. We invite all members of Alochona to sign the CADB petition.
We also invite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CADB featured in National Public Radio</title>
		<link>http://www.bd-democracy.org/cadb-featured-in-little-rock-public-radio/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bd-democracy.org/cadb-featured-in-little-rock-public-radio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raheem</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Press]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are starting to receive the first bits of media coverage for the CADB. Little Rock public radio released a story today on Change Bangladesh and the CADB project is mentioned as one of the prime efforts.
Click here to listen to the story and click here to read the story.










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