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Friday, August 1, 2008

[chottala.com] IAEA approves India nuclear pact

IAEA approves India nuclear pact
ElBaradei, the IAEA chief, said the deal met the agency's legal requirements [AFP]

The UN's atomic watchdog has approved an inspections agreement with India that is key to finalising a nuclear deal between New Delhi and  Washington.

The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) 35-member board of governors gave their support to the agreement in a closed session in Vienna, the Austrian capital, on Friday.

Mohamed ElBaradei, the director-general of the IAEA, touched on diplomatic concern that parts of the draft blur divisions between civil and military atomic sectors, with a possible loophole allowing India to transfer bomb-grade fuel separated from civilian stocks to its military programme.

"These are not comprehensive or full-scope safeguards [unlike with Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) member states] ... [But] it satisfies India's needs while maintaining all the agency's legal requirements," he said.

"As with other safeguards agreements between the agency and member states, the agreement is of indefinite duration. There are no conditions for discontinuation ... other than those provided by the safeguards agreement itself."

James Acton, a nuclear expert, told Al Jazeera: "It is very, very significant from a proliferation perspective ... it is also very important from the perspective of US-Indian relations. They are getting into a strategic relationship."

Pre-condition

Approval from the IAEA was a pre-condition for the India-US nuclear deal to take effect so that a system of extended checks can follow.

The pact to share civilian technology was first unveiled in 2005 by George Bush, the US president, and Manmohan Singh, the Indian prime minister, to help India enter the global commercial nuclear fold after being shut out for decades.

A total 14 of India's 22 reactors, six of which are already subject to other IAEA safeguards agreements, are expected to come under the agency's inspection norms by 2014 - the first ones as early as 2009.

'Not an answer'

Washington says the deal ushers India towards the non-proliferation mainstream and fights global warming by promoting the use of low-polluting nuclear energy in surging developing economies and reducing the use of oil and gas.

However, Todd Baer, Al Jazeera's correspondent in India, said some experts say the deal is not the answer to solving India's power crisis.

"In fact, they say it will create more problems for this country on the global stage," Baer said.

Depsite this, Singh believes a nuclear deal with the US is part of the answer to his country's energy needs.

"This decision was taken with the fullest confidence that we are doing so in the best interest of our people and our country," Singh said.

Nuclear fuel

The decision to provide access to US nuclear fuel and technology to a country that has not signed the NPT and has developed atomic bombs in secret, conducting its first nuclear test in 1974, has concerned some analysts.

Before it can sign the deal with the US, India also needs a waiver from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), a group of 45 states exporting nuclear fuel and technology, whose rules ban trade with non-NPT countries.

The deal can then go to the US congress where it must still be ratified.

The NSG is not expected to discuss exempting India from its rules until September, which could push ratification back to January 2009.

 Source: Al Jazeera and agencies
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[chottala.com] Nayadiganta Article - Extrajudicial killings taking a dangerous turn !

Nayadiganta Article - Extrajudicial killings taking a dangerous turn:
 
 
Human rights organisation Odhikar, claiming that 'extrajudicial killings' at the hands of law enforcement
agencies were on the rise, has demanded that the government form an independent probe body into such
incidents. An Odhikar report, published yesterday, said extrajudicial killings had taken a serious turn in July.
 
 
 
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Odhikar calls for prbes into 'extrajudicial killings'
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'extrajudicial killings' at the hands of law enforcement agencies were on the ...
 
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Re: [chottala.com] Ph.D. -- We can propose the name for the Guinness Book of Records.

Assalamu A'laikum Wrt. Wbt.

Dear All,

Its' matter of proud that one of the Bangladeshi Citizens achieved Nine PhD degrees from nine very famous universities of home and abroad (USA, Australia, Japan, Scotland, Belgium, India and Bangladesh). Whatever the methodology of the research, anyhow, any way, she is the only one person in the world holding 9 PhD degrees (if Mr. Shahid reference is right). Thus we can propose her name to The Guinness Book of Records.

 

 

With the best regards,

Mohammad Osiur Rahman "Osi"

--- On Mon, 7/28/08, shahid <shahid@merimo.net> wrote:

From: shahid <shahid@merimo.net>
Subject: [chottala.com] Ph.D.
To: Bristi_Namai@yahoogroups.com
Cc: chottala@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 8:47 PM



Subject: Ph.D.

FYI:

"Many Universities are offering Ph. D. degree to me but I could not
avail
these because I have shortage of time" said by ex-Prime Minister of
Bangladesh and Bangakaonna Sheikh Hasina. During her 5 years reign, she
obtained nine Ph.
D. degrees from various universities of the world. In fact, by obtaining
nine Ph. D. degree, she set up an world record. It is believed that
there
is no such person in the world who could be able to obtain nine Ph. D.
degree in his life time. Sheikh Hasina, who is a graduate of Dhaka
University, didn't complete her Masters degree but now she became the
richest person in the world in context of having Ph. D.

Last two years, a team of the Government officials was assigned to
contact
various universities of the world for finding any scopes to obtain Ph.
D.
degree for Sheikh Hasina. Thanks to almighty, they were able to manage
following degrees for her:

1. Doctor of Science: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibar Rahman Agricultural
University, Bangladesh.
2. Doctor of Laws: Boston University, USA.
3. Doctor of Laws: Waseda University, Japan.
4. Doctor of Liberal Arts: University of Albertay, Scotland.
5. Doctor of Literature (Deshikottom) : Bishwabharati, India.
6. Doctor of Laws: National University, Australia.
7. Doctor of Laws: Dhaka University, Bangladesh.
8. Doctor of Laws: Catholic University, Belgium.
9. Doctor of Human Letters: Bridgeport University, USA.

Sheikh Hasina somehow managed nine Ph. D. degrees without suitable
academic
background but she spent millions of poor people's money for traveling
various countries to collect her degrees. It is also rumored that she
spent
huge public money for purchasing most of the Ph. D. degree she obtained.
Wastage of poor people's money for obtaining useless degrees is not
acceptable. We demand proper investigation of such unethical activities of
the past Awami League Government.


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[chottala.com] August 2008 Issue of Sonarbangladesh.com Online Magazine

dear all

we are glad to announce that August issue of  online magazine sonarbangladesh is updated, click at
 
onward, we will get @ sonarbangladesh.com
a. regular columns of some selected prominent columnists with archive facility
b. daily news summary
c. fortnightly update of magazine section
d. satire section Tipponi
more features will be addded soon
ur articles,literary articles, suggestions, new ideas, criticisms will be highly appreciated.
 at  editor@sonarbangladesh.com

Bye
Shamim

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