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With great reverence, I spread flowers on the skull, brought soil from the surroundings and made a grave for it. It was clear that she had been tortured. I also knew that there would never be a trial for the killing of this girl, but I felt we, as human beings, had done our duty.' Bosnia is reeling under the effects of the Bosnian War and large-scale ethnic cleansing of Bosniaks. Beaten and destroyed, the country needs to be brought back to...

This group of essays concentrates on the themes of freedom and democracy. The author argues that the pursuit of scientific culture is dependent on a religious culture, of which he regards Islam as one of the finest examples.

Since the 1950's, traffic flows have been the subject of scientific study. Now, 60 years later, they still are. Researchers with backgrounds ranging from engineering over Mathematics and Physics to Chemistry and Thermodynamics have continuously strived for a better description of traffic flow. As the world's population grows, traffic management is becoming a mounting challenge for many cities and towns across the globe. Increasing attention ha...

Bangladesh presents a unique case of under development with high incidence of poverty and unemployment. Although, it has a long rural development history. It is one of the low-income countries. As per Human Development Index (HDI), Bangladesh ranked 140 out of 177 countries in the world in 2007 (UNDP, 2007). Per capita annual income was US$ 520 in 2006-07. The value of Gini Coefficient of household income increased from 0.43 in 1995 to 0.47 in...

This study examines the environmental awareness in junior secondary school education in Bangladesh and accordingly assessed the text books of Junior Secondary level regarding environmental contents, measured the environmental awareness developed among the students at this level and compared the environmental awareness between Bengali medium and English medium students. Following an exploratory-descriptive research design, the study applied mix...

Agricultural biodiversity (ABD) is fundamental for breeding crops and dealing with pests and diseases. Farmers as custodians of biodiversity information and practices, essential for food security can rightfully claim benefits for their contribution. Global policy discourse affirms immense importance on it. North backed by Multi National Companies want to guarantee breeders' rights with minimum Farmers' Privilege but South wants legally protect...

This study looks at poverty, vulnerability and the coping strategies of monga (seasonal severe food insecurity) affected female-headed households in Bangladesh. While different studies today are showing that female-headed households are not necessarily the poorest of the poor, this study is arguing that the female-headed households in a region affected by monga are still the poorest of the poor, and thus the paper is contributing to the existi...