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The rise and fall of Bangla Bhai As Shaikh Abdur Rahman and Bangla Bhai — leaders of the Islamist militant group JMB — face the death penalty this month, Mahtab Haider visits Baghmara, where their reign of terror began... The future looks green, the future looks bright Shameran Abed and Mubin S Khan pay tribute to all those who came before to pave the way for the young tigers of today to blaze away in the Caribbean... People power at Phulbari Tanim Ahmed visits Phulbari seven months after a mass uprising by local people forced Asia Energy, a UK mining company, to suspend its plans to set up an open pit coal mine there... Temples, volcanoes and the blue, blue, sea Isobel Shirlaw returns from Yogyakarta in Indonesia enthralled by its swirl of colours, its bustling humanity and its spectacular landscapes... The Bangladeshi Blogosphere Mahfuz Sadique charts the phenomenal rise of a vibrant community of Bangladeshi bloggers on the worldwide web...

Q&A Shimul Yousuff