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						 <title>The latest edition of Peace and Security Review is out.</title>
						 <link>http://www.bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=79</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The latest edition of BIPSS Journal - "Peace and Security Review" Vol#2,No#1(First Quarter, 2009)is out.]]></description>
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						 <title>First Yunnan-Bangladesh Dialogue</title>
						 <link>http://bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=96</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[As part of BIPSS initiatives to further Bangladesh’s relations with the countries of South Asia, East Asia and beyond, BIPSS and Yunnan Development Research Centre (YDRC) are jointly organizing First Yunnan- Bangladesh Dialogue in China in the last week of September 2009. Each institute will present papers on mutually agreed topics.]]></description>
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						 <title>BIPSS President Spoke in A Seminar in Oslo, Norway</title>
						 <link>http://www.bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=6</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs [NUPI] invited Major General Muniruzzaman, President, BIPSS to a morning seminar on South Asian Security Architecture: Security Challenges Facing South Asia]]></description>
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						 <title>The article - "The Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny"</title>
						 <link>http://bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=80</link>
						 <description><![CDATA["The Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny" - by Shafqat Munir, BIPSS Research Analyst, published in Asian Conflicts Report.]]></description>
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						 <title>"The BDR Mutiny in Bangladesh:Understanding the National and Regional Implications" - published in rusi</title>
						 <link>http://bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=7</link>
						 <description><![CDATA["The BDR Mutiny in Bangladesh:Understanding the National and Regional Implications" - By Shafqat Munir, BIPSS Research Analyst based in ICPVTR, Singapore, published in Royal United Services Institute, an nndependent talking on defence and security studies.]]></description>
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						 <title>BIPSS Issue Brief - "Water Security"</title>
						 <link>http://www.bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=8</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[BIPSS Issue Brief on “Water Security” is focused on the shortage of water that Bangladesh faces besides being a river-reign country. A complete and fair valuation of the resource, sustainability of ecosystems at all parts of the hydrologic cycle and an equitable and cooperative sharing of water resources is very necessary. This paper addresses the major causes of water scarcity and the adverse impact of this threat on Bangladesh, including few recommendations.]]></description>
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						 <title>BIPSS- The Bangladesh Today Round Table on BDR Mutiny held</title>
						 <link>http://bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=1</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) in collaboration with The Bangladesh Today arranged a round-table on BDR Mutiny: Security Implications for Bangladesh and the region at the conference room of The Bangladesh on Saterday, March 21, 2009.]]></description>
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						 <title>BIPSS Special Report on BDR Mutiny is out</title>
						 <link>http://bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=9</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[A bloody mutiny took place in Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters, Dhaka on 25 February 2009. Over 65 people, including senior BDR officers, were brutally killed. The incident has deep security implications for Bangladesh and the region. ]]></description>
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						 <title>First Roundtable on Singapore-Bangladesh relations</title>
						 <link>http://bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=10</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[BIPSS and Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS, Singapore) are jointly organizing first roundtable dialogue on Singapore-Bangladesh Relations on 25 May 2009 in Singapore.  ]]></description>
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						 <title>International conference on "Counter Terrorism Strategy for South Asia" held</title>
						 <link>http://bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=2</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[nternational conference titled “Counter Terrorism Strategy for South Asia” (CTS for SA), was held on 24 and 25 February 2009 at Radisson Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka, Organized by BIPSS. BIPSS has undertaken a regional research project in the field of Counter Terrorism Strategy (CTS). ]]></description>
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						 <title>President BIPSS lecture in NDC on Civil Military Relations (CMR) in Democracy.  </title>
						 <link>http://bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=81</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[President BIPSS, Major General ANM Muniruzzaman (Retd.) gave a lecture at the National Defence College, Dhaka on 13 April, 2009. He delivered a presentation, in a joint panel, on Civil Military Relations (CMR) in Democracy. ]]></description>
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						 <title>BIPSS President concludes Norway and UK lecture tour</title>
						 <link>http://bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=83</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[BIPSS President Major General ANM Muniruzzaman (Retd.) has concluded his lecture and speaking engagements in Norway and London.

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						 <title>President BIPSS speaks at the World Social Science Forum (WSSF)</title>
						 <link>http://bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=84</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Major General ANM Muniruzzaman (Retd.) spoke at the World Social Science Forum (WSSF) in Bergen, Norway.]]></description>
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						 <title>BIPSS President Speaks at Climate Change Conference in Washington DC</title>
						 <link>http://bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=85</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[ 	

President BIPSS, Major General ANM Muniruzzaman (Retd.) delivered a lecture at the first Conference of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS-US) Transatlantic Dialogue on Climate Change and Security. The conference commenced on 5 May, 2009 in Washington DC.]]></description>
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						 <title>First Roundtable on Singapore-Bangladesh relations Held </title>
						 <link>http://bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=10</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[BIPSS and Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS, Singapore) jointly organized first roundtable dialogue on Singapore-Bangladesh Relations on 25 May, 2009 in Singapore.

A four member delegation from Bangladesh led by President BIPSS, Major General ANM Muniruzzaman (Retd.), went to visit Singapore in the month of May 2009. The dialogue topics encompassed a wide range of issues that are of interest for both the countries; Singapore and Bangladesh.]]></description>
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						 <title>BIPSS-SaferWorld Round-table on "Bangladesh Community Safety Pilot Process" held</title>
						 <link>http://bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=87</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) in collaboration with SaferWorld organized a Round-table on Bangladesh Community Safety Pilot Process on 26 May 2009, at Hotel Sheraton. ]]></description>
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						 <title>President BIPSS Attends Asia Security Summit and Asia Pacific Round Table</title>
						 <link>http://bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=88</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[President of BIPSS attended the Asia Security Summit also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore from 29-31 May 2009.Subsequently, he travelled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where he attended the Asia Pacific Roundtable organised by the Institute of Strategic and International Studies – Malaysia.  ]]></description>
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						 <title>Roundtable on "Climate Change and Conflict in Bangladesh"</title>
						 <link>http://www.bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=93</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[The Climate Change Cell of Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies organized a Roundtable discussion on "Climate Change and Conflict in Bangladesh", on Thursday, 18 June, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the Conference room of the BIPSS centre.

The keynote presentation was delivered by Mr. Matthijs van der Hoorn of Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands.]]></description>
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						 <title>BIPSS Lecture Event - 'Engaging South Asia:Obama's South Asia Policy'</title>
						 <link>http://www.bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=94</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[As part of its lecture series, BIPSS invited US Ambassador to Bangladesh, Mr. James F. Moriarty, to deliver a key note presentation on the topic titled 'Engaging South Asia: Obama's South Asia Policy'. Considering the current political and economic developments in this region, US Administration views South Asia as a key partner in fighting terrorism and in global economic and political advancement. The lecture highlighted the new US administration’s policy towards South Asia, with particular focus on Bangladesh.]]></description>
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						 <title>BIPSS International Research Coalition Programme on Transnational Security Threats</title>
						 <link>http://bipss.org.bd/events_view.php?menu_id=97</link>
						 <description><![CDATA[BIPSS has taken up a research project on Transnational Security Threats. Transnational security issues, as the name implies, are nonmilitary threats that cross borders and threaten the political and social integrity of a nation.]]></description>
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