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Paper ID # ******* Paper Title # Prospects and challenges of Solar Energy in Bangladesh Section I. General Comments:
A. Reader Interest 1. Which category describes this manuscript? ( ) Practice/Application ( ) Case Study/Experience Report ( ) Pure Research ( ) Survey ( ) Analysis How relevant is this manuscript to the readers of this periodical? ( ) Very Relevant ( ) Relevant ( ) Interesting but not very relevant ( ) Irrelevant

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B. Recommendation Please make your recommendation. ( ) Accept without any changes ( ) Author should make a few minor corrections as shown in the manuscript ( ) Author should go through a major revision as shown in the manuscript and as per suggestions in this form ( ) Reject

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