Sayeed Muhammad: With the grief triggered from the killings of six people still in the air, unknown assailants have gunned down three more members of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) at Korolyachhari in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati yesterday. The deceased are Sanjib Chakma, 30, Smrity Chakma, 50, and Atol Chakma, reports UNB, adding, Kanon Chakma,…
Dr. Md. Tajul Islam, Professor, National Institute of Mental Health : Many premature deaths have been caused by the ill competition between the drivers. These drivers have to be held responsible. Their recklessness has caused many to their deaths. They are arrogant and not willing to listen to anybody. But whatever they do, they are the…
Sejuti Mourin: Myanmar President Win Myint has pardoned 58 Rohingyas refugees arrested during their failed attempt to reenter Myanmar from Bangladesh. Although they were released from Myanmar jail, the Myanmar government claimed that the first batch returnees from the camps in Cox’s Bazar arrived in Reception Centres in Myanmar. The Myanmar Ministry of the Office of…
Abrar Hussain: A writ has been filed with the High Court, seeking its directive to ban unauthorized hoisting of foreign flags across the country during the upcoming Football World Cup 2018. Freedom fighter Mohammad Nurul Amin filed the writ with the bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Zafor Ahmed on Sunday. The FIFA World Cup…
Kazi Akramuddin Ahmad, Former President, FBCCI : I hope the next national budget will be one that is balanced and will bring about an industrial revolution. We have to incite an industrial revolution. I ran industry all my life. Even though Japan and Germany were ruined after the Second World War, they developed by focusing on…
Sarwar J. Minar, Senior Officer, International Programs and Relations, IUB : The idea of rankings among the universities across the world has become very popular nowadays. University rankings present an overview of the performances of the universities world-wide, reveal various strategic information about the universities which are of invaluable significance. Though the popularity of the university…
Raj Abrar: The High Court yesterday granted bail for six months to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two cases of Cumilla and rejected the bail petition in a defamation case of Narail. A bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice JBM Hasan came up with the order. The HC fixed the date for delivering order…
Prof. Dr. Mizanur Rahman, Vice-Chancellor, Jagannath University : It will not be an easy task to to root out the drug kingpins. Petty drug peddlers will be easy to track and wipe out but not these kingpins. Most the drivers, rickshaw pullers are drug addicts. We are running drug elimination campaign instead of control campaigns. This…
Sayeed Muhammad: The ongoing anti-narcotics clampdown claimed the lives of 10 more people, mostly suspected drug peddlers, in parts of the country yesterday, raising the death toll to at least 94 over the last two weeks. According to The Daily Star, two were killed in Comilla, Pirojpur and Satkhira each, while one was reported dead in…
Engr. Nurul Aktar, Director, Energypac : Around 5,000 megawatt (MW) of electricity could be saved in five years if efficient use of electricity in domestic, commercial and industrial sectors could be ensured through introducing standard energy-efficient appliances. About US$ 5 billion investment would be required to generate 5,000MW of electricity. On the other hand, fuel-efficient power…