May 2018

Abrar Hussain: Abrar Hussain: With several recommendations like ensuring fair polls and a safe, enabling environment for human rights defenders, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) recently adopted a draft report on Bangladesh’s human rights review. At its 17th meeting in Geneva on Thursday, the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review adopted the report on…

Md. Shamsul Islam, Executive Editor, Our Time : With yet another death from road accident in Dhaka on Thursday, our streets are gradually turning into the most lethal ones in the world. People are now sacrificing their organs or their lives almost regularly due to the reckless and whimsical driving on our roads. By now, road…

Mahbubul Islam : No one should mix fruits with harmful chemicals and if anyone does so, they should be tried to the full extent of the law. These comments regarding poisonous chemicals in food were made by Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) President Golam Rahman as he was talking to the daily Amader Shomoy. He said…

Abrar Hussain: Community police member Alauddin Sumon, 40, who lost one of his legs as after a bus ran over him on Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover in Dhaka, has succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), reports Banglanews24. According to Wari Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Jahirul Islam, Sumon was…

Prof Dr. M Tamim, Chairman, Petroleum & Mineral Resources Engineering Department, BUET : It appears that neither the Infrastructure Development Master Plan of the government nor the power system master plan is being followed in the ongoing Matarbari-Maheshkali development process. JICA suggested the government for developing Matarbari which would be similar to Kashima Port of Japan….

Sejuti Mourin: BNP yesterday alleged the government of trying to dispose BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s appeal in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case in order to keep her away from the national election.“Unprecedented incidents are happening under this government…there’s no instance of giving direction by the Supreme Court to settle any appeal by 3-4 months,” said…

Abrar Hussain: The Election Commission (EC) has claimed it will learn from its experience in conducting the polls in Khulna city and correct possible ‘flaws and shortcomings’ in future, rep­orts Bdnews24. According to the organization, the election in Khulna last week saw a voter turnout of 62% in 286 polling centers, although voting was postponed…

Prof Dr. Syed Anwar Husain, Historian : mIn an interview, Dr. Syed Anwar Husain said the party is busier dealing with cases than doing politics. The grassroots BNP leaders and activists first commented on the party making a mistake by boycotting the January 5 general election in 2014. So, it is not possible for them…

Razequzzaman Ratan, Central committee member, Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal : Election Commission (EC) has held discussions with its stakeholders about how the upcoming general election can be held. They had also have dialogues with different parties, but it is unclear which one they have adopted. The EC is continuously declaring its clear and honest position to conduct…