A.S.M Riad Arif, SARRC Silver Jubilee Scholar, South Asian University, New Delhi, India : A spiritualist, minstrel and dissident of the eighteenth century, Lalon Fakir is a transcending and living figure in the awareness of the mass in South Asia. Also known as Lalon Shah, he lived in insolvency. Like Kabir, his experience and religion…
Raj Abrar: Rights Activist Sultana Kamal has alleged that the government is silent on protecting the Sundarbans, citing its mute response to study reports submitted by the National Committee to Protect the Sundarbans, reports The Daily Star. She also claimed the government remained silent to requests by Unesco to declare the Sundarbans as a world…
Abrar Hussain: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for more rules and regulations in online media to reduce cyber crime.The Prime Minister made the announcement yesterday while addressing the council of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) at the National Press Club.She urged journalists to properly publish the good activities of her government in the…
Md. Shamsul Islam, Executive Editor, Our Time: As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins in Bangladesh, it’s time we renew our faith by practicing self-restraint and engaging in spiritual activities aiming at achieving the satisfaction of Allah (SWT). During this blessed month, Muslims are instructed not only fast from dawn to dusk, but keep…
Engr. MD Munirul Islam, Executive Engineer, CPGCL: We are firmly and assuredly advancing our Matarbari coal power project for achieving the vision of present Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced in 1997 for developing the Island like Singapore. On the other hand, BPDB and Petrobangla are also implementing various plans for developing Maheshkhali into power and…
A. S. M Riad Arif, SARRC Silver Jubilee Scholar, South Asian University, New Delhi, India: In November 2016, a number of Santal tribesmen were killed and injured when the police opened gunfire to stop a clash that ensued over the disputed land belonging to Rangpur Sugar Mill in Gaibandha. Before that, a video showed a…
Sayeed Muhammad: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stressed on introducing a Nuremberg trial system in Bangladesh– a system that does not require any witnesses to war criminals.”There is no need for any witness for trials of war criminals as there are documents stating the verity of the crimes. Justices in Nuremberg did not take any witnesses, and…
Abrar Hussain: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken responsibility for the treatment of noted lyricist, composer and music director Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, said ICT State Minister Junaid Ahmed Palak on Wednesday night. The premier is informed about the sickness of the legendary lyricist, said Palak.She came to know about the matter from a Facebook post by…
Sayeed Muhammad: The Bangladesh delegation to the UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) failed to respond to pressing human rights concerns in the country, according a latest release of the Human Rights Watch (HRW). Law Minister Anisul Huq, representing the government, highlighted only what it considered to be positive steps and glossed over concerns about critical issues…