Abrar Hussain: In a bid to ease stress on the students, the government yesterday reduced the number of subjects in Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations by 3 and the scores by 200, reports BDnews24. Duly, there will now be no second paper in English or Bangla, nor an optional subject…
Sarwar J. Minar, Senior Officer, International Programs and Relations, IUB: Drug related crime poses a direct threat to national security and development. In the post-Cold War era, while traditional military-centric security started losing its appeal, a human-centric security emerged as the dominant trend. The main idea of human- centric security is that anything that poses…
Moazzem Hossen Alal, Joint Secretary General, BNP : Some banks have been established in our country, which were distributed to leaders of Awami League. For instance, Farmers’ Bank, NRB Bank, Meghna Bank and many others are owned by members of Awami League. There are many non-government banks, which have become bankrupt through financial debacle. In…
M Hafiz Uddin Khan, Former Advisor, Caretaker Government: I do not believe that the way the government is trying to resolve the drug situation is right at all. The process by which the anti-drug operation is being conducted has violated the human rights of many. The violation of human rights is not acceptable at all….
Prof Abu Ahmed, Stock Market Analyst: The partnership between Dhaka Stock Exchange and a Chinese consortium will not cause any positive output immediately. Many are curious to know why no changes are taking place in the country’s stock market even after the partnership of the Chinese consortium with the DSE. Benefits will not come in…
Abrar Hussain: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her view of boosting cooperation between Bangladesh and Thailand in the agricultural sector when Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhom met with her at Hasina’s office yesterday morning. After the meeting, the prime minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters saying that the Premier and Thai princess mainly discussed…
Raj Abrar: At least two more were killed early yesterday as the countrywide anti-drug operation continues to leave a path of bodies, the current toll being 124 bodies in the last 17 days, reports The Daily Star, quoting the daily Prothom Alo. In yesterday’s count, the two were said to have been killed in “infighting…
Sejuti Mourin: Supreme Court (SC) yesterday upheld the stay order against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail in two cases of vandalism and murder filed in Cumilla. The SC also directed the state to appeal regularly. The Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, fixed June 24 for the next hearing. Attorney General Mahbubey Alam…
Sayeed Muhammad: As many as 323 people were killed in different incidents across the country throughout May, says a survey unveiled by Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC). BHRC published the report yesterday based on reports gathered from different districts, upazilas, municipalities and national dailies, according to UNB.Of the victims, some 127 were killed in reported…