Kamrun Nahar, Journalist, The Financial Express : Bangladesh has a poor healthcare system in terms of affordability, quality and in many cases accessibility. People in general have a low confidence on local doctors largely due to their businessman-like attitude rather than a life-saving service provider. Bangladeshi people prefer to receive treatment abroad increasingly due to…
Prof Dr Golam Rahman, Ex-Chief Information Commissioner : It is said that the drug menace cannot be controlled by bringing drug peddlers to justice. But this is not correct; it can be controlled. Many drug peddlers come out of bail through the loopholes of the law, causing many to feel insecure and fear that such culprits…
Sofian Khan: Malaysian law enforcers have detained 15 suspected militants including Bangladeshi accused of plotting separate “lone wolf” attacks on places of worship around Kuala Lumpur. Among them was a Bangladeshi restaurant owner accused of alleged arms smuggling to foreign militants. According to Inspector General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun, Police gathered around the 15 in…
Rajequzzaman Ratan, Central Committee Member, Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal : Many people say elections under partisan government take place in many countries, but do they realize the reality here? We have to remember that there are traditions and conventions in countries where such elections take place – what the election-time government can and cannot do during polls….
Raj Abrar: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has announced that the time has come for every concerned citizen of the country to standup, resist and protest against the ‘oppression of the ruling party’. The senior BNP leader made the remarks while inaugurating a music album created by BNP national executive committee member Masud Arun…
Mir Nasir Hossain, Former FBCCI president : The upcoming budget needs to be composed of necessary measures to restore discipline in the banking sector. Interest rates for bank loans have climbed up to an intolerable level and needs to be reduced. Government-owned banks are unable to make investments even having enough liquidity. They are charging high…
Nurul Anwar, Former Inspector General of Police : Even if there are no queries regarding the ongoing anti-narcotics drives, there are many, from general people to experts, who have raised questions regarding killing people in ‘crossfire’. Whenever someone is killed, it is claimed that they were caught in the middle of a trade of bullets. When…
Zayadul Ahsan Pintu, Editor, DBC : Countrywide anti-drug drives are going on. Such drives can only put a halt into drug peddling for temporarily. But this will not be able to bring any long term solution. In order to get sustainable results, plans have to be made for conducting these drives regularly but without spilling a…
Abrar Hussain: French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly told US President Donald Trump that the new US tariffs on European, Mexican and Canadian goods are illegal and a “mistake.” Macron’s office, in a statement yesterday, revealed that the two presidents spoke over the phone after the Trump administration announced on Thursday that 25 per cent tariffs…
Abrar Hussain: At a ceremony in Islamabad yesterday, retired Jus-tice Nasirul Mulk took oath as Pakistan’s seventh caretaker Prime Minister, hours after the National Assembly was formally dissolved ahead of the July elections. President Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath to Mulk, who was unanimously nominated for the post by both the government and opposition, with…