Sayeed Muhammad: City dwellers of Gazipur are all set to exercise their franchise as voting in the city election starts at 8am amid tight security, with the Election Commission (EC) completing all necessary preparations in this regard. “All necessary preparations have already been taken to hold the elections in a free, fair and peaceful manner,”…
Abrar Hussain: In a bid to prevent road accidents in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the concerned authorities new directives, including a restriction on drivers plying their vehicles on the highways to five hours at a stretch, reports The Daily Star. The PM gave the order as soon as the news spread…
Afsan Chowdhury, Scholar and Political Analyst : The countrymen are not at all interested in the Gazipur City Corporation election. I do not know whether citizens of Gazipur are interested or not, but the rest of the country definitely does not care. Actually, the election atmosphere is not of any importance. Back in 2013, the people…
Sejuti Mourin: Teachers and employees of non-MPO educational institutions, have began an indefinite hunger strike protesting for enlistment under the government’s Monthly Payment Order (MPO) facilities. Hundreds of teachers and employees under the banner of “Non-MPO Shikhya Pratishthan Shikhyak Karmachari Federation” gathered in front of the National Press Club at 10 am yesterday. Earlier on…
Sofian Khan: Six workers have been killed with 32 others injured after two separate road accidents in Tangail. In one accident at Kalihati upazila, 5 labourers from Gaibandha were killed when it veered out of the driver’s control in the bus stand area and crashed into a roadside ditch, said Kalihati Police OC Mir Mosharraf Hossain….
Dr. Md. Abdul Majid, Former Chairman, NBR : The government maintains very strict position to collect loans from the public. But that is seen absent when it comes to the government organizations. These organizations are not repaying the loans, neither paying taxes. The government has repeatedly decided to bring the government institutions to the stock market,…
Sofian Khan: An additional humanitarian funds of AUD 18.4 million has been announced by Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop to meet the urgent needs of Rohingya people and the host community in Bangladesh. According to the Australian government, over 12,00,000 Rohingyas who have fled into Bangladesh has created one of the world’s largest humanitarian…
Afrida Ahmed: The Supreme Court decided to pass an order today on a leave-to-appeal filed against a High-court order that gave bail to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed under the Special Powers Act regarding the pyromania attack in Cumilla on Feb 3, 2015, reports UNB. After completing hearing of the leave-to-appeal petition,…
Abrar Hussain: The first-ever Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) by the Bangladesh and Indian Navies will be conducted in Chittagong on June 27, reports UNB. The CORPAT will be jointly inaugurated by the Chiefs of Navies of the two respective countries. Two Indian Navy ships and Air craft reached Chittagong yesterday to participate in the patrol. Chief…
Dr. Sadat Hossain, Former Cabinet Secretary : Activities by mobile courts were vibrant in last Ramadan. They carried out drives in different businesses, including eateries, food manufacturers, dispensaries and even chemical godowns. What caught the attention of many was the drives in the mango market when mango harvest was yet to start. After testing some samples,…