Afsan Chowdhury, Journalist and Researcher: Civil society is the force outside the government. It is comprised of the people who are not directly involved in party politics. It is not that they can contribute a lot politically, but they can influence politics to some extent. Given the wide sphere of the government now, civil society…
SALEQUE SUFI, An expert in energy sector infrastructure development, planning, construction management and operation in Central and South Asia and Australia: There has been a veryfrustratingdevelopment in RLNG evacuation program recently. The 42 inches OD about 1Km-long Karnaphuli River Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) has been abandoned as the drill strings got broken while reaming the…
Sofian Khan: Floods have been triggered due to excessive and continuous rainfall in the last few days in three districts of Sylhet division including some upazilas of Chittagong district. The raining have swelled up Khowai, Manu and Dhalai rivers which caused to flood in numbers of villages in Moulvibazar and Habiganj districts. Moreover, severe flooding…
Dr. A J M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan, Professor and Founder Chair, Dept. of Television, Film and Photography, DU: Budget discussions in Bangladesh and elsewhere are usually the domain of economic pundits who crunches numbers to reflect on national income and expenditure. Plebeians’ perspectives remain absent in the media. I believe everyone has a stake in…
Wali-ur Rahman, Former Ambassador and International Relations Analyst: The meeting of Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump can be called historic in the sense that the two country leaders have met for the first time. Before this, there has been no meeting in such a difficult situation. Now why it is getting a global importance…
Prof. Dr. Mijanur Rahman, Vice Chancellor, Jagannath University: The national election is coming. The Awami League has a lot of challenges facing the upcoming elections. The biggest challenge is organizing it. When a political party stays in power for a considerable duration, it experiences organizational lethargy. People seeking power congregate everywhere, including those hoping for…
Dr. Syed Manzoorul Islam, Professor, Dept. of English, University of Dhaka: Any developed country needs skilled manpower since it is not possible to ensure sustainable development without skilled workforce. We hire managers from abroad, who take away $5 billion from us every year, mostly from the pharmaceutical and RMG sectors. The skilled manager is who…