Sabah Mannan: Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said through sufficient flexibility, the countries re-negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will find a solution to narrow differences between them. To reach an agreement that benefits the three nations involved, US, Mexican and Canadian negotiators plan to engage in July. Guajardo added that there is high…
Afrida Ahmed: Neymar and his Brazil teammates landed on Russia on Monday morning, after beating Austria 3-0 ahead of the World Cup. They arrived in Sochi, a Black Sea resort city where they will be based. The opening match will be on Thursday between hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia. The Brazilians were very confident when they…
Md. Shamsul Islam, Executive Editor, Our Time : A private channel has created quite a sensation in the country lately through exposing the state of affairs in our education system by telecasting a few high-quality investigative reports. First, it showed the financial corruption and economic mismanagement of a couple of our elite and leading private…
Syed Mahfujul Haque Marjan, Faculty Member of Criminology, University of Dhaka : Bangladesh is going through a transitional phase in the society, when different societal problems are emerging, with terrorism being one of those. There are two active terrorist groups operating in the country: pro-ISIS group New JMB and Ansar-al-Islam backed by al-Qaeda. Despite the…
Dr. Mustafizur Rahman, Distinguished Fellow, CPD : It is a must for us to think about our economy. We need to focus on how a sustainable economic system can be developed. We make criticism of any inconsistencies, irregularities, and corruption because we care about the state. We do not want any discrimination or dissatisfaction. We…
Dr. Anupam Sen, VC, Premier University & Sociologist : We all expect to get a drug-free society. Drug, in no way, can contribute prosperity to the society. Drug eventually takes the life of a man, ruining his family. Both the drug-peddlers and the abusers forget that their activities can result destruction and destabilization in the…
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Samad, Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Dhaka : Although the education sector allocation in the proposed budget for this fiscal year is Tk 2,500 crore more than that in the previous year, more would have been better. The allocation has increased, which is good news, but not enough. More investment is needed…
Sayeed Muhammad: Winning a trophy of any big cricket tournament had long been a dream for Bangladesh. However, the long-cherished dream came true as Tigresses earned Bangladesh first ever trophy yesterday. Despite the Tigers raising hopes of bagging trophies in such tournaments many a time in the past, they failed by the slightest margin in…
Syed Ishtiaque Reza, Editor-in-Chief of GTV & sarabangla.net : The national budget of Tk 4 lakh and 64 thousand crore for FY 2018-19 can be reviewed for its political finesse. Of the amount, 63.7% is projected to come as tax revenue (NBR), 7.2% as non-tax revenue, 15.3% as domestic loans and 1.8% as foreign loans….