Sabah Mannan: In separate road accidents at Saudi Arabia, four Bangladeshi pilgrims died and nine others were left injured. The deceased were identified as Julhas, 50, Rashed, 65, Abul Bashar, 65, and Rashedul Islam Babu, 55. The injured are SM Abul Khayer, 41, Tarif Irtija, 12, Momtahin Islam, 18, Mosatara Akter, 43, Nazmul, 39, and Shafiul…
Muhammad Ali Bukhari from Toronto: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emphasised in eradicating Polio disease fully among 24,000 attendees from 175 countries in the closing plenary session of the 109th Rotary International Convention of Rotary Clubs held in Toronto from June 23-27. He said, Canada has been a champion in the fight to eradicate Polio since…
Sarwar J. Minar, Senior Officer, International Programs and Relations, IUB : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made an official visit to India in May. Although there is a lot to be optimistic about the present Dhaka-Delhi ties, illustrated as the ‘Golden Era’, we are yet to receive substantial solutions to the long-pending problems. Many have been skeptical…
Khalekuzzaman, General Secretary, Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal : The Gazipur City Corporation election was not a fair one. There were vote riggings. Ahead of the elections, the Election Commissioner had assured us of that it will not be a repeat of the previously held Khulna city election. He pledged to take all necessary steps for free, fair…
Dr. ForqanUddin Ahmed, Former Deputy General and Commandant, Ansar VDP Academy : Accountability means one’s liability to give account or to give explanation of one’s actions. In administration, it means the executives and administrators, so to say the civil servants should remain answerable and responsible for all their actions, plans, program, disposals, processes and consequences thereof….
Sayeed Muhammad: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has laid emphasis on undertaking a far-reaching plan for improving the life and livelihood of the people. “Bangladesh is a deltaic region where population density is much more. So, we need a far-reaching plan for further improving the life and livelihood of the people,” she said yesterday, reports BSS….
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed, Former Deputy General and Commandant, Ansar VDP Academy: Perhaps Bangladesh is the only country where the internet business dealers raised their protest to the withdrawal of VAT from budget. But in other countries, the picture is quite different. It is not the company or dealer rather it must be a point…
Azfar Aziz, Development Consultant, CREA and Advisory Editor of Daily Finland: All differences between groups, states, agencies, theories etc that obviously include partisan, communal, political, economic, theological, philosophic, so on and so on in the human world stem from ego and selfish interests or conflict of interest. When I have a different opinion from others,…