Dr. Mizanur Rahman, Former Chairman, National Human Rights Commission : Combating and controlling drugs is the State’s responsibility and it has to do it. Every citizen wants the elimination of drugs and its influence from our society. However, killing the poor, small-time drug dealers who barely earn one or two paisa income will never stop…
Sarwar J. Minar, Senior Officer, International Programs and Relations, IUB : The failure to create a modus vivendi has been intermittently creating problems in Bangladesh since its independence. As a corollary Bangladesh is experiencing its political problem again and again and it seems like there is no way out of this political conundrum. Present political…
Prof. Dr. M. Shah Nawaz Ali, Member, University Grants Commission : After one month of fasting, we are nearing the Eid celebration. The succession of our fast will rely on how sincerely we were able to devote ourselves to Allah. The Almighty will surely bless us with his mercy if only our work can prove…
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed, Law Research Officer, BILIA. Advocate, Supreme Court : Statistics show that Bangladesh will need to construct approximately 4 million new houses annually to meet the future demand of housing in the next fourteen to fifteen years. Estimates for annual requirements for housing in urban areas vary from 0.3 to 0.55 million units….
Tanvir Alam Khan , Assistant Managing Editor, The Daily Amader Orthoneeti & Apprentice Lawyer Dhaka Bar Association : At least Bangladesh is not in the same situation as Mexico or its adjacent countries in the matter of narcotics abuse. South American belt and drug trafficking has an unidentifiable international relations. Mexican War on Drug was…
Xasir Youssaf: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made urges to the international community yesterday for continuous pressure on Myanmar to take back the Rohingya minorities from the country. The PM during a courtesy call by International Rescue Committee (IRC) President and CEO David Miliband said, “The global community will have to continue their pressure on the…
Wali-ur Rahman, Former Ambassador : Prime minister has travelled to India to inaugurate Bangladesh Bhaban and receive D Lit degree. These were the reason for her making the short trip to India. Despite visit being short and the two special reasons, the people of Bangladesh had enough expectation. They wanted the unsettled issues to be…
Sofian Khan: Four children who were reported missing on Monday have been found dead in a pond in Hajiganj, Chandpur. According to Jabedul Islam, Officer-in-charge (OC), the bodies were discovered floating in the pond yesterday morning. The deceased were identified as Rahul (13), Shamim (11), sons of Wasim, Arafat Hossain Raihan (11), son of Ahsan Habib…
Sofian Khan: Myanmar’s military and local Buddhists responded to a Rohingya Muslim separatist attacks on military outposts with a campaign of rape, massacre and arson driving about 700,000 Rohingya into Bangladesh. According to over a dozen of teachers, elders and religious, educated Rohingyas are subject to the systematic and widespread harassment, arrests and torture were…