Sayeed Muhammad: Myanmar National Security Adviser Thaung Tun said the country is willing to take back all 700,000 Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh if they volunteer to return. He was speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a regional security conference in Singapore, where he was asked if the situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where…
Raj Abrar: Awami Lea-gue MP (Cox`s Bazar-4 constituency) Abdur Rahman Badi had reportedly left for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. A private airline, carrying Badi, his daughter and son-in-law, left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday night. He will stay there until the Eid-ul-Fitr on June 17, reported Bangladesh Protidin, quoting Badi’s private secretary Helal Uddin….
Dr. Anupam Sen, Vice-Chancellor, Premier University: Anti-narcotic drives have been conducted in many countries of the world in different times. Our country in following the same route since its high time this illness needs to be uprooted. But it has to be done in the legal manner. Possibilities of some accidental incidents become bold when…
Abrar Hussain: A new accord for safety of millions of factory workers took effect yesterday as Swedish furniture giant IKEA and American music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs’ clothing were among the companies sourcing from Bangladesh that had failed to sign it, reports The Daily Star. The new pact is a three-year extension of the Bangladesh Accord,…
Kamrun Nahar, Journalist, The Financial Express : Bangladesh has a poor healthcare system in terms of affordability, quality and in many cases accessibility. People in general have a low confidence on local doctors largely due to their businessman-like attitude rather than a life-saving service provider. Bangladeshi people prefer to receive treatment abroad increasingly due to…
Prof Dr Golam Rahman, Ex-Chief Information Commissioner : It is said that the drug menace cannot be controlled by bringing drug peddlers to justice. But this is not correct; it can be controlled. Many drug peddlers come out of bail through the loopholes of the law, causing many to feel insecure and fear that such culprits…
Sofian Khan: Malaysian law enforcers have detained 15 suspected militants including Bangladeshi accused of plotting separate “lone wolf” attacks on places of worship around Kuala Lumpur. Among them was a Bangladeshi restaurant owner accused of alleged arms smuggling to foreign militants. According to Inspector General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun, Police gathered around the 15 in…
Rajequzzaman Ratan, Central Committee Member, Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal : Many people say elections under partisan government take place in many countries, but do they realize the reality here? We have to remember that there are traditions and conventions in countries where such elections take place – what the election-time government can and cannot do during polls….
Raj Abrar: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has announced that the time has come for every concerned citizen of the country to standup, resist and protest against the ‘oppression of the ruling party’. The senior BNP leader made the remarks while inaugurating a music album created by BNP national executive committee member Masud Arun…