July 19, 2018
Gold in Bangladesh Bank vault is alright: MA Mannan
Sofian Khan: Amid allegations of irregularities surrounding the gold kept by the customs in the vault of Bangladesh Bank, the State Minister for Finance and Planning MA Mannan said the gold in the Bangladesh Bank vaults is “all right”. Following an urgent meeting at the secretariat yesterday, MA Mannan said, “Bangladesh Bank is responsible for…
Anomalies at BB due to lack of expertise
Afsan Chowdhury, Researcher and Political Analyst: It is mainly due to lack of expertise for which different types of irregularities are taking place at Bangladesh’s central bank. People’s confidence in Bangladesh Bank has eroded and it all began from the incidence of the reserve heist. A negative impression has already been created among the people…
Those tales of war
Syed Badrul Ahsan, Editor-in-Charge, The Asian Age: The world has always been a pretty strange place. Life is quirky and people often do things which surprise and then shock and sometimes amuse us. Think of everything that has been happening in Syria. Some western nations were busy some years ago making the argument for a…
Delhi is still far away
Prabhash Amin, Head of News, ATN News: British lawmaker Lord Alexander Carlile is now a legal consultant to BNP’s imprisoned chairperson Khaleda Zia to help fight her cases. Although he is a lawyer for Khaleda Zia, he is an old foe of Bangladesh. However, I would like to say that there is no connection between…
Government servants are public servants, not masters – an analysis
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed, Former Deputy General and Commandant, Ansar VDP Academy: The government servants are a group of organised public servants employed for handling the overall administration of a government. The first and foremost duty of a government servant is to render services to common people in line with democratic norms and values. The…