July 26, 2018
Coal scam: Barapukuria MD, 19 other officials sued
M Humayun Kabir: Some 19 former and current officials of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL), including its managing director, have been sued over disappearance of 1.45 lakh tonnes of coal from the state-owned coalmine in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur. Anisur Rahman, manager (admin) of BCMCL, lodged the case with Parbatipur Police Station yesterday, said…
Coal smuggling impossible without involvement of high-ups
Prof Anu Muhammad, Member Secretary, National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports: Around 140,000 tonnes of coal has vanished into thin air from Brapukuria. I think the smuggling is not possible without involvement of the high-ups. It takes 14,000 trucks, each with a capacity of 10 tonnes, to smuggle the huge…
Solution to quota reform demo in committee, or compromise?
Dr. Syed Anwar Husain, Professor, BUP: If the quota reform protesters were informed that more 75% posts in public service are filled through recruitment process without any quota, there would not have any necessity of demonstration. The 30% quota for freedom fighters could never be filled up, with the quota limit seeing just 9% covered in…
Impartial role of quota reform committee is vital
Rasheda K Chowdhury, Former Caretaker Government Adviser: The quota system was adopted keeping a special situation in mind. For instance, the freedom fighters’ quota has been introduced for the war heroes. And, the quota system was revoked over a special situation. Meanwhile, a court order also says that the children of freedom fighters will be entitled…
PM failed to send strong orders to BCL
Prof. Dr. Ajoy Roy, Physicist and educationalist: The Prime Minister’s orders to the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) members to not attack on the quota reformists were not very strong. It is unclear that how much in control the BCL is of the PM. We are often witnessing BCL attacks on the quota reformists along with…