July 30, 2018
Coming election and people’s aspiration
Dr. Foqan Uddin Ahmed, Writer, Columnist & Researcher: Article 119 of the Bangladesh Constitution empowers the Election Commission to hold parliamentary elections. International laws and treaties also oblige us to hold genuine elections. For example, according to Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civic and Political Rights, a treaty we signed in 2000, “every…
Independent inquiry a must over coal disappearance
Dr AB Mirza Azizul Islam, former finance adviser to Caretaker Government : It is definitely not a pleasant matter both for the country and for its economy, which happened to the coal at Brapukuria coal yard. An impartial probe is necessary for the disappearance of the huge quantity of coal. Actions must be taken so…
There should be neutral investigations to verify kidnappings
Air Commodore Ishfaq Ilahi Choudhury, Security Analyst : There should be neutral investigations to verify the accusations of the kidnappings of Awami League leaders. I have doubts about the authenticity about the ‘kidnapping’ of a certain Awami Leauge leader; to me it seems to be a staged scene. After all, we have seen staged kidnappings in…