Muhammad Ali Bukhari from Toronto: A recent expensive new book of 546-pages titled as ‘Bangladesh: Political and Literary Reflections on a Divided Country’, published from Peter Lang International Academic Publishers based in New York, written by Professor Dr. Q M Jalal Khan has entailed the ‘fascist character’ of current government in Bangladesh and reached out…
Desk Report: There is no scope to reform the existing 30 percent quota in civil service for freedom fighters, said Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque. Therefore, freedom fighters, their families and those who believe in the spirit of the Liberation War no need to be worried over the issue, the minister said, reports…
Dr. Syed Anwar Husain, Professor, BUP: No changes were made to the Pakistani Instrument of Surrender of the Liberation War. Lieutenant General JFR Jacob, Chief of Staff, Eastern Command of the Indian Army during the Liberation War, did not write anywhere in his book “I had to retype and change the Surrender Documents.” It means…
Andrew DeLeone, GE Regional Leader, Steam power, South Asia: Every country is blessed with certain natural resources. That is the big part of Bangladesh’s story. There are domestic coal reserves, which are untapped. Furthermore, as an energy source, coal is really abundant around the world and Bangladesh is well positioned to receive coal from number…
BSS: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved six projects including an amended proposal on the project for the construction of a permanent trade fair centre at Purbachal. The approval came from an ECNEC meeting held at the NEC conference room in the city yesterday with ECNEC Chairperson and Prime Minister…
Dr. Hamida Hossain, Women Rights Activist and Founder, Ain o Salish Kendra: If women are able to join Parliament through direct votes and sheer competition, they will be able to move Heaven and Earth. I do not believe the provision to extend election of members in reserved women seats in Parliament for the next 25…
Syed Badrul Ahsan, Editor-in-Charge, The Asian Age: Justice Muhammad Ibrahim came to Dhaka from Karachi in a state of grave disappointment; His disappointment centered on General Ayub Khan, the army chief who had seized power in 1958 and then given Pakistanis to understand that he meant to bring about reforms in national politics, and of…
Dr. Ahmed Al Kabir, Former Chairman of Rupali Bank: Government banks should lower their interest rates down to single digit. Authorities should investigate the number of banks with single digit and double digit interest rates. Those with two digits should lower their interest rates to single digit as well. Bangladesh bank should look into this…