Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain, security analyst, former election commissioner : Right at this moment, it is a bit difficult to predict what qualitative changes Imran Khan can bring to the politics after he is sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Imran is a newcomer to the conventional politics. The cricket star-turned-politician may…
Taimur Alam Khandaker, columnist and lawyer of appellate division : An exceptional and unelected government formed on January 5 in 2014 made the Prime Minister Sheikha Hasina controversial and tainted democracy. Despite knowing the fact, the Prime Minister is advancing towards a unilateral poll. The PM is the Chief Executive Officer of the state as per…
BDnews24: “God has given me a chance to come to power to implement that ideology which I started 22 years ago,” Khan, 65, said in a televised speech from his house near the capital Islamabad. But supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the vote count was rigged and called it an assault…
BD Rahmatullah, Energy expert and former Director General of Power Cell: It is quite difficult for the ordinary people to disappear 150,000 tonnes of coal. The coal missing from Barapukuria is a large-scale corruption. It will take 30,000 trucks, each with a capacity of five tonnes, to transport the huge quantity of coal. It is…
AAMS Arefin Siddique, Former Vice-Chancellor, Dhaka University: A seven-member committee has been formed to reform the quota system in public service. The committee members are scrutinising the matter and take measures in line with their findings. I reckon solution to the complication surfaced over the quota reformation process is very easy. I do not believe…
Waliur Rahman, Former Ambassador: The common people of the subcontinent take a great interest in the politics. It seems that they do politics actively or at least try to do so. Politics has become a part of their everyday life, even if they are not actively involved with politics. As a result, any election means…