Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed, Former Deputy General and Commandant, Ansar VDP Academy : Intellectuals are enlightened persons are those possessing intelligent understanding of the ideas and thoughts as well as the problems of the society. They are from a minority in the society, and they are the Ôleaders’ of thought. They can lead the majority to…
Abrar Hussain: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said at a press briefing yesterday that the new transport law approved by the government is a “jugglery of numbers”. “This law is not adequate for safe roads. Under the proposed law, miscreants and godfathers will remain at large. It’s just a jugglery of numbers,”…
Abrar Hussain: Researchers believe that the Earth could soon cross a threshold leading to boiling hot temperatures and towering seas in the coming centuries, warning that even if countries succeed in meeting their CO2 targets, we could still slip into this “irreversible pathway” Their study shows it could happen if global temperatures rise by 2C….
Desk Report: The country’s largest gas-field – Bibiyana – is producing above its official capacity following the ‘government’s pressure’ for extra production to meet the country’s mounting primary energy demand, said sources. According to Petrobangla’s statistics as of August 02, Bibiyana gas-field is currently producing around 1,340 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of gas….
Desk Report: Indigenous people have been enduring forced displacement from their ancestral land across the country, and in Chittagong Hill Tracts the situation is particularly worrisome with little progress in implementing the CHT Peace Accord, signed 20 years ago, Bangladesh Adivasi Forum said. “We call on indigenous people to continue resisting forced migration,” said the…
Desk Report: The number of patients suffering from dengue fever sees an increase in Rangamati General Hospital since its first detection in the district town a few months ago. In April, three people were admitted to Rangamati General Hospital with dengue fever. The number was 12 in May, 23 in June and 22 in July….
UNB: With Bangladesh’s 2-1 margin T20I series victory against hosts West Indies, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal and Liton Kumar Das moved up their places in the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, which was updated on Monday. Captain Shakib (103 runs; 19-60-24) and experienced opener Tamim (95 runs; 0-74-21) were top run-getters for Bangladesh in…
UNB: Bangladesh U-15 Women’s Football Team is the first team to reach Bhutan on Monday to Participate in the six-nation SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship 2018 beginning on Thursday (Aug 9) at Changlingmithang Football Stadium in Thimphu in a hope to retain the title. Officials of Bangladesh Embassy to Bhutan and Bhutan Football Federation received the…
UNB: According to a statement issued by the Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Ltd (BGFCL), the well was a work-over one which is now producing 16 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd). Officials at state-owned Petropbangla said its subsidiary Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (Bapex) has successfully completed its work-over jobs at the field recently….
Desk Report: Rajshahi University (RU) has canceled the written test in the entry test for the 2018-19 academic year admission seekers and the university authorities have decided to take the examination in the multiple choice question method. The Pro Vice-Chancellor said, “The entry test will also be done in the MCQ method. In each of…