Life’s journey is both inward and outward

    Azfar Aziz, Advisory Editor, Daily Finland : We start our life with exploring the outside world accessible to the senses. It is a dialogue with the world. It is also necessary to discover one’s social calling, uniqueness, mission, and destiny and embracing the passion of this discovery. At its height, people go on pilgrimage to find…

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      Quota reform leader held yesterday

      Sejuti Mourin: Dete-ctives arrested one of the leaders of the quota reform movement from Bhasantek area of Dhaka yesterday, reported The Daily Star. Muhammad Rashed Khan, joint convener of Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad, was detained from the area around 12:30pm, Devdas Bhattacharya, additional commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), told The Daily Star. Police…

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        UN to put more pressure on Myanmar: Guterres

        Abrar Hussain: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said yesterday they more pressure will be mounted on Myanmar to make them understand what they should do on the Rohingya issue. “We’re keeping up pressure on Myanmar…we need to put more pressure on Myanmar to make them understand what they should do on this issue,” he said during…

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          BCL attack: Where will students get an answer?

          Prof. Abul Kashem Fazlul Haque, Academic : Students taking part in the quota reformation movement have come under attack. The society would definitely not condone this. But where will the students get an answer for this unprovoked attack? The students’ demand is just and fair. However, the prime minister is not acknowledging it. Now we have…

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            No need to send BCL if the govt resolves quota reform

            Afsan Chowdhury, Senior Journalist and Political Analyst : Quota reform is a very important issue, but it will take some time to implement it. If the government reveals how long it will take, they would not have to send the Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders and activists against the reformists. The government has reasoned that it is…

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              Time returns to return to direct democracy

              Azfar Aziz, Advisory Editor, Daily Finland : So far three city corporation elections have been held in Bangladesh mainly to test the ground for the upcoming parliamentary polls. It’s a common practice in most of the representative democracies, unlike the currently negligible number of direct democracies. A direct democracy is where people decide and vote on…

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                A brief and special tribute to Nat’l Professor Dr. Anisuzzaman

                Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed, Former Deputy General and Commandant, Ansar VDP Academy : Abu Tayeb Mohammed Anisuzzaman was born on February 18, 1937 at Calcutta. His paternal house is at Mohammadpur village in Barishal subdivision of 24 Chobbish Pargana District of West Bengal. His grandfather Sheikh Abdur Rahim (1859-1931) was a writer and journalist. He is…

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                  ‘BCL attacks’ quota reformist leaders at DU

                  Raj Abrar: Members of quota reform movement were attacked by alleged members of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at the Dhaka University campus yesterday, preventing them from holding scheduled press. Six leaders of quota reform movement were injured in the attack in front of DU Central Library Building around 10:45am, reported The Daily Star quoting the…

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                    BNP attempts to create sabotage: Inu

                    Sejuti Mourin: Information Minister and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal President Hasanul Haq Inu said BNP intends to create anarchy by carrying out sabotage activities in the name of democracy. “First of all, BNP should be made correct. In fact, they don’t believe in democracy,” Inu alleged yesterday while talking to reporters after a views-exchanging meeting with his…

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