India’s Global Ambition and Regional Responsibilities

    Sarwar J. Minar, Senior Officer, International Programs and Relations, IUB : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made an official visit to India in May. Although there is a lot to be optimistic about the present Dhaka-Delhi ties, illustrated as the ‘Golden Era’, we are yet to receive substantial solutions to the long-pending problems. Many have been skeptical…

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      GCC polls: Vote rigging thru a different tactic

      Khalekuzzaman, General Secretary, Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal : The Gazipur City Corporation election was not a fair one. There were vote riggings. Ahead of the elections, the Election Commissioner had assured us of that it will not be a repeat of the previously held Khulna city election. He pledged to take all necessary steps for free, fair…

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        Accountability and transparency in administration

        Dr. ForqanUddin Ahmed, Former Deputy General and Commandant, Ansar VDP Academy : Accountability means one’s liability to give account or to give explanation of one’s actions. In administration, it means the executives and administrators, so to say the civil servants should remain answerable and responsible for all their actions, plans, program, disposals, processes and consequences thereof….

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          Hasina for far-reaching plan for development

          Sayeed Muhammad: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has laid emphasis on undertaking a far-reaching plan for improving the life and livelihood of the people. “Bangladesh is a deltaic region where population density is much more. So, we need a far-reaching plan for further improving the life and livelihood of the people,” she said yesterday, reports BSS….

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            All Social Conflicts Manifest from Ego

            Azfar Aziz, Development Consultant, CREA and Advisory Editor of Daily Finland: All differences between groups, states, agencies, theories etc that obviously include partisan, communal, political, economic, theological, philosophic, so on and so on in the human world stem from ego and selfish interests or conflict of interest. When I have a different opinion from others,…

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              AL candidate takes lead in GCC polls amid BNP allegations

              Sayeed Muhammad: The early unofficial results yesterday showed that Awami League’s mayoral aspirant Jahangir Alam was leading in the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election. According to unofficial results of 118 polling centres as of 8pm yesterday, Jahangir bagged 1,37,034 votes while his BNP counterpart Hasan Uddin Sarker got 60,204 votes. Earlier in the day, polling…

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