Abrar Hussain: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her view of boosting cooperation between Bangladesh and Thailand in the agricultural sector when Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhom met with her at Hasina’s office yesterday morning. After the meeting, the prime minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters saying that the Premier and Thai princess mainly discussed…
Raj Abrar: At least two more were killed early yesterday as the countrywide anti-drug operation continues to leave a path of bodies, the current toll being 124 bodies in the last 17 days, reports The Daily Star, quoting the daily Prothom Alo. In yesterday’s count, the two were said to have been killed in “infighting…
Sejuti Mourin: Supreme Court (SC) yesterday upheld the stay order against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail in two cases of vandalism and murder filed in Cumilla. The SC also directed the state to appeal regularly. The Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, fixed June 24 for the next hearing. Attorney General Mahbubey Alam…
Sayeed Muhammad: As many as 323 people were killed in different incidents across the country throughout May, says a survey unveiled by Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC). BHRC published the report yesterday based on reports gathered from different districts, upazilas, municipalities and national dailies, according to UNB.Of the victims, some 127 were killed in reported…
Abdul Aziz, Erasmus Mundus Scholar, QUT, Australia : For young social media users in Bangladesh, even a fast scroll through Facebook’s newsfeed delivers fuel hatred and chauvinistic fervor from religion to gender, and from cricket culture to politics. Bangladesh has been one of the fastest social media using countries with Dhaka being the second in terms…
Kazi Akramuddin Ahmad, Former President, FBCCI : The upcoming budget has to prioritize ICT, Pharmaceuticals and other alternative industries alongside the garments industry. Our garments industry is doing well and it is obviously good news for us but we also have to create alternative sectors as well. We have fisheries and ICT. We have a pharmaceuticals…
Dr. Abul Barkat, Former Chairman, Janata Bank Ltd : Let’s prepare a list of the top 100 loan defaulters of the country and find out why they have become defaulters. There can be many reasons behind one becoming such. Therefore each of them does not deserve to be rebuked. If one becomes a defaulter, the first…
Shahin Ahmed, Proprietor, Anjans : The local fashion houses are currently doing quite well, throughout the whole year in fact. But there is also a big problem looming over the boutiques industry. Nowadays, a lot of imported products find their way into our local market and we have to compete with them. Fortunately, we are capable…
Md. Shamsul Islam, Executive Editor, Our Time : Strategists and the students of international politics would be baffled to decipher the significance of our PM Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India in the last week of this month. The scheduled activities PM took part in India may seem like more of a state ritual – a typical…