Ashiq Rahman: Education sector should be given the highest priority in the upcoming budget, said former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University Prof. Dr. AAMS Arefin Siddique. Education is the backbone of a nation. Our only key to reach the desired peak is to build an educated nation, Dr. Arefin told an interview. Our country has the…
Syed Nasir Ershad: Some research said that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s nuptials would boost the UK economy by millions. Statistics have shown that the royal family has a huge impact on the economy and that the monarchy makes millions for the UK each year. Research also showed that the Royal Family raked in more…
Sejuti Mourin: Shus-hashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) has claimed the recent Khulna City Corporation elections were marked by “peaceful rigging”, adding that there is no scope to term it free, fair and flawless, reports The Daily Star. “We feel the Khulna City Corporation elections were a questionable one,” said Dilip Kumar Sarkar, central coordinator of Shujan at…
Sofian Khan: The Supreme Court (SC) has stayed a High Court (HC) order directing two bus owners to compensate Tk 1 crore to Rajib Hossain’s family, for he was killed in a road accident on March, Asking the HC to form an independent committee to assess the liabilities. According to the SC, the purpose of the…
Sofian Khan: Popular small screen actress Tazin Ahmed has passed away at a Dhaka hospital yesterday. Confirming the news, General Secretary of Artists’ Association, Ahasn Habib Nasim said the actress breathed her last around 4:40 pm at Regent Hospital in Uttara. According to her family sources, the celebrated artiste of the 90’s suffered a cardiac arrest…
Sayeed Muhammad: Ba-ngladesh has seen a rise in anti-narcotics raids over the past few days, causing deaths of drug dealers and traffickers during encounters with the law enforcers. Abdur Rahman Bodi, the lawmaker from Cox’s Bazar-4 constituency, has long been blamed for his potential link to the drug syndicates, reports the Dhaka Tribune. Though his being…
Xasir Yusuf: The draft of ‘Government Telephone, Cellular and Internet Policy-2018’ received the cabinet’s approval to raise the cell phone allowance for the ministers and the secretaries to Tk 75,000 from Tk 15,000. The Cabinet approved the draft policy yesterday to bring changes in the existing policy framed in 2004. Mohammad Shafiul Alam, the Cabinet Secretary,…
Sofian Khan: As reported ‘gunfights’ between the law enforcers and criminal groups increase, nine more were killed during the wee hours yesterday. The victims of gunfights are suspected drug dealers. Separate ‘gunfights’ took place with the law enforcers in Rajshahi, Chuadanga, Jhenaidah, Tangail, Narsingdi, Jashore, and Gazipur districts. Since May 12, A total of 29…