Prof Nazrul Islam, Urban Planner, Former Chairman of UGC: The public transport sector is now in utter disarray. The transport service providers do not care a hoot for the rules and regulations. The policy makers of the government often say that they are gravely concerned o ...বিস্তারিত
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed, Former Deputy Director General and Commandant, Ansar VDP Academy: Bangabandhu is the architect of independent Bangladesh. He had the towering courage and personality. Bangabandhu was a real epitome of courage, both in the physical and moral sense. The ...বিস্তারিত
Philippa Lysaght/UNICEF The role of water in conflicts around the world. When you think of the ways in which wars and conflicts are fought, water wouldn’t immediately come to mind, but in many conflicts, restricting or controlling the access to water can be used as a ...বিস্তারিত
Pankaj Mishra/The New York Times A wounded and swaggering identity geopolitics puts the world in grave danger. “White men,” an obscure Australian academic named Charles Henry Pearson predicted in his 1893 book “National Life and Character: A Forecast,” would be ...বিস্তারিত
Jen Doll/Medium. com The short answer is no, but all hope is not lost That quote attributed to Andy Warhol — “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes” — may be true. But in the internet age, it should come with the caveat that you’ ...বিস্তারিত
Fadwa Mahmoud/Aljazeera Tens of thousands of forcibly disappeared continue to languish in al-Assad's prisons. It is very painful for me to talk about my story, though it is one shared by many, many Syrians. In 2012, my 34-year-old son Maher Tahan went to Damascus airpo ...বিস্তারিত
Afsan Chowdhury, Researcher and Political Analyst : There are black money transactions in the transport sectors; the level of corruption and indiscipline in that sector is nearly uncontrollable. There is a channel of communication between transport workers and the governmen ...বিস্তারিত
Dr. Md. Tazul Islam, Professor, National Institute of Mental Health : Owners and workers of the road transportation should be brought under provision of regular counseling. There are no problems in doing business or making money. The problems arise when the way of making mo ...বিস্তারিত
Dr. Syed Manzoorul Islam, Professor, Dept. of English, Dhaka University : We hope for a good electoral environment. We do not want violence to recur. A good democratic practice calls for an inclusive election where all can participate in. Elections should transparent. The mo ...বিস্তারিত
Prof Emajuddin Ahmed, Political Scientist, former Dhaka University Vice Chancellor : The overture of the ruling party AL's general secretary for dialogue over telephone is positive and a dialogue should be initiated without further delay. It would be a noble step if the go ...বিস্তারিত
