AFSAN CHOWDHURY, senior journalist and researcher : What is the difference between the leadership of government banks and the owners of private ones? Both state-owned and private banks are owned by the same group, said eminent journalist and researcher Afsan Chowdhury. His comments came during a recent interview, mainly focusing on private banks requesting money from state-owned…
Abrar Hussain: Bangladesh has been ranked as the fifth largest Muslim consumer food expenditure market in the world, according to an estimate revealed in the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2017-18. It claimed that Bangladeshi Muslims spent US$71.10 billion for food consumption in 2016. Indonesia is at the top of the list with Muslims…
Saleque Sufi, An expert in energy sector infrastructure development, planning, construction management and operation in Central and South Asia and Australia : Bangladesh appears to have adopted leapfrog strategy for achieving sustainable energy security towards achieving national vision for mid-income country by 2021 and developed country by 2041. The bottom line is to ensuring quality power…
Maulana Farid Uddin Masud, Islamic scholar : Usually, the prices of commodities are higher, which is quite unaffordable for consumers. Traders can profit as much as their business demand. But unlimited profits are not something allowed in Islam. Rather the Muslims are told to keep the market prices under control. In the golden days of Islam,…
Abrar Hussain: Amid criticism from the government’s ‘war on drugs’ that recently killed 45 people in parts of Bangladesh, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has announced that all drug traffickers listed by law-enforcement agencies are being brought ‘under the law.’ “Everyone involved in drug trafficking will be brought under the law according to a list provided…
Dr. Abu Ahmed, Economist: The Gold Policy 2018 that allows businessmen to legally import gold is useful and timely. Hopefully this will lead to the development of the ‘gold industry.’ The policies that were adopted were very much needed by our nation. Our neighbouring India earns nearly 40 billion dollars every year by exporting gold…
Attitude problem towards the industry and lack of visionary leadership hold it behind Kamrun Nahar, Staff Reporter, The Financial Express: It was mid-March last. I started for a five-day tour in Bandarban and Cox’s Bazar with my son and a cousin of his age after their SSC exam. We got on a bus from Kalabagan…
Maj Gen (retd.) Mohammad Ali Shikder, Security Analyst: Those whosoever died in the anti-narcotics were not killed. They died in gunfights. None of them were killed after being arrested or calling from their homes. Nothing happened that is contrary to the law or constitution. The police are going to arrest drug peddlers and during the…
Sarwar J. Minar, Senior Officer, International Programs and Relations, IUB : Grand strategy is one of the most talked about concepts of foreign policy lexicon in the 21st century and yet it remains a confusing and widely misunderstood concept. Though mostly because of the concern about USA’s future direction of foreign policy and the rising…