An unknown remote island of the Bay of Bengal has now turned into a widely known name in Bangladesh. Matarbari of Cox’s Bazar is now well set to emerge as the beacon in the energy landscape of Bangladesh. Only a decade back, it was an abode for the few working class people. They took shelter…
The role of the prime minister’s catalyst to rescue the Chhatra League from endangered situation is realistic. But giving the power of forming the Chhatra League committee or selecting leader by Sheikh Hasina is primarily not democratic. Because the Chhatra League as an institution was established two years before the Awami League, on 4th January…
Abrar Hussain: National Committee to Protect Oil Gas Mineral Resources Power and Ports will stage protests across the country today, expressing their disapproval against the government’s decision to hike gas prices as well as the alleged corruption in the country’s energy sector. National Committee’s Member Secretary Prof Amu Mohammad had announced the program on Saturday at…
Everybody wants a fair, beautiful and acceptable election. But the tragedy in Bangladesh is that no election got acceptance because of the ruling party. The few election that got temporary acceptance in our country, it was only because the ruling party was then out of power. As a result, it can be seen in each…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed,Columnist & Researcher The current education system is becoming outdated. Due to technological advances, traditional ways of doing business is also changing. This means students need to be creative and better at problem solving. In the past, a degree guaranteed a job, but that is no longer the case. Now young people…
Abrar Hussain: Quota reformists have threatened to boycott classes and examinations in all universities and colleges across the country for indefinite period starting today if the government failed to publish a gazette abolishing quota system by 5:00pm yesterday.Muhammad Rashed Khan, joint convener of Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad, made the announcement yesterday as he…
Mehedi Hasan : President of Sushas honer Jonno Nagorik (Sujon) MA Hafiz Khan, mentioning ways to get rid of unwanted jams and extortions of the Dhaka-Chattagram highway, said our country lacks rule of law. While the highway is already a four-lane one, authorities concerned should already have considered building flyovers over there. Police on the highways…
Sejuti Mourin: Kuala Lumpur police Chief Comm Mazlan Lazim has denied a Reuters report which claims police had raided a luxury apartment allegedly belonging to family members of Najib Razak.“There is no raid. The police only came to get statements from auxiliary policemen based there following a police report made on a video recording. We came…
Sejuti Mourin: Bus transport workers and owners have called a dawn-to-dusk strike on the Dhaka-Chattogram route today to push forward their demand in ending the severe traffic congestion on the highway.The Bus Owners Association and the Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Union jointly called the strike yesterday to demand a resolution to the heavy congestion at Feni…
Md. Ali Raj: As drug dealing business spreaded into the country in recent years, many people have taken it as their profession also. Claiming himself as a big businessman, Ishtiaq Ahmed, who was a ragpicker 18 years back is one of those successful and powerful business mafia. Law enforcement agency has named him as a…