Dr. ForqanUddin Ahmed, Former Deputy General and Commandant, Ansar VDP Academy : Accountability means one’s liability to give account or to give explanation of one’s actions. In administration, it means the executives and administrators, so to say the civil servants should remain answerable and responsible for all their actions, plans, program, disposals, processes and consequences thereof….
Sayeed Muhammad: In yet another achievement as a private power company , Singapore-based electricity giant Summit Power Limited has bagged the “Fast-Track Power Plant of the Year” award in recognition of its contribution to the country’s power sector. At the annual event of Asian Power Awards, also known as the “Oscar of the Power Industry”,…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : Reaffirming her government’s tough stance against corruption, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the Public Administration Ministry to issue a strong warning against graft by field-level administrations, reports UNB. “Your specific directives must reach the administrations at the grassroots level that tough action will be taken if anyone resorts to…
BBC: The wife of Meng Hongwei, the Interpol president held in China since September, has sought asylum in France for herself and her twin children. Grace Meng and the seven-year-olds live in Lyon, the international police agency’s headquarters. Meng Hongwei disappeared during a visit to China. In October the Chinese authorities said Mr Meng was…
Dr. Amena Mohsin speaks to DOT : The four MOU’s between India and Bangladesh are not very effective because of more important issues like the Teesta issue, border management and Rohingya crisis, according to Dr. Amena Mohsin, a Professor of DU. The MOUs that the two countries signed in the meeting: Firstly, India will give…
Ashik Kabir Before the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, Bangladesh was an integral part of a simple undivided India and constituted a part of Bengal province. Since that time people have been moving from one part of the country to other for social, economic(trade), cultural and ethnic reasons. But this movement has become a problem…
Ejinsight: Back in 1985, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee passed a resolution declaring Sept. 10 of every year as Teachers’ Day across China. Coincidentally, it was on Teachers’ Day this year that Alibaba Group chairman Jack Ma Yun announced that he is going to retire next year in order to return to his previous…
Tahmeed Taha: A day after a deadly wave of suicide bombings hit churches, four militants on motorcycles have blew themselves up at a police headquarters in Indonesia’s second city Surabaya yesterday, wounding at least 10 people including officers, police said. There was a child in the bombers group who survived the attack but was injured,…
Sayeed Muhammad: After a long fight with an abnormal tumor on her right hand, Muktamoni has finally passed away yesterday at 6:45am. She was diagnosed with a rare disease which caused her right arm to swell up. According to her father, her physical condition was critical and he has no grudges on the doctors regarding…
Md. Habibul Alam, Public Relations Coordinator, Khan-Bahadur Group: The country, which once had very few channels, now has more than 30 channels and the number of other types of media is also increasing as the day progresses. There has been a noticeable increase of internet users in mobile, laptop and other gadgets too. Currently, almost…