Prof Dr. Syed Anwar Husain, Historian : mIn an interview, Dr. Syed Anwar Husain said the party is busier dealing with cases than doing politics. The grassroots BNP leaders and activists first commented on the party making a mistake by boycotting the January 5 general election in 2014. So, it is not possible for them…
Desk Report: Asian Development Bank’s lending to Bangladesh is likely to exceed $2 billion this year, said a top official yesterday. The ADB has already approved over $1.6 billion, of which $1,535 million is sovereign, $60 million non-sovereign and $8.7 million technical assistance. “More projects worth over $600 million are likely to be approved by…
Sakib Khondoker I never thought in my dreams that I would get to witness the real life House Of Cards. If you haven’t watched this amazing TV series, do watch it. I can bet you won’t be able to relate to the ongoing US Presidential Candidate race with anything else. The US political drama portrays…
DOT Desk Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) has approved a project of construction of dual gauge double line between Joydebpur and Ishwardy sections of Bangladesh Railway, reports The Daily Sun. The project was approved on December 5. The total cost of the project including construction of dual gauge railway line and consultancy fee is…
Marcia Bernicat, US Ambassador to Bangladesh: Yesterday was World Refugee Day, which provided an opportunity to reflect on the suffering of displaced people and what we can do to provide them safety as well as to prevent future displacement. On this year’s World Refugee Day, Bangladesh stands out as a beacon of hope and inspiration….
DOT Desk Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday thanked all her cabinet colleagues for extending whole-hearted cooperation in running the government, reports The Daily Sun. “This is the last sitting of the incumbent cabinet. I thank you all for your whole-hearted cooperation in running the government,” a source quoted the premier as saying during a…
John P. Carlin,Chair of the Aspen Institute’s Cyber & Technology Program/The Atlantic Convincing Putin that further attacks will trigger automatic, severe responses is the best path to deterrence. A series of explosive Department of Justice filings—outside the special counsel’s probe—makes clear that Russia is a rogue state in cyberspace. Now the United States needs a…
Kabir Humayun: A petition was filed with the High Court yesterday seeking its directive on the Election Commission and the government not to publish any schedule for holding next parliamentary election until disposal of a pending rule. Advocate Md Eunus Ali Akond moved the petition before the HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and…
The Guardian, UK: Defen-dants are “gaming the system” in specialist domestic violence courts by intimidating partners into not appearing in the expectation that magistrates will drop charges, a critical report has said. The report, commissioned by the police and crime commissioner for Northumbria, Dame Vera Baird QC, was based on the monitoring more than 220…