A.S.M Riad Arif, SARRC Silver Jubilee Scholar, South Asian University, New Delhi : At this moment, South Asian nations are seriously facing a crisis of refugees which have had a terrible impact on economy, politics and social life. It is a question of the human security for this region as well. Refugees and migration are…
Syed Mahfujul Haque Marjan, Faculty Member of Criminology, Dhaka University : Bangladesh has seen a new wave of terrorism in the last few years. The Holey Artisan Attack is an example of this new wave. Terrorists are now using different web platforms to disseminate their messages, recruit new members and collect donations. Our law enforcement agencies…
M Humayun Kabir: The BNP held a rally in the capital for the first time in two and a half years demanding party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail and her treatment. Senior leaders of the party attended the rally at party’s Nayapaltan central office yesterday afternoon with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir…
M Humayun Kabir: Ruling Awami League will accord a mass reception to its party president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today afternoon at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital. The reception programme will begin at 3:00pm, said an AL press release, reports The Independent. Earlier on Sunday, AL general secretary Obaidul Quader made the…
M Humayun Kabir: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) announced that vehicular movement would remain off-limits on the roads adjoining Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital today due to a public reception programme for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Ruling Awami League is arranging the reception programme for Sheikh Hasina for being conferred with Doctor of Literature (DLitt) degree…
Prof Dr M Shah Nawaz Ali, Member, Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC) : Democracy, justice, equity, humane state or society are our demands. Nobody never agreed to fulfil our demands so easily. Rather, we were always deprived from our legitimate demands. Every ruler in history treated people unfairly. Once we were under British subjugation and we…
Hossen Sohel: Counter-ing the perception that the population of Hindus in Bangladesh is declining, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said that it has instead risen by two per cent in 2017. Responding to questions in Rajya Sabha, Sushma Swaraj also said the government has from time to time raised the issue of the…
M Humayun Kabir: BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed yesterday said Jamaat-e-Islami’s participation in the Sylhet mayoral polls would not hamper the political alliance between BNP and Jamaat. He came up with the remark while addressing a discussion at National Press Club in the capital yesterday, reports The New Age. The BNP senior leader alleged…
Ajoy Roy, Former Professor of Physics, Dhaka University : This year’s HSC and equivalent exams’ results saw a setback, but the situation may change in future. There is nothing to go chaotic about it. Results, be it good or bad, depends on question papers and also a bit on teachers. If they impart lessons well, the…