Syed Ishtiaque Reza , Editor-in-Chief of GTV & sarabangla.net : A highly placed bank official recently showed me his one-day file on his table full of applications and request letters from various organizations (political, non-political and professional bodies) seeking donations and sponsorships. Banks, insurance companies, non-bank financial institutions and bigbusiness houses and individuals are burdened with such…
Sarwar J Minar, Senior Officer, International Programs and Relations, IUB : Renowned universities attract international students from all over the world. While developed countries like USA, UK, Canada and Australia attract the largest volume of international students, many developing countries also do so, albeit at lesser volume. The standard of education and degrees offered by…
Dr. Muhammad Abdul Mazid , Former Chairman, NBR : Farmers are not given their fair price for the labor and production of agricultural goods. Through sweat and tears, a farmer harvests crops from the land. The final result is yielded from crops. It can be from different kinds of crops like rice, jute, potato, wheat, vegetables etc….
B D Rahmatullah , Former Director General, Power Cell : The government has deliberately obstructed ways to extract the most cost effective and available source of fuel– natural gas– to help the flow of black money continue. The power and energy sector should have at least 15% growth rate if there is a 7.5% GDP growth…
Abrar Hussain: At least 33 people have been killed and 98 injured in road accidents throughout the country yesterday, reports the Dhaka Tribune. In Gaibandha, 16 people lost lives and 40 were injured when a bus lost control and crashed into a tree on the Rangpur-Dhaka Highway in Palashbari upazila. According to the Dhaka Tribune,…
Sofian Khan: Secretary-General of UN Antonio Guterres and President of World Bank Group Jim Yong Kim are scheduled to visit Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar while pressure on Myanmar mounts following the ‘ethnic cleansing’ in the Rakhine State. International Criminal Court judges gave the country a deadline to respond to a prosecution request that the…
Sofian Khan: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated Awami League’s new central office at Bangabandhu Avenue in Gulistan. As part of the inaugural ceremony, Sheikh Hasina also the party President, cut a ribbon on Saturday. Earlier in the day, Sheikh Hasina placed a floral wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi 32 to…
Sofian Khan: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said that the grassroots leaders and party activists will be held responsible if the mass chooses not to cast their votes in favor of Awami League (AL) in the coming general election. “We’ve implemented so many development programmes, we’ve developed the country. It won’t be acceptable if people…
Raj Abrar: Two suspected drug peddlers were killed in separate “gunfights” in Tangail and Sirajganj districts yesterday. In Tangail, police recovered the bullet hit body of a suspected drug peddler from Sadar upazila. The deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan, 45, reports The Daily Star. The Daily Star quoted Sadar model police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sayedur…
Abrar Hussain: The government should increase the tax for tobacco products in the proposed national budget for the fiscal 2018-19, demanded by Anti-tobacco platforms yesterday. They also demanded the restructuring of the four-level price slab for cigarettes into two levels. Nadira Kiron, co-convener of Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA), said the proposed tax structure for tobacco…