Dr. Syed Manzoorul Islam, Professor, Dept. of English, Dhaka University : In a true sense, there has not been any increase in the allocation for the education sector in the proposed budget. This fiscal year, over Tk 2,500 crore has been allocated in the budget for education compared to the previous. However, we have to…
Prof. Dr. Emajuddin Ahmad, Former Vice Chancellor, Dhaka University : The education sector has been neglected in the proposed budget. Usually, the education sector is the most prioritized but this time it is defense. It is the state’s moral responsibility to focus on education. It is a sector that instills knowledge into society; a sector…
Xasir Youssaf: The first merit list for college admission has been published by an Inter-Education Board Coordination Sub-Committee. According to Dhaka Education Board’s College Inspector Prof Md Harun-Ar-Rashid, the results were published at midnight on Saturday according to the circulation. “A total 1,238,252 applicants have been selected in the first list,” said Harun.. “Among all the…
Kamrun Nahar, Journalist, The Financial Express : Bangladesh garnered widespread international media attention in the last one year for giving shelter to Rohingya refugees. The Rohingya minorities are forced to be stateless and persecuted by the Myanmar government and army. As a result, Bangladesh now has the largest refugee camp in the world. In fact,…
Sofian Khan: The G7 summit was wrapped up in acrimony, with Donald Trump lashing out at the host country Canada and retracting his endorsement of the joint statement. Trump accused the Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada of acting “meek and mild” while meetings, only to attack the US at a news conference.Mostly, the G7…
Imran Hussain: Eid shopping has intensified at Patharghata in Barguna. Men and women of every age are engrossed in their purchases. The sale of Indian apparel alongside local ones is extraordinary. Shops large and small have been crowded by people looking to buy their favorite clothes. Women’s clothes range from Tk 2,000 to 6,000 while…
Abrar Hussain: In its annual assessment of the economy, the IMF stressed that Bangladesh needs to boost productive investment by addressing ‘infrastructure bottlenecks’ and strengthening the banking sector in order to maintain the momentum in growth from low-income to a middle-income economy. Daisaku Kihara, IMF mission chief for Bangladesh said that Bangladesh continues to generate…
Raj Abrar: At least 15 buses of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) were damaged when a fire erupted at a BRTC bus depot in Khilkhet area of Dhaka in the early hours of yesterday, reports The Daily Star. Eight of the damaged buses were already out of order, according to Road Transport and Bridges Minister…
Abrar Hussain: Member of the National Narcotics Control Board Dr Arup Ratan Choudhury has stated that around 70 lakh people in Bangladesh are drug addicts, spending almost Tk 600,00 crore (600 billion) on drugs every year. He disclosed the statistic at a roundtable discussion titled ‘Anti-drug Operation and Reality’ at the conference room of East…