Tag: Analysis
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BNP suspects Farhad Mazhar and Shaukat Mehmood’s dinner
Poet and writer Farhad Mazhar, convenor of the Insaf Kayam Committee, has expressed surprise at the reaction of the BNP. Speaking to Prothom Alo, he said that his organization was non-political. He said that nothing is outside the fundamental pillars of liberty – equality, human dignity and social justice or ‘Insaaf’. He was working to
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Big business brings danger to small people
The gas tariff was increased on 18 January. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the national parliament the same day, “If they (businessmen) want uninterrupted gas supply, they will have to pay the price at which the government is buying gas. There is no point in giving subsidies.” Disappointment prevailed among the business leaders after the