If prices of other raw materials continue to rise in this manner, the export sector will inevitably feel the pressure. The government should start considering strategies now to manage this impact. Even before one month is completed in office, Eid celebrations are on the doorstep. Generally, we see that before Eid many problems arise regarding […]
Mohammad Shahabuddin is the 22nd President of Bangladesh. With a few exceptions, most of his predecessors have failed to project a distinct personality or independent image. Notable exceptions include Justice Abu Saeed Chaudhry, Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed and Professor Badruddoza Chaudhry, who did not function merely as tools of the ruling party. The second President of […]
The BNP government, which won 209 seats in the 13th national parliamentary election, in its manifesto promised to ensure good governance in the banking sector, maintain discipline, strengthen supervision and transparency, enhance the autonomy and authority of the central bank, intensify supervision and enhance the authority of Bangladesh Bank by abolishing the banking division. Analysts […]
Twenty people, including a police officer, were injured in a clash between BNP and National Citizen Party (NCP) supporters in Project Bazaar area of Chanandi Union at around 12:00 pm on Wednesday in Hatiya upazila of Noakhali. Following the incident, Noakhali-6 (Hatia) MP Abdul Hannan Masood, 26, staged a protest at Project Bazaar Road and […]
Barrister Mir Ahmed bin Qasem Arman, who himself was forcibly disappeared for eight years from August 2016 to August 2024 and later won a seat in Dhaka-14 as a Jamaat-e-Islami candidate, said enforced disappearance cases at the International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) should proceed without political interference. He said there should be “full disclosure” under the […]
Various documents, including the Health Sector Reform Commission report, estimate the population of Bangladesh at 180 million. Based on that, there are 7.2 physicians per 10,000 people in the country. There are 9.9 doctors per 10,000 people in India, 10.9 in Nepal, 11.4 in Sri Lanka, 12.8 in Pakistan and 23 in Maldives. Only Afghanistan […]
(Top row, left to right) Abdus Salam, Shafiqul Islam Khan, and Nazrul Islam Monju; (Bottom row, left to right) Abdul Qayyum Choudhary, Sakhawat Hussain Khan, and Shaukat Hussain Sarkar – newly appointed administrators of Dhaka South, Dhaka North, Khulna, Sylhet, Narayanganj and Ghazipur City Corporation.Collected
Earlier, late on Friday night, Rumin Farhana was unable to pay homage at the Shaheed Minar in Sarail due to obstruction by BNP leaders and workers. Addressing the event, Rumin Farhana said, “It is our misfortune that we politicize everything. Whenever a government comes to power, it writes history in its own way. As a […]
Shibli said, upon reaching the PMO, he was welcomed by Principal Secretary ABM Abdus Sattar and other officials. Defense Advisor to the Prime Minister Brigadier General (Retd) AKM Shamsul Islam and other officials were present on the occasion. Before entering his office in the main building, Tariq Rehman exchanged greetings with officials serving in the […]
Tariq Rahman has called for the protection of linguistic diversity, preservation of indigenous culture and heritage and proper use of the Bengali language at all levels, while maintaining the spirit of Ekushey. He said that adopting the spirit of Ekushey and after a long struggle, the country has re-established democracy today. The Prime Minister made […]
Political observers say that experience in student politics often produces the ability to make specific decisions in national politics. The competitive environment of campus politics fosters organizational skills and the ability to respond rapidly to changing circumstances, qualities that can prove valuable in administrative roles. Now the focus will be on how effectively they perform […]