Opinion

Human right organisation’s double standard

Twelve human rights organisations have asked the United Nations to ban members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) for engaging with UN peace keeping mission following the US sanctions on some high-ups of RAB who are in service or retired. In a letter to UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix th...

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US Sanctions against Rab unexpected

The US decision to impose sanction on top six Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and seven of its current and former officials debarring them from entering US has probably disappointed Bangladesh as it has been imposed at a time when Bangladesh had regular contact with the US administration and no informa...

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The country and its reality

Those who killed the intellectuals, doctors, engineers, scientists, journalists, artists i.e., the real wealth of the nation in 1971 in cold blood have still been threatening our independence and sovereignty. They in disguise of religion still now talk almost in the same language as they talked in 1...

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December the glorious month of victory

December is the glorious month in the history of Bangladesh. We earned victory on this month on 16 December, 1971 following 23 years of political struggle and the nine months war at the cost of 3 million martyrs and violence against 4 lakhs Bengali women. Occupation army surrendered after nine month...

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Cumilla incident and its consequence

What happened in Cumilla is disgraceful for a country like Bangladesh which earned independence with the participation of all communities – the Hindus, the Muslims, the Christians and Buddhists. We took part in the bloody nine months struggle on the basis of Bengali nationalism. We did not thi...

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Bangladesh-India trade gap must be narrowed

Bangladesh maintains strong ties with its neighbors. In the present world maintaining a peaceful relation not only with the neighbors but also with other countries of the world is important. India is Bangladesh’s close door neighbor. Bangladesh has a historical and emotional relation with Indi...

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The caretaker government and election

The dema­nd for a caretaker government has turned into a political hoax in Bangladesh. Normally in a democracy the party in power holds election through the formation of Election Commission (EC). The EC is the real authority to hold a free and fair election. In the process to form the EC through...

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Father created, daughter develops

It is admitted by all, that had there been no Bangabandhu there would have been no Bangladesh. He fought for 23 years to make us free. He declared his six-point programme that consolidated the entire nation like a rock and won the 1970 election with an overwhelming majority paving the way for the wa...

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What was the ideology of Zia?

Those who killed Major Zia at Chittagong circuit house burned his dead body with petrol. They not only killed him but also destroyed his body out of personal aggrandizement. It is a fact that Zia’s coffin was brought from Chittagong only to hoodwink the people who came from different areas to ...

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Sheikh Hasina’s pro-people programmes and the opposition

The opposition leaders including Mirza Fakhrul, Maha­mudur Rahman Manna and Tarique Rahman have long been criticizing the government using filthy and abusive language. Most of the charges that they bring against the government publicly are fabricated. They never talk about the economic developme...

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Grenade attack and its consequences

The heinous August 21 grenade attack on the Awami League public meeting in front of the party (AL) office at Bangabandhu Avenue was nothing but the continuation of political process practiced by BNP and its associates i.e., the anti-liberation forces who were involved in the killing of the best Beng...

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Taliban takeover in Afghanistan and the reality

At last the Afghan mujahideen have triumphed following the withdrawal of the US forces. Their victory may not be seen as the victory of the people and democracy. They have been trying for long 20 years to establish Afghanistan as a religious state. No doubt the fundamentalists and militants are happ...

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Killing of Bangabandhu and global politics

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman proved that socialism can be established through votes in parliament. Socio-political changes brought about by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were unique indeed. The aim was to transform the society by establishing socialism in a democratic way and make it functi...

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Plot behind the killing of Bangabandhu

August 15, 1975 was the blackest day when the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu was brutally and barbarically assassinated by the anti-liberation fundamentalist forces. Sheikh Mujib in fact is the greatest son of the soil that the country has ever produced. Now the question is who killed Sheikh Mujib...

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Begum Mujib: Her contribution to nation-building and beyond

If by Father of the Nation we mean Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib, then Begum Fazilatunnessa Mujib is obviously the mother. It is not because that she is Begum Mujib, not because she became the first lady, but because of her personal contribution to the nation and love for the people that made her Bangama...

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Post-75 Bangladesh and Sheikh Hasina

Following the assassination of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975, the country fell into the hands of those who were anti-people and anti-independence. General Zia was the architect of their evil politics. He was a registered freedom fighter with no commitm...

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People’s democracy and Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has asked her cabinet members, the elected members of parliament (MPs) and other bodies to reach food to the people who are hungry especially those who live from hand to mouth i.e. the day laborers who earn on daily basis to meet family expenses. The Prime Minister feel...

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Why Sheikh Hasina should come to power once again?

Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,  has been running the state affairs for 12 and half years continuously. Undoubtedly the period of governance is a long one. Some people think that there should be a change in governance. But the outstandi...

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Six-point programme and the struggle for independence

The Six-point programme declared by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a meeting of the opposition parties of Pakistan was in fact a magna carte for the people of East Pakisan. Although the meeting was called for national issue, Sheikh Mujib declared the Six-point programme in that occasion. The a...

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FY 2021-22 Budget: Advantage and disadvantage

The size of the ensuing budget (FY 2021-22) to be declared in the parliament on June 3 is expected to be over Tk. 6 lakhs crore i.e., 6.14 percent higher than the original budget of Tk. 568,000 crore for the current year. It is learnt that keeping in mind the possible impacts of the second wave of C...