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The conspiracy behind the assassination of Bangabandhu

The month that snatched away the greatest wealth of Bangladesh is the month of August. It was the month of August 1975, on 15th that the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman got killed at the hands of those who did not support the Independence of Bangladesh. We were all in Pakistan...

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Begum Mujib’s contribution to nation building

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 B...

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Foreign criminals active in Bangladesh

There is a report that 5000 foreign criminals are operating in Bangladesh, committing dangerous crimes to destablise our economy as well as the law and order situation. It is strange how such foreign citizens could get entry into Bangladesh. Surely there must be untraceable dens within the country. ...

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The very concept of Bangladesh was attacked on 15 August 1975

15th of Au­gust 1975 was a day when the very concept and fundamentals of Bangla­desh was attacked. It was a day when the enemies of the country wanted wash away everything that was earned through the war of liberation. It was just four-year after Bangladesh got liberated, the Father of the N...

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Are we living in a civilized society?

Are we living in a civilized society? The society that fails to ensure security to its citizens and preserve the most required value for living cannot be considered to be as civilized one. What exactly is the reality now? We have certainly made enormous socio-economic progress, our standard of livin...

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UN should raise voice against greenhouse gas emission

In a recent seminar on climate change UN ex-Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has suggested setting up a global center for management of the climate change in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh just to make it a demonstrative country, to educate others on how to combat climate change. Moon in his opi...

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PM’s China visit shows light to end Rohingya crisis

China is invariably a great friend to us, if we consider the vast amount of investment that China has already made in our development project and forget the past. If economic ties between two countries determine their bilateral relations, both China and Bangladesh have done it successfully. Prime Mi...

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Hasina -Mujib fought for identical cause

During 1981-1996, Sheikh Hasina not only had to fight against Pak military rule but also against the Bangladesh general who captured power only three and half years after the country was made free, killing the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and ousting Awami League, the party...

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Why did I choose AL?

If somebody asks me why did I choose Awami League (AL) as the political party to join as early as in 1953 when I was a student of class IX, the answer would be --- it was because of attraction for a person known as Mujib bhai. When I listened to him first he was delivering a speech at Fakirhat, an u...

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Proposed national budget 2019-20: A document of development

By budget we mean an annual account of the earning and expenses of the country placed by its government to the parliament. Since earning of the government is provided by its people in the form of tax, the parliament has to give sanctions as to how the money is to be spent. So, the budget being place...

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Six-point: The magna carta of the Bangalees

The six-point programme was announced by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a historic conference arranged by the then opposition parties in Pakistan in order to stage an all-out movement against the military dictator Ayub Khan. Ayub Khan had been ruling the country ruthlessly for 10 years. By dec...

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Hasina’s return saves Bangladesh

In an article written in the daily Jana­kantha by Mr Tofail Ahmed, MP, he mentions the return of Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh from India where she had been living for over five years after the assassination of Bangabandhu, the Father of the Nation. However, in the article he has given his own ana...

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Reforms of legal system a must to check incidence of rape

When newspaper reaches in the morning to a reader who has been anxiously waiting for it just to know what happened around him during the previous 24 hours. He has to be horrified when he finds at least half a dozen of rapes have been committed by the criminals. These ugly incidents expose to us what...

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Bangladesh once again shows efficiency in disaster management

Bangladesh has once again proved that it knows how to deal with national calamities like cyclone, flood and draught. Henceforth the world would look at Bangladesh to learn the art of management of natural calamities. If we recall the days during Pakistan when lakhs of people had to die of tidal surg...

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BNP as a political party and its future

The mistakes committed by the main opposition BNP one after another are really responsible for not having them appropriate representatives in the parliament. The least number of MPs that BNP has been able to elect to the parliament is also due to their failure in perception of the politics of the so...

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No scope to feel self-complacent after terrorist attack on Sri Lanka

The terrorist attack in Sri Lanka killing 259 persons and injuring over 500 is one of the deadliest attack in the recent time. The magnitude of the attack was really vast. In just 20 minutes they completed operation showing their strength against the establishment. It was an attack amply supported b...

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Commitment to the people a must for ensuring good governance

Good governance cannot be ensured unless an elected government is committed to ensure it showing respect to the mandate of the people. The role of the political leaders and the people who are involved in the process of governance are very important to ensure good governance. The bureaucracy should b...

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Sheikh Hasina Has no Deputy

Appropriate p o l i t i c a l leadership is a precondition for development of a country. A country may have a lot of resources, huge manpower but if the political commitment is not there, it may backtrack the country. A strong and determined political will is a must to carry the country forward. If ...