Opinion

Bangabandhu’s interaction with world leaders

A.K.M. Atiqur Rahman: It was 17 September of 1974. The 29th session of the United Nations General Assembly had just started. The session was inaugurated by the Ambassador of the

China’s Spirit of Combating COVID-19 Pandemic

Li Jiming: Recently, I had a catch-up phone call with my mother in China, when I realised the Mid-Autumn Day is just around the corner. Everyone in China is now

Wishing Sheikh Rehana Many Happy Returns of the Day!

M. Shahinoor Rahman, PhD: We wish Sheikh Rehana many happy returns of the day. Happy birthday to our sister Sheikh Rehana on this day 13 September. Sheikh Rehana is the

Brutality on Government Officials

Pranab Kumar Panday: I was dismayed to see the bloody face of Wahida Khanam-the UNO of GhoraghatUpazila in Dinajpur district – on social, print and electronic media in the last

Indemnity Ordinance, Fifth Amendment . . . and Collective Memory

Syed Badrul Ahsan: Forty five years ago this month, on 26 September 1975 to be precise, the usurper regime of Khondokar Moshtaq Ahmed promulgated the infamous Indemnity Ordinance that effectively

Preventing Corruption in Public Procurement

Dr. Md. Nurul Islam: Globally bribery and corruption are common terms used to indicate corruption in procurement and supply chain management. The act of bribery can be described as the

Bangabandhu in Algiers for Non-aligned Summit

On 3 July 1973, Mr. Mohamed Yazid, Special Envoy of the President of Algeria, Houari Boumedienne, came to Dhaka. The purpose of his visit was to convey a special message

COVID-19 estimates and phenomena

by AM Zakir Hussain : DAILY COVID-19 test positivity is slightly above 20 on an average in the country. The case fatality rate — death among people confirmed to have