HUMAN trafficking has worsened in Bangladesh from Tier 2 in the previous five consecutive years to Tier 2 ‘Watch List’ this time. The US Human Trafficking Report -2017 released by the State Department on Tuesday made the point making it clear that Bangladesh government is not doing enough to stop it. In fact it is not something new but the growing tendency in Bangladesh government establishments not to address the root causes behind it is only making our men and...
Gazi Md. Abdur Rashid :Students who have temporarily fallen behind in their studies or otherwise need short-term support in their learning have the right to get remedial assistance in teaching. Remedial assistance teaching should be started immediately when the difficulties in learning or school attendance have been noticed, so that the students would not stay behind permanently in their studies. Remedial teaching can counteract difficulties beforehand. Remedial teaching should be organised according to a plan and as often as is...
Lt Col Nazmul Huda Khan :May 12th is an important date to all nurses, as it is the anniversary of...
Jeffrey Hardy :Illicit trade in any of its forms-alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, diamonds, timber, ivory and oil-sits at the nexus of two social-economic disorders that challenge global stability. Firstly, the global economy remains on unsteady footing, and governments are scrambling to stimulate growth, employment and investment in infrastructure and other public programs. Secondly, the upswing in criminal activity and lawlessness-in some cases punctuated by terrorist acts-has left us all questioning our security for this generation and the next. Illicit trade exacerbates...
AS Eid-ul-Azha is around the corner, cattle carrying trucks heading to different cities are being subjected to extortion by local goons and politically empowered criminals and even the law enforcers. Besides, media outcry over health hazards of artificially fattened cattle force traders to give bribes to local government officials and law enforcers to avoid the mark of ‘hazardous cattle’, as the authorities are not equipped to detect artificially fattened cattle. While the country’s leather industries are booming and earning reputation...
Hard to believeI am feeling very curious about the mental state of the members of the newly formed government. How are they adjusting to their roles of Ministers and MPs, which they became without the mandate of the people, of whom 90% wanted the election to be held under CTG and in the one sided election only 5% vote was cast. People do not mean anything to them, with disdain to their demand and hope, the government went ahead saying...
Sir Frank Peters :There are some people, animals, and birds born lucky. Take for example ‘Rainfall’ an owl bird. (Not...
AS per the Freedom Index in the World 2021 report released on Wednesday by the US-based Freedom House, Bangladesh’s status has again fallen into the “partly free” category. The report is based on the population enjoying political rights and civil liberties. Of the 195 countries in 2020, only 42 per cent countries have been labeled as “Free” and 30 per cent “Partly Free”, while the rest are under “Not Free” categories. The think tank, a non-profit and non-partisan organisation, has...
SPEAKERS at a discussion in the city on Saturday demanded to uproot mafia syndicates from Shipping Sector for developing a safe water transport system across the country, as per a media report. Manzurul Ahsan Khan, a veteran politician and also a labour leader, said that, similar to the Road Transport sector, the country’s Shipping Sector has been controlled by mafia syndicates. Around 87.80 million passengers are carried through the riverine route every year (Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority). This important...
Lean Alfred :Many images come to mind when one thinks of a country’s economic development. But among the most common are good roads, efficient public transportation systems and modern airports.Building, maintaining and, when necessary, upgrading transport infrastructure are indeed essential components of sustainable development. Transport infrastructure development creates jobs, boosts economic growth, improves the delivery of public services like education or health, and contributes to better regional interconnectivity. For example, China’s extensive road and railway network has been instrumental in...
NOT a speculation, but a hidden message of our PM’s recent visit to London clearly reveals an attempt to restore the tarnished image of her government which came to power through a voterless one-sided election unheard of anywhere. It was an election nowhere tried before. There are many governments showing ninety percent vote in their favour. The voterless but claimed to be elected government is a unique creation of our bureaucratic election engineers to save a government afraid to face...
A.F.M. Asaduzzaman :Arranging enough money to buy a piece of land or an apartment is very hard for most people. But the matter of money does not end there. Apart from the amount paid as the price of the property, a customer needs to spend an additional amount equivalent of nearly 15 to 16 percent of the property value as registration cost to register the property in their name.The property registration fee is quite high in Bangladesh. This leads to...