Tomorrow (February 24, 2022), the Search Committee will submit its recommendations to the President. Regrettably it will be done as before – in secrecy. We will never know (unless the President decides otherwise and sets a new precedent, and we hope he does) the ten names they recommended and only learn about the five the President will choose in consultation with the Prime Minister.
Mushtaq Ahmed, the writer, the commentator, the socially conscious citizen, the articulate but moderate voice of dissent and a critical observer of current events is dead.
While we are haunted by the spectre of coronavirus damaging our society, its health and the economy, there is another “virus” that has been destroying us from inside for decades.
The reason we say that this “request” couldn’t have come from our Supreme Court judges is that the implication of the “request” is nothing short of death for court reporting. It will lead to shrouding of the judicial process and whatever goes on in the courts into the darkness of night forever depriving it of the “light” of public scrutiny.
The much-awaited Gazipur city election is over, the “we-knew-it-from-before” polls results are upon us, the “impartiality” of the police and the “neutrality” of the civil administration have once again been demonstrated, the never-too-late-to-follow “certificate” of the Election Commission has been delivered and, of course, our democracy now stands “strengthened”.
This government's sterling achievement of setting in motion a “Digital Bangladesh” suffers a serious blow by way of the proposed Digital Security Act that the cabinet has just approved.
Almost 70 percent of the chairman aspirants in the district council elections received higher education, civil body Shujon says in a report.
Saying there is nothing to be worried about the new law on child marriage, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lambasts those opposing incorporating the provision for special marriage in the Child Marriage Prevention Act 2016.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina advises boys to be more attentive to their studies as girls are moving forward in education.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the assassination of Bangabandhu on August 15 in 1975 was carried out by those who did not want the country’s independence and victory.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith today says consumption of natural gas by households would be completely discontinued as the energy is too precious to be used in cooking food or boiling water.
Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraf says there will be no existence of terrorists in Bangladesh as a war has been declared against them.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon individuals and organisations to stand beside the country's flood-hit people with relief materials including dry food.
Finance Minister AMA Muhtih advises people, particularly entrepreneurs, to pay more tax to get better services from the state.
Law Minister Anisul Huq asks the deputy commissioners to inform the monitoring cell under the ministry if the prosecutions do not properly assist courts during trial of militants.
Renewing her firm resolve to free Bangladesh from terrorism and militancy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says her government has been able to create mass awareness against the twin devils.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan holds the defeated forces in the Liberation War of 1971 solely responsible for the recent militant attacks across the country.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon the people to be united in resisting terrorism and militancy to establish peace and security in the public life.
