Views & Opinion

BNP's CC Election Boycott: Will It Yield Any Profit?

Dr. Pranab Kumar Pandey The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has a lengthy history of engaging in and abstaining from electoral processes. Throughout the years, the BNP has employed diverse strategies to influence the country's political landscape. One such strategy involves the deliberate choice to boycott elections, which can be viewed as a...

Bangladesh’s community clinics get UN recognition

Hiren Pandit:  For the first time, a resolution on community-based health care was adopted unanimously at the United Nations. The historic resolution titled 'Community-Based Primary Health Care: A Participatory and Inclusive Approach to Achieving Universal Health Services' gave international recognition to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ou...

Hasina’s homecoming: A turning point for Bangladesh

May 17 is a red letter day in Bangladesh’s political history. On this day in 1981, at a time when the nation was gripped by leadership crisis and the democratic values and rights were being trampled upon, the people witnessed the return of a fearless lady upon whom they could rely. Her return to her motherland from exile marked a new beginning f...

Sheikh Hasina’s Homecoming Was the Turning Point for Emerging Bangladesh

Hiren Pandit: 17th May 2023 is the 43rdHomecoming Day of Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. On this day in 1981, Sheikh Hasina returned home from India after nearly six years in exile following the brutal assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members on August 15, 19...

Community clinics model: UN adopts resolution highlighting Sheikh Hasina initiative

The United Nations unanimously adopted the first-ever resolution on community-based healthcare on Tuesday. The resolution, titled “Community-based primary healthcare: a participatory and inclusive approach to universal health coverage,” acknowledged the important role community clinics play in promoting primary healthcare, women's e...