Views & Opinion

Lockdown extension a prudent decision

Pranab Kumar Panday: The government of Bangladesh has been implementing lockdown since April 14 to deal with the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. We have already learned that the implementation of complete lockdown is one of the most effective tools to prevent the spread of the lethal Coronavirus. Implementing lockdown means forcing people...

Why Sheikh Hasina is an inspirational leader in the fight against Covid?

Pranab Kumar Panday: When almost all the countries of the world are making desperate efforts to tackle the scourge of coronavirus, the visionary leadership of Sheikh Hasina has been appreciated all over the world in tackling the COVID-19 catastrophe. Since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, every decision taken by the Prime Minister Sheikh H...

Agartala Conspiracy to Mujibnagar Government: Bangladesh's Provisional Government in Exile

Squadron Leader (Rtd) M Sadrul Ahmed Khan: 50 years ago in 1971 the provisional government of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh popularly known as the Mujibnagar government was formed on 10th April and took oath on 17th April at Meherpur sub-division of the then Kushtia district. . It was the first-ever government of Bangladesh. Agartala cons...

The relevance of Bangabandhu’s philosophy on education

Dr. A J M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan: What is Bangabandhu’s philosophy of education? What kind of education system did he envision for the newly independent Bangladesh? My purpose in this article is to shed some light on the education thoughts of the Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the auspicious occasion of his birth cent...

A Personal Tribute to Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru

Dr. A J M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan: My maternal uncle former Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru, MP started his eternal journey Wednesday afternoon (April 14). I have been shattered by his death as he and I were very close. He was always proud of me that I became a teacher at Dhaka University and got my Ph.D. fro...