Views & Opinion

The BNP and that missing 28th point

Syed Badrul Ahsan: The steps taken by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in recent weeks toward initiating a reform of the state of Bangladesh certainly make good reading. That the party has come forth with the program, encapsulated in as many as 27 points and defined as the Structural Reform of the State, is encouraging given that for the first ...

Universal Pension Scheme Is a Timely Initiative

Hiren Pandit: The much-discussed 'Universal Pension Management Bill-2023' has been passed in the National Parliament to bring all the adult citizens of the country under the pension system apart from the government employees. However, a person has to contribute continuously for at least 10 years after joining the public pension scheme to get mo...

Political Bankruptcy Syndrome (PBS)

Dr. Rashid Askari: What BNP has done in the name of politics over the last decade can be called PBS—an acronym for Political Bankruptcy Syndrome. To illustrate my point, let me begin with a very recent event. At the end of a joint meeting of Bangladesh Nationalist Party held on February 2, 2023 at their central office in the capital, the ...

The Politics of Rumour

Dr Rashid Aksari: Rumour has it that Bengalis believe in rumour. If a Bengali is told that his ears have been taken away by a kite, he will start running after the flying kite without checking whether his ears are in place. Finally, he goes all shy as he sees that it is a downright rumour. There is not a scintilla of truth in it. The organs on ...

Despite Challenges Awami League working for fulfilling all Expectations of the People

Hiren Pandit: Awami League is a political party that emerged from within the people. Awami League to accompany the necessary changes with time. Continuity is visible when looking at the political evolution of the subcontinent from the British period until today. Progressive democratic political trends are equally prevalent in this region along ...