Views & Opinion

Golden jubilee of independence and Bangladesh’s economic revolution

If Bangabandhu had not been born, Bangladesh would not have been born. The 50th year of independence and the birth centenary of Bangabandhu are undoubtedly a beacon of hope for the Bengali nation. Much of Bangabandhu's dream of building a golden Bengal has come true today.

Bangladesh-India Friendship Day - A proposal

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and despite the fact that COVID-19 has suddenly taken an upward turn in Bangladesh, it will be no exaggeration if one says that Bangladesh is now passing through the happiest times in her history since her journey of an independent statehood began.

Bangabandhu, the greatest gift to humanity

Sharif Shahab Uddin: Bangladesh came into being as the Bangabandhu was born. The birth of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib was the demand of the age and the greatest gift for the people of Bangladesh and for the oppressed of the world as well. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib was a life-long crusader for the social, political and economic emancipation of the p...

Golden Decade of Development

Pranab Kumar Panday: The year 2021 carries particular importance in Bangladesh's history as the nation is set to celebrate the birth centenary of its Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the golden jubilee of the country's independence. The UN CDP's decision to recommend Bangladesh, favouring its graduation in developing c...

Lest We Forget The Real Mafias of Bangladesh

Barrister Shah Ali Farhad: When Awami League won a landslide election led by Sheikh Hasina on 29 December 2008, it was bad bad news for some very crooked and powerful people: 1. The convicted killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib, whose appeals in the Supreme Court were intentionally stalled by the then BNP-Jamaat Government from 2001-06. Rememb...