Bangabandhu’s birthday and inspiring the next generation with his principles Published : Tuesday, 16 March, 2021 at 12:00 AM Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir Tomorrow we will mark the ending of birth centenary of father of the nation, the architect of Bangladesh’s independence, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as we will celebrate the 101st birth anniversary…
May humanity, principle and democracy win in Myanmar Published : Tuesday, 9 March, 2021 at 12:00 AM Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir The political situation of Myanmar, a Southeast Asian country sharing border with Bangladesh, has been very volatile for the last few months. It especially concerns Bangladesh as the long standing Rohingya issue still…
Online education: Story of dilemma and stress for students Published : Tuesday, 2 March, 2021 at 12:00 AM Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir Covid-19 pandemic has hurt the world economy very badly from the beginning of 2020. While the lifestyle of global people was hit with enormous uncertainty, the worst effected were the children and…
Democratic practice and coherence in Awami League are essential for our progress Published : Tuesday, 23 February, 2021 at 12:00 AM Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir Bangladesh Awami League, the largest political party of Bangladesh, is in power for almost consecutive 13 years. Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh has gone…
50 years of independence: Comprehensive celebration to set new course Published : Tuesday, 16 February, 2021 at 12:00 AM Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir We are eagerly waiting to celebrate the 50 years of our independence on next month. This is going to be the most significant celebration for all Bangladeshi people. This will hold…
Banking on Al Jazeera report cannot be an option for BNP-Jamaat Published : Tuesday, 9 February, 2021 at 12:00 AM Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir Recently, a video report of international news channel Al Jazeera on Bangladesh titled as ‘All the Prime Minister’s Men’ has been the talk of the country. The report tried to…
House for homeless people and tribute to Bangabandhu’s dream Published : Tuesday, 2 February, 2021 at 12:00 AM Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir Bangladesh will observe the 50th anniversary of its independence on 26 March this year. We are also celebrating ‘Mujib Year’ marking the birth centenary of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur…
US President Joe Biden & hope for a new global dimension Published : Tuesday, 26 January, 2021 at 12:00 AM Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir The flag-bearer of democracy, United States of America (USA), has welcomed its 46th President Joe Biden on January 20. Biden is running on the legacy of the eight years he…
Lack of covid-19 alertness & safety measures threatens progress Published : Tuesday, 19 January, 2021 at 12:00 AM Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir Covid-19 pandemic has shattered the lives of the global population throughout the world since January last year. This deadly virus was first identified in March, 2020 in Bangladesh and since then, the…
City corporations in charge of Dhaka canals raises hopes and doubts Published : Tuesday, 12 January, 2021 at 12:00 AM Count : 555 Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir Among several problems, which Dhaka citizens encounter everyday, waterlogging during the monsoon season remains a severe one. There are many canals and even few rivers inside and surrounding…
Optimisms & opportunities mark 2021 as old threats remain Published : Tuesday, 5 January, 2021 at 12:00 AM Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir 2020 was a very challenging year for the whole world. It was not being called the year from hell for nothing. The COVID-19 pandemic, economic turmoil, war and refugee situation, fundamentalism, cyber-attacks,…
Let Covid-19 vaccine become the property of people Published : Tuesday, 29 December, 2020 at 12:00 AM Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir Around 81 million people got infected and 1.8 million died from COVID-19 throughout the globe till now. This pandemic brought the whole world to a halt in 2020. While we were expecting this…
Nationalism: Key to secular and progressive Bangladesh Published : Tuesday, 22 December, 2020 at 12:00 AM Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir For any state, secularism remains important to instil the idea of development at all tiers. On different occasions, we have seen the violation of this widely used concept in Bangladesh. Not only our country…
Bangabandhu Sculpture: Controversy, conspiracy and our progress Published : Tuesday, 15 December, 2020 at 12:00 AM Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir I was a participant in an instant speech competition during the late ’70s at my college. When my turn came, I randomly got my topic “What will you do if you were the President…
History of Bangladesh and required caution to avoid alteration Published : Tuesday, 8 December, 2020 at 12:00 AM Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir We sometimes feel frustrated that however we try to protect the real history of the independence of our beloved Bangladesh, somewhat it faces distortion. On many occasions, we had to take shelter…
City environment and upcoming dry season challenges in Bangladesh Published : Tuesday, 1 December, 2020 at 12:00 AM Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir Every citizen of this country wants a peaceful travel throughout the cities as they roam for different purposes every day. But extreme air pollution, dirty surroundings and lack of safety and security…
Emergence of Bangladesh: Our valour and Bangabandhu’s diplomacy Published : Tuesday, 24 November, 2020 at 12:00 AM MIR MOSHARREF HOSSAIN PAKBIR Bangladesh is going to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its independence on March 26 of next year as we will also mark the end of birth centennial anniversary of the father of the…
Buses torched: Vandalism during covid-19 will haunt the citizens Published : Tuesday, 17 November, 2020 at 12:00 AM Count : 340 Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir It was like a ‘Déja vu’ last Thursday when in a span of few hours 9 buses were set on fire on the streets of our capital Dhaka city. As…
Joe Biden and hope for a different democracy Published : Tuesday, 10 November, 2020 at 12:00 AM Count : 278 Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir Former vice-president Joseph Robinette Biden Jr has been elected the 46th president of the United States after a battle of votes. He has defeated President Trump to become the next president…
France can’t deny the responsibility of religious violence Published : Tuesday, 3 November, 2020 at 12:00 AM Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir Recently, the whole world is talking about new attacks on Muslims and attacks by Muslims. This new story was originated in France when a teacher was killed by a Muslim student over showing…