The Forum for Economic Justice (FEJ) held a press conference and discussion meeting on proposals for establishing an eight-point economic reform agenda, forming a reform commission to address economic inequality, and recognising social ownership in the constitution. The event took place on Saturday (21-09-204) in the Sagar-Runi Hall of the Dhaka Reporters' Unity. The speakers emphasised that democratising the economy is the first and foremost condition for building an exploitation-free democratic state or society.
They stated that it is impossible to establish an egalitarian society while maintaining the existing ownership-based economic system. Therefore, the rights of the people to ownership of resources at all levels of society must be established, and fair distribution of profits...
Dhaka Bank PLC. is proud to announce its recognition as
ADB’s Leading Partner Bank in Bangladesh at the
Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) Awards 2024organized by Asian Development Bank (ADB). This award is even more significant for Dhaka Bank as it has been won at the highly decorated 10
th Anniversary of the TSCFP Awards.
Mr. Akhlaqur Rahman, Deputy Managing Director and Mr. Sahabub Alam Khan, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer from
Dhaka Ba...
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is likely to come up with an overall support of around $4 billion to $5 billion to Bangladesh in various sectors for the next three years under its Member Country Partnership Strategy (MCPS) for the 2024-26.
Head of IsDB Regional Hub Muhammad Nassis Sulaiman informed this to reporters while replying to their queries after holding meeting with Adviser to the interim government on the Ministries of Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed at his office at Bangladesh Secretariat today.
“As part of the Member Country Partnership Strategy (MCPS), the part of the plan is really for the next three years with a support of around $4 to $5 billion,” he said.
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman stressed that the failure of the interim government would be a failure for all pro-democracy forces in Bangladesh. Tarique stated today that the country will move towards an election roadmap through a series of reform programs. Addressing a rally in Nayapaltan, Dhaka, he emphasized the need for these reforms to aim at creating an accountable government and a parliament genuinely elected by the people. Tarique stressed that no democracy or reform can be sustainable without political empowerment and the direct involvement of the populace.
Right now the people do not want BNP, Gonoform, the Nationalist Democratic Movement, Awami League, or any other political party becoming involved and messing up the cleaning operation. You don’t intervene in the process when your septic tank is being emptied, writes
----- Maj. Haider Aziz (retd.)
It’s amazing, the best change this country has ever witnessed since its birth was the collapse of Sheikh Hasina’s dictatorship and her team of sycophant corrupt cronies.
Bangladesh had gained the reputation of being one of the most corrupt countries...
if not ‘the’... most corrupt country in Asia. And...
Justice is special and it’s the foremost duty of every government to deliver justice for all its citizens. Justice is akin to the air we breathe. It
is a standalone feature free from all prejudices – short, tall, fat, thin, skin pigmentation, or religious beliefs – and intended to be universally equal for all ----
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