Be the flag-bearer of country’s blue economy: President tells Navy

President Abdul Hamid has asked each member of the Bangladesh Navy to become the flag-bearer of the country's blue economy for the overall prosperity of the nation. "Each member of the Navy must work more responsibly to implement various activities of the blue economy of the country and overall economic development,

President to form EC through search committee: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Monday said the President will form neutral Election Commission (EC) through search committee taking with all, giving assurance of holding free and fair elections in country. "If the EC performs neutral role in the country ...then, it is possible to hold fair elections," he

Iran: Can the new President Raisi handle the future?

Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi is the new and 8th president of Iran. He is here as an heir to the Islamic Revolution in Iran under Ayatollah Khomeni in 1979 that overthrew the pro-Western and hugely unpopular monarchy of Iran led by Reza Shah Pahlevi.  But the scenario between then and now

Politics on backward course: President Hamid

 President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday said politics in Bangladesh has now taken a backward course and some opportunists have made politics a profession.  "The cardinal motto of politics should be - party takes precedence over person and country over party. Unfortunately, it seems that politics has taken a backward course," he