A group of eminent citizens on Thursday issued a joint statement, asking the people of the country to remain alert about any kind of lobbying and propaganda against Bangladesh. Referring to the Al Jazeera report on British lawyer Toby Cadman who has admitted that he tried to persuade the US and the UK governments to impose sanctions on Bangladesh earlier this month, the joint
If the authority wants to continue performing its duties, it must do so by following the democratic process. Those contesting in elections will have to do so in a free and fair manner, without spending crores and using muscle power, said Prof Rehman Sobhan, chairman of Centre for Policy Dialogue, yesterday.
Bangladesh is now self-sufficient in food, including milk, egg, and meat, and the country is no longer dependent on foreign aid, said Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque yesterday.