Author: DOM LTE Writers

Dated: 19 January 2024 Dear EditorDhaka Opinion MagazineDhaka I am writing to highlight a significant concern in the realm of higher education in Bangladesh, specifically regarding the lack of research skills among students. Despite the substantial growth in the number of educational institutions, both public and private, and enrolment rates, there remains a glaring gap in research capabilities. This issue is multifaceted, stemming from a variety of reasons including, but not limited to, inadequate infrastructure, limited access to resources, and a curriculum that heavily focuses on theoretical knowledge while neglecting practical, research-oriented learning in the universities of Bangladesh. The scarcity…

Dated: 14/04/2023 Dear EditorDhaka Opinion MagazineDhaka Organized criminal activities in Ecuador are, as is known, frequent. Gang-related violence and deadly crime have been on the increase in the Andean nation in recent years, making it one of the most murderous countries in Latin America. According to several sources including the BBC, a group of thirty gunmen killed nine persons a few days ago. Many are killed at the hands of organized criminal groups in Ecuador each year. Organized criminals —along with the killings of non-armed civilians—are killed by fighting with each other. Also, organized criminals carry out other criminal activities…

Dated: 19/08/2022 Dear EditorDhaka Opinion Magazine Dhaka The 17th Bali Summit is going to be held among G-20 member countries in the coming November this year in Indonesia. Notably, the G-20 summit is convened at least once in a year where the heads of the member states of the G-20, an intergovernmental forum or a group of twenty that is comprised of nineteen countries and the European Union that account for more than eighty percent of global GDP and more than seventy percent of international trade, participate aiming at addressing major global issues related to global economy including financial stability…

Dated: 17/08/2022 Dear EditorDhaka Opinion MagazineDhaka Presidential elections in Brazil are going to be held in the coming year. Recently, the running president Jair Bolsonaro, who is against the electronic voting machines, has blamed that such machines are vulnerable to electoral manipulations. He called foreign diplomats to the presidential palace and blamed the usage of voting machines in elections. Electoral officials and political leaders heavily criticized the claims made by the president as unfounded. But it also raised a cause of concern among many political leaders regarding the intention of the President in elections. In perceiving his possible attempt to…

Dated: 19/04/2022 Dear EditorDhaka Opinion Magazine Dhaka I seek your urgent concentration on the draft bill of the Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Authority (BRTC), an independent commission that was founded in 2002 under the Bangladesh Telecommunication Act of 2001 and is responsible for overseeing the telecommunications sector in Bangladesh. According to multiple newspapers including the Business Standard, the BTRC drafted ‘’the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Regulation for the Digital, Social Media and OTT Platforms, 2021’’ on February 3, 2022. The BRTC’s draft bill is now open for public opinion. The draft BTRC act — which presents a new content governance…

Dated: 31/03/2022 Dear Editor Dhaka Opinion MagazineDhaka Wars, both civil wars and inter-country wars, are often seen in different countries in the world. But it is well-known that wars not only kill hundreds of thousands of people — along with soldiers — but also bring many other negative impacts including the destruction of buildings, the forced displacement of millions of people and disastrous economic consequences to the world. Indeed, millions of people are displaced in many areas of the world at present because of wars. But it is regretful that lessons from the disastrous consequences of wars are not taken…