Author: Amir M Sayem

The Russia-Ukraine has in the mean time slowed down significantly after the diplomatic talks between the delegates of Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul. Russia has withdrawn its military force from the capital of Ukraine. This is a good development. But the war has put a significant threat to the western-led global system, especially which was developed after World War II. Also, the war clearly shows that the extant global system is not enough to successfully deal with wars especially when superpowers are engaged with. Indeed, many diplomatic, sanctions based and other measures were made by powerful counties to prevent the…

The Amar Ekushey Book Fair is an excellent book fair in Bangladesh. Of course, a significant number of book fairs are held every year in Bangladesh but the Amar Ekushey Book Fair, which is arranged by the Bangla Academy, has a different significance. This book fair is usually held in the month of February in remembrance of the Language Movement of 1952. Each year, scores of publishers, writers as well as visitors go to this book fair, which is rendered as the longest book fair in the world. In addition to the sale of books, many other programs, including literary…

Author: Amir Mohammad Sayem Publisher: AH Development Publishing House Publication date: February, 2022ISBN: 978-984-93646-6-5 ‘’Development Efforts of Bangladesh’’ is my third book. It is an excellent book on the development of Bangladesh. The book acknowledges some of the significant development efforts of Bangladesh in economic and other terms and covers a range of social, educational, economic, environmental, political, civil rights, and other issues and challenges which are crucial for further development. The aim of the book is to analyze a variety of important societal problems, identify challenges and provide effective ways for addressing challenges and improving various situations. For the…

Of course, qualification is very important. It is important in getting educational opportunities, jobs, promotions and many other opportunities. The aim of seeking qualification, a set of criteria that needs to be fulfilled for getting a certain right, status or opportunity, is to shortlist competitors and select the suitable ones. For example, one needs to have a certain level of education/educational grade for getting admitted to a university, a certain level of education/educational grade for getting a certain type of job, certain years of experience for the promotion from a lower to a higher post, and so on. Without certain…

Of course, a publishing agreement is mandatory between an author and a publisher for the publication of a book. But publishers do not make agreements with authors always in Bangladesh. Though it is difficult to exactly say the number of such occurrences, such practices are not negligible at all. The available sources including newspapers indicate that young writers allege that publishers do not wish to sign publishing contracts. In most cases, publishers are more willing to establish a mutual bond based on trust with the authors of books. While new authors are enthusiastic about having their books published, publishers intentionally…

The Russia-Ukraine war has already reached its seventh day. By this time, many soldiers and civilians were killed and more than half a million Ukrainians have fled their homes. An unconditional discussion held between delegates of Russia and Ukraine at the border between Belarus and Ukraine ended without any achievements. As is further known, Western countries imposed severe sanctions on Russia and Russia also imposed sanctions on Western countries in retaliation. Even if the western counties have not sent their military forces to fight against Russia in Ukraine, they are sending military weapons to Ukraine. More importantly, Russia ordered its…

Different sorts of awards are given to individuals, groups, or organizations at the international, regional and national levels by governments or government agencies, inter-governmental organizations, non-government organizations and others (including private business firms and magazines). Of course, awards are rendered not only as a recognition of contributions, achievements, or excellent/extra-ordinary works in different aspects including

A few days ago, an assistant deputy director of the Anti-corruption Commission, a constitutional authority responsible for overseeing corruption in government, private and other organizations in Bangladesh, was suspended leading to protests among colleagues and heavy controversies among many. Earlier the same official was transferred from Chittagong to Patuakhali. Of course, the transfer of government

Laws, which are rendered as an important means to suppress injustice and establish justice (a broad concept that is based on fairness, equality of rights and morality), are very important for all societies. Without laws, or a system of regulations, standards, principles and norms made by the government of a country, the rule of law is impossible and, without the rule of law, the functioning of any society will be almost impossible as there will be chaotic situations everywhere in society, ranging from the highest to lowest tiers. But the legal justice, or the rule of law, is, of course,…

Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was often said that the health system of Bangladesh was good. But the pandemic has shown that it is not enough at all and much more needs to be done. In fact, Bangladesh’s health system response to COVID-19 was noticeably insufficient at the beginning. Of course, the government increased