Shoeb Chowdhury is the former Vice President of the Archery Federation and convener of the Islamic Solidarity Games in Dhaka as well as Director of Special Olympics Bangladesh, Adviser from Bangladesh to Commonwealth Business Council and General Secretary of International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), Bangladesh. He was appointed President of the Bangladesh Fencing Association since September, 2017. Ever since then, he has been at the forefront of improving the
The political situation in Bangladesh is being discussed in the global geopolitical arena in recent times as the next parliamentary election is knocking at the door. US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya and US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu visited Dhaka from 11-14 July 2023. They had meetings with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud and some civil society members.
Famed poet Jibanananda Das once wrote in a poem, “ Odvut adhar ek eshechhey ei prithibite aj, jara ondho shobcheye beshi aj chokhey dekhe tara, jader hridoye kono prem nei, preeti nei, korunar aloron nei, Prithibi ochol aj tader suporamorsho chhara (A strange darkness has descended upon the earth. Now those that are most blind see the most, the world can't do for a moment, without the good counsel of those.)
The adverse economic effect of Covid 19 pandemic and the impact of the Russia-Ukraine War have hammered the economy of the whole world including Bangladesh. Fuel prices, inflation, price hike, fall of remittance inflow, trade deficit and disrupted supply chain have generated a chaotic economic scenario everywhere including our country.
