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Asia has been the world champion of economic growth for decades, and this year will be no exception. According to the latest International Monetary Fund Regional Economic Outlook (REO), the...
In Bangladesh, train travel remains popular due to its reasonable price, convenience, safety and comfort. People prefer taking the train when such option is available. China's "bullet trains" can travel...
The discussions on the upcoming budget continue to be bogged down in the controversy over the introduction of the new Value Added Tax (VAT) law. Unfortunately, the fierce debates on...
Bangladesh must ensure healthcare to protect its human resources and fulfil a basic human need. Hence, nursing is a crucial factor in healthcare system. As a profession, existing condition of...
Question-paper leakage is a blight that damages the standard of education. This has spoiled the country's education system. Since the criminals linked with question-paper leakage do not realise the significance...
This is truly the eleventh hour. The i's have been dotted, the t's crossed, and the budget document is all but ready to be placed in parliament on June 01,...
AN educational institution is a place where students can have both physical and mental fitness. It has to be located at a place which is pollution-free and environment-friendly. In residential...
THE ongoing summer heat is already causing physical problems like heatstroke. Heatstroke has turned out to be highly prevalent across the country, affecting thousands of people, especially the children, day-labourers,...
IT was April 29, 2017. A poor farmer, Hazrat Ali (45), in Sripur of Gazipu, along with her eight- year old daughter jumped under a running train. A local goon...
Surprisingly, food adulteration in Bangladesh reaches its peak during the holy month of Ramadan. Since food adulteration is already considered a heinous act, it is beyond comprehension that illicit traders...
The sight of thousands of youths vying for a job in Bangladesh is not unusual. Even 40 applications for the job of a junior lecturer in a university and that...
Every civilisation has its own distinctiveness. People of some civilisations were physically strong. Some were experts in building temples, beautiful houses and palaces and others earned acclaim in medical science...
More than 7.0 billion people live on this planet spread among seven continents, 194 states of the United Nations (UN) and numerous other non-self-governing territories. The world is made up...
Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia (LANSA), a research project funded by DFID, aims at establishing a linkage between agriculture and nutritional improvement in South Asian countries. The rationale...
The 118th birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam was observed yesterday, May 25. The genius of Kazi Nazrul Islam, lovingly called the Rebel Poet, has indisputably proved extraordinary. Comparing the poet...
The fisheries sector of the country has hardly received the attention it deserves since the independence of Bangladesh. This is why we now face acute shortage of fish. Common people...
In Bangladesh, there was a time when rich people used to give away a certain amount of their wealth to the underprivileged. From gold or silver coins to chunks of...
The Dhaka South VAT Commission-erate (Segunbagicha) conducted an operation at some factories on May 14, 2017. While conducting the operation, the inspectors seized a stockpile of counterfeit tooth brushes (Sensodyne,...
THE 10th Indian Premier League (IPL) came to an exciting finish and Mumbai Indians clinched the title for the third time when they beat Rising Pune Supergiants by a solitary...
GPS or Global Positioning System is truly a strong and innovative technology which is used by many for security purposes. It identifies and specifies the exact location of a person...
'PAYLESS' is a shoe-selling shop and there are many outlets in New York city. On the Steinway between 30 Av and Broadway, there are two big outlets, only about 100...
The finance minister is expected to make some announcements in the upcoming budget on public-private partnership (PPP) initiative. As usual, the next budget might witness a large sum of money...
Bangladesh can benefit enormously from the China-led 'One Belt, One Road' (OBOR) project as the country is located at the centre-point of the project. Chinese President Xi Jinping recently presided...
It augurs well that the government plans to take up a massive US$16-billion programme to improve the quality of secondary education and for that matter overhaul the secondary education sector....
The day President Donald Trump moved into the White House he declared a war against the mainstream media, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN and MSNBC. What...
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has begun from May 15 open market sales (OMS) of five key essential commodities to keep their prices stable during the Ramadan. The commodities...
While attending the Gusi Peace Prize award at the Manila International Convention Centre in 2015, I noticed a farmer from the Philippines Ms. Susana introduced herself to Mr. Shykh Seraj...
It is now obvious that the gas resources are depleting fast and the country will be more and more reliant on imported gas. As of now, 26 gas fields in...
A sign in front of the gate of a factory read: "If you are like a wheelbarrow, going no further than you are pushed, then do not apply for work...
ONLY a few years ago, eye drops for treatment of eye diseases were imported from abroad. Happily most of those eye drops are now manufactured at home. It is good...
An anticipated government decision to waive charges on remittances from Bangladeshis earning overseas was earlier greeted by all. But the confirmation came when finance minister AMA Muhith announced on May...
Job creation, pivotal to economic consolidation and hence growth, is yet to see noticeable signs of progress in the country. Achieving higher level of prosperity which shapes the government's goal...
HOME Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal inaugurated the Online Police Clearance service at a programme in Police Telecom Auditorium at Rajarbagh Police Lines on Sunday. He hoped the service will ease...
WITH mankind's ever-changing food habits, modern-day consumers recognise any organic food safer and healthier than regular processed foods. Unlike even traditional home-cooked foodstuffs, popular demand for organic food including raw...
In a classical work sixty-odd years ago, Kenneth N. Waltz traced policy-making impulses to three levels (what he called 'images'): the individual, state, and the international system. Though he unabashedly...
By all accounts Bangladesh has done very well in increasing per capita income, reducing poverty, strengthening human development and enhancing gender empowerment. This progress was particularly striking during the Sixth...
Is sustainable development a misnomer? Controversy surfaces when we talk about sustainable development many a time. Many people argue that sustainable development does not take into account issues like degradation...
Since the signing of the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) there has been a series of meetings at different levels and visits of heads of state and political leaders...
The Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Forum for Regional Cooperation (BCIM) Economic Corridor (BCIM-EC) was first mooted in 1999, much before the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was launched by China and China-Pakistan Economic...
One year ago we had a rude wake-up call because of Panama-gate. The Panama Papers were the latest in a long line of leaks that generated political repercussions across frontiers....
Whenever I am required to do an introductory lecture on government budget, I find it pedagogically helpful to begin with highlighting the similarities between a household budget and the government...
There could be nothing more convenient than getting the right thing at the right moment. Uber offers us one such opportunity. Against the backdrop of the mounting challenges for the...
Education is the most powerful weapon for social and economic progress. A nation's development mostly depends on how much the country is educated. The ability of students to acquire knowledge,...
It is said not for nothing that marriages are made in heaven. Still young men like Sanjay Ghosh from Rajbari or Anik Khan from Natore can only harbour the thought...
The country's financial sector has institutions of different types in excess of what it needs. This is true for banks, insurance companies and non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs). The sector is...
Annual inflow of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by around by around 4.40 per cent in the last calendar year, according to the latest data. The central bank on...
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TIGERS had an easy victory over Ireland in their 3rd match in the tri-nation series involving New Zealand. It will certainly boost their confidence as playing in those conditions is...
SINCE haor areas in Sunamganj recently witnessed devastating flash-floods, the news of its poor rate of enrolment is unbearable. It has been ranked first in the number of school dropouts...
A significant number of the country's people appear to have suddenly become used to pandering to their baser instincts. Given the sharp increase in the incidence of assault and defilement...
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