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Parking on footpaths is very common in our city and we see cars being randomly parked on the footpaths and narrowing the walking space for the pedestrians. As a result,...
Now-a-days students generally feel shy to speak in English even in front of their family members and friends. They feel that if they make any mistake, people will laugh at...
The country's achievement, in terms of food production, has been remarkable. Food deficit used to be of a very high level when its population was less than half of the...
When Emma Watson tweets on her remembrance of the Rana Plaza tragedy that occurred four years ago, she conveys a powerful message against the practice of making profit at the...
A consumer is a person who is not directly involved in a trade, but receives goods and services from a person who is engaged in the business. To keep the...
A consumer is a person who is not directly involved in a trade, but receives goods and services from a person who is engaged in the business. To keep the...
After 50 years of its long journey, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is now facing a new global reality in the fast changing world. No doubt, the ADB has played...
DRUG addiction has reached alarming proportions in our country particularly among the youths. We can not afford to keep quiet about it as our silence will silently edge us towards...
DRUG addiction has reached alarming proportions in our country particularly among the youths. We can not afford to keep quiet about it as our silence will silently edge us towards...
THE heart-felt sentiments expressed by American ambassador Marcia Bernicat are glowing tributes for Xulhaz Mannan that articulate the feelings of all who knew this fine young gentleman… and a gentleman...
RENEWABLE energy sources do not cause carbon emissions. The world is now tending towards renewable energies like solar energy, wind energy, bio-energy, hydropower and ocean energy in its efforts to...
As traditional banking is failing to include increased un-banked people into the banking network, there is a need for 'alternative' financial institutions for un-banked people, especially in rural areas. In...
There is a logic in economics that when the interest rate is lower, savings, specially with financial intermediaries like banks which pay the interest will also be low. This, in...
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the famous Latin American novelist once remarked: " It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop...
With the speed of lightning the international order for economic and security co-operation painstakingly built since the Second World War has been exposed to great uncertainty threatening to unravel it....
The Group of 20 (G-20) major economies has sent a message that rising protectionism across the developed countries poses a threat to flourishing of the global economy. The United States...
INTERNET is not a luxury anymore in today's world. The number of internet users is increasing and most people use internet facility from their mobile phones. But due to the...
A Bangla national daily recently reported that price of each BMS cardiac ring (stent) in international market at the time of writing the report was between US$70 and US$120 (equivalent...
Much is made about the exclusive genre of highly-customised tourist zones in affluent countries including some Arab Kingdoms at the top end. But when it comes to assessing the state ...
Bangladesh's National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) is designed to tackle challenges in addressing socio-economic vulnerability, as well as mitigate the problems of entrenched poverty and marginalisation through an inclusive, focused...
IN an overpopulated Dhaka city, facilities for water drainage are inadequate. As a result, whenever there are some rains we see most of the roads going under water. The commuters...
INCIDENTS of sexual harassment have increased sharply during the last few years and it is indeed alarming. We cannot remain silent and allow it to continue. We must make our...
CATARACT is a common eye problem for senior citizens. Some times young people are also affected with the problem. Phaco surgery is a modern cataract surgery in which the eye's...
The newspaper photos depicting the pitiable conditions of roads and traffic in Dhaka city under the current spell of rain and nor'easters lend credence to the Economist Intelligence Unit's report...
First, it was the pre-monsoon flash flood that trashed the standing crop in the haor areas of the north-eastern regions, known as the grain bowl of the country. Then it...
ACROSS the world people are becoming conscious about the importance of using recycled products. 'Reduce, reuse and recycle' have become catchwords in the developed world. Recycling is the process of...
MOBILE phone technology has come as a blessing for us in many ways. It has made our daily life easy and convenient. But like all good things it has its...
WE are used to believe that doctors are not greedy traders. Those who have an ambition to earn huge money should not come to the medical profession. Regrettably, however, in...
The sight of dead fish, other aquatic creatures and even ducks floating in their hundreds on wetland water in Sunamajanj is simply foreboding. Early media reports linking the mass death...
That two government agencies, according to a report published in this paper, are at odds over grabbing the job of constructing a mega project is a rare development. But it...
Since 1990, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Bangladesh has been growing at a sustained 5.5-6.5 per cent per annum in real terms (or 3-4 per cent per annum in per...
Water is life. But when water is used to punish or kill life it is a homicidal attempt. With all of its life-affirming and throat-quenching qualities, water in the wrong...
Nearly 100 days after US President Donald Trump took office, he and his commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, continue to commit an economic fallacy that first-year economics students learn to avoid....
HATIRJHEEL project has been a hangout place for nature lovers of Dhaka city as there are few places in the city where people can have a pleasant environment. However, Hatirjheel...
DHAKA is not a clean city by any standard. But it could have been a much better city if we, the citizens of Dhaka, were a little more conscious of...
POPULAR singer-composer Lucky Akhand is no more. He left this mortal world at the age of 61. He had been suffering from lung cancer for a long time. Although he...
Perhaps few countries in the world allow wildcat strikes in services related to people's urgent needs, especially those involving medical treatment. Rescue operations are also kept outside the purview of...
The government is set to constitute a taskforce to ease doing business and facilitate trade through addressing the multiple problems being faced by the country's businesses. Announcing the decision at...
The whole Europe, especially France, is under constant threat of terrorism. More than 230 people have been killed in terrorist attacks in France alone since January 2015. The country has...
According to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data the economy of Bangladesh has done rather well during the last several years. Indeed its national accounts numbers catapult the country to...
There has been strong push over the last thirty years or so for the state to create business-friendly economic environment to stimulate sustained economic growth. In most developed countries, especially...
The April 11, 2017 issue of the World Economic Forum carries an article on Bangladesh titled "Bangladesh could be a new Asian Tiger. Here's why". It is interesting that the...
Eighteen months ago, UN member-states pledged a new set of goals on eradicating extreme poverty and creating a fairer, more sustainable planet by 2030. Last week, we had alarming evidence...
This is a difficult time for multilateralism, more so for multilateral trade. After Mr Donald Trump assumed the presidency of the United States, he is taking moves, one after another,...
FAST food is fast becoming popular in the urban areas, especially among the young and teenagers. It is a type of mass-produced food that is prepared and served very quickly....
EXTORTION of footpath traders is too well known to elaborate. It is reported that every day around Tk 400 millions are extorted from small pavement businesses and the extortionists are...
DESPITE the important role played by the Internet in the recent economic growth of Bangladesh, the government continues to impose a value-added tax (VAT) of 15 per cent on the...
The presidential election in France has emerged disquieting for the European Union. But it will be a blessing for the Russian Federation if Marine Le Pen, a far-right popular French...
Bangladesh is set to enter a new era of industrialisation and faster economic growth when the planned 100 economic zones (EZs) go into operation by 2030. Such zones will surely...
The almost choked celebration of the Bangla New Year this year amply spoke of the meticulous preparations for attaining a mean goal --- spoiling the festival by spreading the seeds...
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