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Most consumers, both residential and commercial, in Dhaka city got a shock on receiving their water bill for the month of November last. It was inflated by 17 per cent....
The month of Victory, December, brought a fitting end to an eventful year. The Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) demonstrated once again on December 22, 2016 that the citizens of this...
A TV journalist called a few weeks ago to say that he will like to interview me about the graduation of Bangladesh from the list of least developed country (LDC)...
THE Tigers lost the 3rd and last ODI against New Zealand and lost the series by 3-0. Although the Tigers showed some resistance, they lacked consistency in both bowling and...
DROWNING is one of the leading causes of deaths of children aged between 1 and 17 years. It has turned into a 'silent epidemic' in riverine Bangladesh. On an average,...
2016 was an eventful year for our country as well as for rest of the world. As we look back there were a lot of positives in the bygone year...
With the advent of winter every year, the long closed brick kilns begin coming alive. The reason the kiln-owners choose this particular period as the ideal time is that there...
Despite of a turbulent international environment, China, by comprehensively advancing a major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, has become a stabilizer of world peace, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi when...
Remittance inflow into the country has been reduced alarmingly although the labour migration increased last year as compared to the year before. Last year's figure was the highest since 2008...
American foreign policy is at a crossroads. The United States has been an expanding power since its start in 1789. It battled its way across North America in the nineteenth...
THE Tigers raised the hope of creating history against New Zealand in the second match, but they lost the match ultimately and lost the ODI series. Their dramatic batting collapse...
WE were happy to know that the government is planning to cut down the fuel prices in the early part of 2017. This is a welcome move for the government...
From January 1, 2017, the Indian government has relaxed the visa rules for Bangladeshi citizens and it is indeed good news for Bangladeshis who want to travel India for various...
President-elect Donald Trump has been confirmed as the US President by electoral college votes on December 19. By now, he has begun inducting members of his cabinet who are controversial....
It indeed augurs well for the future of agriculture in the country that women are taking up farming as their male counterparts are now more keen on joining non-farm vocations...
Given the usual calm and composed nature of President Obama, one would think, he would not create a situation to go into a battle of wits with his soon to...
Reacting to a social media post on October 31, 2016, miscreants with alleged political connection attacked Hindu temples and homes in Nasirnagar, Brahmanbaria, setting at least a hundred homes and...
THE English New year is just round the corner and everyone is busy working out schedules to welcome it. The New Year is the best time to forget about our...
AFTER a long time, the common people saw a free and fair voting being held in Narayanganj City Corporation election in our country and all of us felt greatly relieved....
SOUND sleep is a precondition for sound health. Every healthy adult human being should have 6 to 8 hours sleep everyday. Recent research has found that more sleep is associated...
A new facet of women's quiet contribution to human welfare has come to light. The Havard T.H.Chan School of Public Health in the US has found out that patients under...
Indisputably, the country's journey on the road to development, particularly in terms of socio-economic achievements, has been quite notable. A drastic decline in poverty is a major achievement. The percentage...
The country's cultural circles have started basking in the lately earned status for the Bangla New Year, traditionally called Pahela Baishakh, procession. From now on, the colourful procession, formally known...
The incidence of income poverty is being discussed from different angles. The conclusion is that (a) poverty level declined between 1988 and 2014, and (b) income poverty has also dropped...
South Asia, in general, and almost all members of SAARC countries in particular have a common legacy of perceptions and practices of taxation. Having common laws and regulations, mostly carried...
As I have made periodic forecasts on stock market movements during the last one year or so and some of my views were also carried by local dailies, please match...
The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) at a press conference on December 18, 2016 presented its findings on various types of corruption and moral degradation in public universities. The TIB report...
At a time when people of low-income bracket are at their wit's end to consult doctors for common diseases, the government's healthcare facility at phone number 16263 can play a...
Introduction of automated VAT regime is a new phenomenon in most developing and least developed countries. There are glitches at the initial stage, but given the transparency and efficiency of...
When Bangladesh was still mourning over the terror attack at the Holey Artisan Bakery restaurant on July 01, 2016 that left 29 people dead, including 20 hostages (18 foreigners and...
Bangladesh Youth Leadership Centre (BYLC), the country's first leadership institute, hosted a career fair at Lakeshore Hotel on 21 December, 2016. Organised by BYLC's Office of Professional Development (OPD), the...
Excess management expense as per cent of allowable management expense of the same set of life insurance companies declined to 8.20 in 2015 from 16.70 in 2011. Management expense as...
High level poverty is a major economic challenge before a developing country like Bangladesh. A large population, low level of literacy, high unemployment rate, resource constraint, inadequate infrastructure and frequent...
It is indisputable that the world is divided between two groups of countries -- developed and developing. Also, it is indisputable that some developing countries lag so far behind in...
Who has taught the boys not to cry, not to show strong emotions? Don't you think that it hurts to repress strong emotions or feelings repeatedly? If you teach them...
During his campaign, US President-elect Donald Trump used foreign trade as a lightning rod in his supposed defence of the beleaguered American middle class. This is not an uncommon tactic...
President Barack Obama in the last days of his presidency has been under attack from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some members of Congress plus president-elect Donald Trump. The...
The long-term financial viability of a life insurance company depends on three key elements: (1) the actual management expenses incurred for carrying on its life insurance business compared to management...
IT was a shocking revelation that four-lane average flyover cost is higher in our country than that of Pakistan, India, China and Malaysia although labour and material cost for construction...
THE global environmental crisis is considered to be a global threat for the world community as we are facing the severe consequences of environment pollution at present. Because of higher...
WE are seeing a hideous trend of embarking on arms race around the world exposing a greater threat to global peace and security. Worse still, the leaders who worked together...
According to a report published in the Financial Express, the government has decided to sell more than 29.31 million shares from its holding at Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) at...
'Education Watch' is an indigenous initiative to critically assess progress in education sector, especially of primary and secondary segments. Known as the brainchild of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, the purpose...
Is discrimination our birthright? Our five fingers may tip our hand: not only their inequality setting up the premise for discrimination, but the opposition of the thumb to the other...
MUSTAFIZUR, the golden boy of Bangladesh cricket, has won the ICC Award as the best emerging player of 2016. It was quite expected as our cricket has been basking in...
THE Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) will begin from January 1, 2017 and it is a much anticipated annual event. This month-long fair is expected to be inaugurated by the...
IT is unfortunate to note that Bangladesh Chatra League (BCL) has hit the headlines again in both print and electronic media. Very recently, a horrifying clash occurred among several factions...
Since the disastrous cave-in of the roof of a building at Jagannath Hall at Dhaka University in 1985, no such mishaps have occurred in Dhaka until now. The collapsed segment...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith, while receiving a 'dividend cheque' from the BDBL (Bangladesh Development Bank Limited) management on December 21, was found to be very unhappy about the existence of...
Property is defined in Section 2 (c) of the transfer of property Act as property of any kind, whether movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, and includes any right or...
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