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137851. Small savers\' woesPublished: February 14, 2016 22:11:10

Mr. Hemeyet Udddin is a retired mid-level government official. He has his wife and a daughter. The daughter is still studying in a public university. He does not own any...


137852. The growing waste worriesPublished: February 13, 2016 23:30:05

If one is traveling around any urban concentration across the country, the scenes of erratic littering can in no way escape the vision. Kitchen wastes or construction debris or industrial...


137853. Overhauling China Keyu Jin in LondonPublished: February 13, 2016 22:17:59

Pessimism about China has become pervasive in recent months, with fear of a "China meltdown" sending shock waves through stock markets worldwide since the beginning of the year. And practically...


137854. Loggers swoop on pristine woodlandsPublished: February 13, 2016 22:15:49

People engaged in the destruction of the country's bounty of nature seem to have at last discovered yet another ideal spot. It is Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). We have for...


137855. Graft raises cost of doing businessPublished: February 13, 2016 22:14:48

There is no denying that corruption is rampant in Bangladesh in almost every sphere of life. It is pervasive at all levels of society. However, a series of high-profile corruption...


137856. Sustainable development and Bangladesh perspectivePublished: February 12, 2016 20:14:16

According to The United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development's Report in 1987, "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of...


137857. Tourism: Bangladesh a place to discover for nature-loversPublished: February 12, 2016 20:12:30

Bangladesh is a country blessed by nature more than most other countries in the world. With all the natural beauties like the Bay of Bengal and the Sundarbans, Bangladesh surely...


137858. Global scene of women in science education and BangladeshPublished: February 12, 2016 20:11:08

The UNESCO Science Report: towards 2030 has been released which says that the women of Bangladesh have achieved equality in science education but they are lagging behind in engineering and...


137859. Third Dhaka Art Summit draws huge enthusiasmPublished: February 12, 2016 20:09:59

The Dhaka Art Summit, now in its third year, concluded on February 8, 2016 after four consecutive days at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. This year's event featured a total of...


137860. There are protests galorePublished: February 12, 2016 20:06:41

This country is no stranger to the queerest of oddities. Here anything and everything is possible. Oddities certainly have strong bonds with fickleness of mind. Here all professionals starting from...


137861. The slippery slidePublished: February 11, 2016 23:34:08

There are some nervous minds in the policy planning realms when it comes to what appears to be a 'no brainer' in cutting fuel prices. The Finance Minister has referred...


137862. Self-employment through mushroom cultivationPublished: February 11, 2016 22:26:19

With increasing public awareness of the potential risks and uncertainties over where our food comes from, organic food with its presumed health and environmental advantages has gained popularity among urban...


137863. Economic inequality and civilisationPublished: February 11, 2016 22:24:27

There are reasons to feel elated over the higher trajectory of growth and the consequent increase in per capita income in the country. Economic performance of this once very poor...


137864. Gearing up process of industrialisationPublished: February 11, 2016 00:06:50

A new industrial policy is in the offing with its major focus on encouraging promotion of a high-priority industrial sector with the aim of giving an impetus to public-private partnership...


137865. Dealing with industrial effluentsPublished: February 10, 2016 22:24:14

The government seems to be serious about ensuring a healthy environment by dealing effectively with industrial effluents. The shipping minister has recently issued a warning that the industrial units on...


137866. Encouraging multinational companies to list in stock marketPublished: February 10, 2016 22:20:27

The Investment and Policy Summit, held in Dhaka on January 24, tried to identify the problems that stand in the way of both local and foreign investment in the country....


137867. Right to hassle-free commutingPublished: February 09, 2016 22:03:37

Dhaka is a unique city in many respects. It witnesses serious traffic jam on the one hand, and on the other, the crisis of transports makes the life of the...


137868. Changes that the future must embracePublished: February 09, 2016 22:01:54

Although 2015 is marked largely by the strife-ridden events across most parts of the world, it is also notable for landmark events likely to impact, with significant twists and turns,...


137869. On economistsPublished: February 08, 2016 22:14:35

Economics is not a hard science, and mathematical models do not explain why people behave as they do. A much broader perspective is needed.   Economists around the world are frequently...


137870. Work pattern in rural areas undergoes a changePublished: February 08, 2016 22:13:18

Rural people are generally engaged in different types of activities, and they can be segmented broadly into two groups. There are household-level work, often labelled as 'domestic activities', such as...


137871. AIIB to boost Asian Infrastructure and ConnectivityPublished: February 08, 2016 00:05:53

Launched in Beijing last month, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is the latest multilateral development bank (MDB), coming 15 years after the establishment of the European Bank for Reconstruction...


137872. Banks left red-facedPublished: February 07, 2016 23:52:36

One of the best kept secrets of Bangladesh is that women are the best investments especially when it comes to paying back loans. Professor Yunus' gut feel that led to...


137873. No more a case of rogue policePublished: February 07, 2016 22:09:44

Have the police reversed its role with anti-social goons? When the muggers and extortionists are maintaining a low profile, it seems the men in uniform have embarked on a mission...


137874. Creating a cadre of development administratorsPublished: February 07, 2016 22:09:06

The stock of unspent aid money has bulged to around $19 billion. The amount is enough to build as many as five bridges, each equivalent to the one now being...


137875. Child life mattersPublished: February 06, 2016 22:10:26

The repulsive spate of killing children over the last few years may soon earn yet another bad name for the country -- we are turning into a misopedist (child-hater) nation....


137876. TPP deal signed: What BD should doPublished: February 06, 2016 22:09:20

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), one of the world's biggest multinational trade deals, was finally signed by 12 member nations in New Zealand last week. The deal, which will cover 40 per...


137877. Lessons from air pollution in BeijingPublished: February 04, 2016 22:02:09

The worst air pollution in China needs to be taken very seriously in Bangladesh in view of failure of the rising economic superpower to contain it. Viewed against this backdrop,...


137878. Why is society hostile to children?Published: February 04, 2016 22:01:27

Indications are clear that hostility to children in this country is on the rise. Tortures of the most outrageous type, abduction for ransom, rape and gang rape before murder in...


137879. Connecting Startups BangladeshPublished: February 04, 2016 00:00:00

If you have business ideas on your mind but you have never really figured out how to get even started, Connecting Startups Bangladesh is looking for you to incubate and...


137880. The Bangladesh opportunityPublished: February 03, 2016 22:17:21

This week, I am visiting Bangladesh as part of my first international trip in 2016.  Why did I choose Bangladesh?  Bangladesh's growing economy and rising consumer demand make it a...


137881. Choices before ChinaPublished: February 02, 2016 22:42:46

China's rise as an economic leader was not an accident nor was it thrust upon. It was a planned progress that led it to gradually unfold a vision in which...


137882. Energising the transport sectorPublished: February 02, 2016 22:42:02

The two-day Investment Summit held in the capital highlighted among others some key factors as both opportunities for and barriers to the desired growth of investment in the country. While,...


137883. American experts condemn corporal punishmentPublished: February 01, 2016 22:23:49

Corporal punishment (CP) has been much in the news of late, especially in Bangladesh, which this month celebrated the fifth year of its ban in schools to protect its children...


137884. Women in agriculturePublished: February 01, 2016 22:23:07

National-level information on labour force participation is available from the Labour Force Survey conducted occasionally by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. The latest survey conducted in 2006 recorded a civilian...


137885. Milking the consumers, freelyPublished: February 01, 2016 13:43:09

Consumers in Bangladesh are always at the receiving end. Almost everybody is out to milk them when it comes to fixing the prices of daily essential items.  They might be...


137886. Alauddin Khan\'s treasure burntPublished: January 31, 2016 22:30:56

"They didn't know what they were destroying" is the reaction of a maestro of Indian classical music, Pundit Jasraj. Indeed, the burning down of Alauddin Khan Sangeetayan at Brahmanbaria has...


137887. Milking the consumers, freelyPublished: January 31, 2016 22:29:52

     


137888. Taking perverse pleasure in destroying naturePublished: January 30, 2016 22:15:55

A refreshing look awaits occasional visitors to Chittagong these days. The otherwise beautiful metropolis has lately been cleared of its mega billboards and hoardings. Those have long been obstructing the...


137889. Policy reforms to attract FDIPublished: January 30, 2016 22:13:56

Bangladesh fails to attract investment, both private and foreign, due to a lack of policy supports, good governance, skilled manpower and poor infrastructure. Economic analysts, at an investment summit held...


137890. Mindset responsible for child torturePublished: January 28, 2016 22:47:03

The year 2015 was a cruel one for the children in Bangladesh. The brutal killings of Rajon in Sylhet, Rakib in Khulna, Rabiul in Barguna and Biju in Pangsha shocked...


137891. Modernising Bangladesh RailwayPublished: January 28, 2016 22:46:22

Notwithstanding the government's emphasis on reviving the country's railway, the actual work has proved so far too little too late. On certain occasions, the programmes have simply misfired. A case...


137892. Social media and the body politicPublished: January 28, 2016 22:33:12

The history of human civilisation is inevitably a history of 'thinking'. The day when man became aware of his thinking aptitude, he discovered an un-trodden domain before him. He got...


137893. The dramatics of tannery relocationPublished: January 28, 2016 22:29:56

It has been high drama for quite sometime, and not an innocent one. What the tannery relocation drama has cost the nation is more than the continuing pollution or the...


137894. Mass awareness on climate change neededPublished: January 27, 2016 22:25:59

Whatever gains Bangladesh today is making is due to common people's resilience. They are doing it themselves without waiting and looking for external guidance either in agriculture or small businesses...


137895. Cut in savings certificate yield puts senior citizens in perilPublished: January 27, 2016 22:25:05

The government has already cut interest rates of all types of government-owned savings certificates to near about single digit: no more payment of Tk. 1,000 as interest income per month...


137896. Social media and the body politicPublished: January 26, 2016 22:37:42

The history of human civilisation is inevitably a history of 'thinking'. The day when man became aware of his thinking aptitude, he discovered an un-trodden domain before him. He got...


137897. The dramatics of tannery relocationPublished: January 26, 2016 22:36:54

It has been high drama for quite sometime, and not an innocent one. What the tannery relocation drama has cost the nation is more than the continuing pollution or the...


137898. On writing judgment after retirementPublished: January 25, 2016 22:43:35

Hats off to the Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha  for his remark that writing of judgments after judges' retirement is unconstitutional. He said this on the occasion of the first...


137899. Determining rural incomePublished: January 25, 2016 22:42:39

Income is considered as one of the most important determinants of livelihood in a society.  But it must also be admitted that ignoring distributional issues, increasing per capita income alone...


137900. The saga of city\'s slumsPublished: January 24, 2016 22:05:40

The old game is on. Fire broke out in a city slum that was set to be raged to the ground by bulldozers the previous day. On that day the...