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Saving Dhaka's age-old greenery

The fascinating beauty of the densely grown trees and their thick foliage in the Ramna area has fascinated nature-lovers for ages. In the relatively modern times they include colonial British town planners, administrative people --- and even Bengalee writers living...

Uncertainty looms over vaccination

Health experts are still insisting on facemask use, social distancing...

Accessing Covid-19 vaccines

Global death toll from Covid-19 has topped a staggering three...

Testing times ahead of students

Schools, colleges and universities remained closed during the nine-month occupation...

Incentivising the evil?

Since the government offered a fresh opportunity to legalise the...

Achieving the SDGs: Calls for extraordinary effort by all  

The pandemic's impact on the world's poor has been especially...

Last-ditch battle against the pandemic

With the Eid-ul-Fitr around the corner, tension is mounting among...

Accountability of state-owned companies

At the time of approval of 10 projects worth Tk...

Jute diversification in limbo

Diversified jute products from Bangladesh have had enormous potential in...

Mechanisation of agriculture and farm productivity

No doubt, a silent revolution has taken place in the...

Of pandemic-time volunteerism

The fear of being infected by the Covid-19 virus allegedly...

Lockdown: Which way to go?

The coronavirus, after a lull, has made a comeback in...

China: The rise of a trade titan

China is perhaps one of the most unprecedented stories of...

Ensuring farmer's just share of the fruits of their toil

The World Food Programme's (WFP's) latest prediction is dire: 265...

Perils of vaccine nationalism

As the richer nations engage in vaccine nationalism, many poorer...

TCB's capacity for stalling price spiral

For months price spiral of food products, especially kitchen products,...

Surviving in dignity during crises

In the panic-dominant present global realities, the Irish poet WB...

The dilemma of budget-making

The job of budget-making is difficult in a country like...

A future with high public debt: Low-for-long is not low forever

Many countries are experiencing a combination of high public debt...

Helping the child learners recover their loss 

With the second wave of the pandemic looking more ominous...

Lessons from the Solar Home Programme

Access to clean and fresh energy is essential for according...

Finding a way out to avoid potato glut

The country now produces close to 11 million tonnes of...

Quo Vadis, the capital Dhaka?

Notwithstanding the heritage lovers' taking pride in Dhaka's 400 years...

New LPG price does satisfy none  

The energy regulator---Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC)---on April 12 last,...

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