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Infrastructural facilities trigger rural development

Ample research has been conducted to define the role of rural infrastructure in Bangladesh's economic growth and poverty alleviation. Arguably, studies have produced tremendous impact on policymaking - revealing that infrastructure and poverty are inversely related. Eminent economists Dr. Raisuddin...

What’s to do with flyovers?

Gasping for breath under heavy pressure of road traffic, the...

What use of flyovers?

Gasping for breath under heavy pressure of road traffic, the...

Transport strike ignores respect for law

What is the transport strike about? On the face of...

Addressing patients\' complaints

We hear and also read media reports very often that...

Sustaining future of RMG industry

Some of the world's top apparel brands were set to...

New thoughts on microcredit

Across the world, Bangladesh is believed to be the birthplace...

Transport sector and landmark verdict

The Manikganj Additional District and Sessions Court on February 22...

Tapping the potential of Blue Economy

The World Bank (WB) has granted a fund of US$200...

Making farming lucrative

All is not well in agriculture. Humayun Kabir, headmaster of...

Untimely death of a project

A few government agencies are found involved in various sorts...

Deterrent to rash driving and road chaos

An unrelenting procession of deaths from road accidents marks the...

Disciplining the errant private universities

It is not just strange but puzzling to see that...

Reclaiming glories of colleges

The Dhaka University has once again agreed to take back...

Structural inequality in South Asia

The South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) organised a...

Replacing brands with generics

In the second week of January last, a High Court...

Making the drive against unfit vehicles meaningful

The Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) announced last...

Preserving farmlands: No action yet

No other head of government in post-liberation Bangladesh has ever...

Perennial problem of question paper leak

The news on the arrest of six students of different...

Regulating higher education

The Darul Ihsan University, one of the early starters among...

After footpath eviction, canal reclamation drive

It may not be palatable for the Dhaka Municipal Corporation...

On health and nutrition

A conference titled 'Delivering for Success at Scale' was recently...

Addressing impediments to private investment

The two-day Asia-Pacific Business Forum (APBF) concluded in the city...

Economy amid mixed signals

Belated though, perhaps an enquiry into the performance of the...

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