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More efforts needed for universal financial inclusion

A recent World Bank (WB) report has revealed that nearly half of Bangladesh's population aged 15 or above remain without a bank or mobile financial service account. Lacking enough money has been the most commonly cited barrier to account ownership....

Koreans seek peace and Trump wants credit

At last good sense has prevailed on North Korean leader...

Misdirected benefits?  

The government's car loan scheme for its officials holding the...

Reduce air pollution to induce life span

The air quality of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh,...

Education: Imparted, guided—not for sale

Graffiti used to be a powerful tool, in terms of...

Tourism can change Bangladesh's face    

We have seen two oft-repeated things centring around  our approach...

Energy security should be the priority

Recent trends are indicating the ever growing need for recognising...

Fixing minimum wage for RMG workers  

The ready-made garment (RMG) workers have long been pressing for...

Ambitious but a milepost at least

Bhutan is the only country in the world where smoking...

Reviving the architectural beauty of the JS                    

A signboard on the south-western side of the Jatyio Sangsad...

Frugal innovations face sustainability problem

Innovation stands for new idea of process or product to...

Protection from lightning strikes  

Deaths from lightning strikes have been a common occurrence in...

Unequal rules

The luxurious foliage that formed such a pleasant natural barrier...

Ten Weimar lessons

Since the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany in...

Is growth a synonym for development?  

Bangladesh has been consistently achieving a growth rate of over...

How Iran will respond to new sanctions

Since December 2017, Iran's currency, the rial, has lost one-third...

BRTA's mobile courts and then what?  

It is time for the BRTA (Bangladesh Road Transport Authority)...

Hungary's election: An 'old' versus 'new' argument

It is not just Hungary "looking more and more like...

Curbing noise pollution a doable agenda

In terms of reducibility, noise pollution comes first followed by...

Is the country heading towards an electricity grid, based on imported energy?

Electricity supply has significantly increased in the country over the...

Introducing self-attestation

Attestation is such a ubiquitous thing that there will be...

bKash - a disruptive idea and hope

The recent deal between Alipay, a subsidiary of China's e-commerce...

Dissuading dictators from modelling Kim

No one could have gotten off to a diplomatic start...

How to get rid of polythene shopping bags  

Bangladesh has the enviable record of becoming the first country...

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