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Corona recovery: reviving a resilient world of work

The 187 member-states of the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted a Global Call to Action in June 2021 by targeting a human-centred recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic through incorporation of inclusivity, sustainability, and resilience in the agenda. That call was...

Metro rail and Dhaka's traffic jams

By putting in place the metrorail alone it would be...

The miscarriage of citizen journalism

Today's alternative media are neither a panacea nor a game-changer....

Sanctions & trans-border trade under alternative arrangement

Open economies cannot but execute transactions with other countries, through...

Is school closure only option to protect children from pandemic?

To check the spread of the coronavirus, especially its latest...

Outlook for Bangladesh economy

While the third wave of Cov-Sars-3 in its new incarnation...

A good initiative gone awry

In this country, even the positive developments are not quite...

Are kites flying into infinity?

Just a few days back, Dhaka city's older part was...

Improved storage system for rice needed

Some 0.80 million tonnes of boro rice currently stored in...

Yet another shock in the offing

The proposal reportedly submitted by the state gas distribution companies...

The impatient wait for a call from aliens

Aliens have once again grabbed headlines as they have done...

Dhaka changes but not for the better

The satisfaction of living in a growing city with emerging...

Is Myanmar heading for civil war again?

Myanmar seems to be sliding towards a civil war over...

Myanmar junta's predicament

Myanmar junta's defiance of the international community's call for holding...

When a joyous occasion turns into tragedy

Time is perilous. In fact it has been so for...

Savings in import payments -- way out

Import trade of the country is guided by Import Policy...

Living in the cycle of pandemics

Now that the whole world has started getting fidgety in...

The subsidy dilemma in Bangladesh

Subsidies are not new in Bangladesh, nor in other countries...

Disparities in distribution of sunlight

One of the big causalities of heavily concentrated urbanisation in...

Rethinking some Covid curbs

The SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron is wreaking havoc across the world,...

Why not a teacher be a role model?

At least one short-cut solution to the crisis of education...

Killer roads, vehicles

Road accident is a major killer in Bangladesh. The tragedies...

A farewell to economics of coping

As I take a view on my 2021 mirror in...

Medical malpractices at their worst

Health services ---public or private ---in this country in general...

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