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Banking commission: Independence will matter most  

The demand for formation of a banking commission is an old one. Different people at different times brought the issue to the fore. But the government gave its proponents the cold shoulder, maintaining its (government's) usual indifference to a deepening...

Hyer-connected cities: The future of smart cities

The continuous rise in urbanization for decades has increased the...

Turbulent history of Shaheed Minar  

The first monument dedicated to the Language Movement was constructed...

Irrational increase in water tariff!  

Some people occupying the high seats in Dhaka Water and...

What it's like being on the Facebook now

After a long gap, this scribe one evening a couple...

One million species in world's eco-system in danger of extinction

When UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the 193-member General Assembly...

Global economy still slowing, dangerously vulnerable

In an annual ritual early in the year, most major...

Fighting a grim battle against pollutions

The entire citizenship of the capital city of Dhaka is...

Japan on brink of recession as economy contracts, virus heightens risk    

Japan's economy shrank at the fastest pace in almost six...

Self interests vs collective interests  

Social media are exposing at least one unsocial aspect of...

Development challenges call for unified approach

Developing countries like Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Indonesia are facing...

Hopes in new fibre from plastic wastes  

It has been discovered that the bane of plastic wastes...

Developing defence against childhood cancer  

Childhood cancer devastates families. With parents now mostly opting for...

Trump's impeachment: Realpolitik triumphs

The first week of February has seen President Donald Trump...

China says coronavirus curbs start to work

The number of new coronavirus cases in China fell on...

Deadly fires: The bane of Dhaka  

Few cities, even the poorer or developing ones, witness so...

Getting carbon border taxes right

A time-honoured but often problematic practice in basic welfare economics...

Replacing public buses  

A lot has been discussed about the terrible condition of...

Rice prices: Confusions abound  

At least four developments marked this year's Aman rice production...

Pop goes the weasel

Just as the 2008-11 Great Recession inflicted a mortal blow...

Of readers, birth of books and their future

To quote the Jibanananda Das, not everyone is a poet....

Trump emboldened by impeachment saga  

The framers of the United States Constitution empowered Congress to...

Intellectual property raises costs of living

Patents, a form of intellectual property rights (IPRs), are believed...

Data protection is rising on the agenda globally

In the age of information and communication technologies, the flow...

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