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Noise pollution threatens urban population  

Noise pollution has been a growing menace in the urban...

Manifold effects of red meat consumption

This is the time of year when people salivate at...

Equality for all?

Last month, I was invited to speak at the York...

Reining in cattle prices before Eid  

The prices of cattle and other sacrificial animals including goat...

Bangladesh's carbon dilemma

The previous 'Businesses in Flux' piece (August 13, 2018) elaborated...

Saving Dhaka from ultimate devastation

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a London-based forecasting and advisory...

Trump's victorious retreats

Will Donald Trump back down in his trade war with...

Percentage of female-headed households rising  

According to an appraisal   by   the   Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics...

The case for low-floor buses

Most of the public buses in Dhaka as well as...

Leaving us with egg on our faces

Facts are facts but some are less palatable than others....

Fiscal deficits: Implications of public borrowing

Bangladesh's present fiscal deficit may seem rather innocuous, as the...

Connecting young minds  

What are human relations if not discovering one's own self...

The deleterious potential of what is happening in Assam

No country should undertake any action that might result in...

Going Green to tackle climate change  

"Green" is a buzzword these days. Going green actually reduces...

Rohingya refugees: An uncertain future ahead

Bangladesh now hosts almost a million Rohingya refugees in Cox's...

Why the Bank of England should target growth

The Bank of England (BoE) raised interest rates to 0.75...

Rethinking digital center’s sustainability

Union Digital Centers (UDC) across the country have brought teeming...

The dangers of smartphone addiction  

Nearly a decade ago, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs introduced the...

A tale of a child labourer

A 10-year-old child of an affluent family in Bangladesh normally...

US sanctions widen rift with Turkey  

During the first week of August, tensions between the United...

Anthropology of 'Bangladesh' and 'Andolon'

Anthropology as a discipline is well regarded for its 'observation'...

Fluctuating geographical fulcrum

This series has thus far shown the market anchor shifting...

Soaring cost of living and poverty crunch

Cost of living is going up. Prices of essential commodities,...