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Dhaka's lung affliction  

There could hardly be a more apt caption of a picture of Hatir Jheel than the one carried in a Bangla contemporary-Dhaka's lungs have developed cancer. Metaphorically speaking, Hatirjheel could indeed be dubbed the city's lungs. It was perhaps at...

Boring accountants make life interesting

A casual chat with a chartered accountant (CA) the other...

Smart irrigation technology for sustainable agriculture

In the circumstance of global energy crisis and water insufficiency,...

Access to global climate fund main challenge

The Global Climate Risk Index has placed Bangladesh at the...

Love for one's mother tongue

The nearly obsessive act would have suited linguistically sensitive nations...

Is incivility rising in society?    

The way most people move, talk and react nowadays is...

Challenges in measuring Corruption

Corruption is a common problem across the world. Prevalence and...

Worries over sluggish revenue

The government appears to be in a catch-22 situation as...

Signing of bilateral FTAs with trading partners

The signing of the much needed free trade agreements (FTAs)...

Bangladesh's status of global diplomatic networking  

Today, Bangladesh is the 44th nation worldwide, and the 12th...

Mounting road accidents  

Tragic deaths and injuries caused by road crashes are recognised...

Why does market get jittery?

The market is getting jittery as the year draws to...

Winter's tale of vegetables    

In Dhaka, these days, the kitchen markets are seen filled...

Indian economy in slowdown, needs structural reforms

The latest gross domestic product (GDP) data published by the...

Proliferation of indiscipline is worrisome   

It is difficult to believe in the virtue of discipline...

UN continues its push for a nuclear-weapons-free zone in the Middle East

A  longstanding proposal for a regional nuclear-weapons-free zone (NWFZ) in...

How World Bank arbitrators mugged Pakistan

Wall Street hedge funds and lawyers have turned an arcane...

Intensifying anti-pollution drive

Air pollution in the capital city has reached an intolerable...

Hassles businesses face: The buck stops with RJSC

The Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) is...

The West's arrested social development

After three decades of worsening economic inequality, advanced-country populations are...

Tangibilising the intangible  

The country's financial service sector, mainly the banking industry, faces...

US using the Cheney Doctrine to attack Chinese technology

The worst foreign-policy decision by the United States of the...

Vehicle-free road for children's play  

The decision of keeping Manik Mia Avenue off-limit to vehicles...

Trump's policies making America mediocre

The private sector performs well when firms can compete on...

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