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Linking 'haors' with mainland  

After the start of the recession of water from the country's 423 small, mid-size and large 'haors', people living around them await some new spectacles. A couple of months ago, the bowl-shaped and rainwater-filled depressions gave the look, outwardly, of...

Road sector anomalies and nonchalance  

A dustbin lorry, belonging to the Dhaka South City Corporation...

Silver lining to deferred WTO meet

From Tuesday next, trade ministers of more than 160 countries...

Wonder of mRNA technology

Research in medical science, especially, when it is an emergency,...

Priority to conservation of rivers

After the historic verdict delivered by the High Court (HC),...

Making Dhaka livable

Dhaka was once a beautiful and an ideal city for...

Low labour cost no guarantee for competitiveness

Low wage believed to be an advantage for Bangladesh, especially...

Winter woes after the COP26

Just a week has gone by after the conclusion of...

Grassroots polls and decentralization

Sporadic clashes between supporters of rival candidates during the local-level...

New drivers of economy

Though Bangladesh has been moving ahead and the country's economy...

What was Xi-Biden summit for?

November 16's XI-Biden virtual summit did not come up with...

No need for any primary education board  

Eminent citizens, many of them revered educationists, have expressed their...

Moving towards inclusive development paradigm

Over the last few years, especially since the adoption of...

The much needed curriculum reform

Although learning is an infinitely vast arena, academic learning in...

Grim fallout of bus fare hike

Many elderly people in Bangladesh can remember the media reports...

Annoyance and usual nonchalance

'Slow progress in project execution irks ADB', screamed the headline...

Illusion of per capita income rise

Every year, per capita income has been increasing in Bangladesh...

Another weapon against pandemic

Bangladesh's drug control authority, the Directorate General of Drug Administration,...

Oral pill must not shift focus from vaccination

Pharmaceutical companies in the country have demonstrated their amazing ability...

Water bus service — can it rise to the occasion?

Years back the launching of circular waterbus service around the...

Bangladesh's stakes at COP26

Now that the COP26 enters its tenth day, its participants...

Time to demonstrate sincere intent

Neighbouring India is set to exceed its fiscal year (FY)...

Oil shock to fuel inflation further

This is an oil shock. The government has raised the...

Rehabilitating Sundarbans pirates

Between 2016 and 2018, 326 robbers, or what they say,...

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