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Authentic data for policy framing and planning

Dearth of data, let alone updated and accurate data, has often been cited as a problem by researchers critically impeding assessment of various socio-economic situations in the country. While there is no denying this fact, it is also almost impossible...

Savar tanneries: Pollution riddle

That the faltering start of the 200-acre Savar Tannery Industrial...

The riddle of Covid death figures

Official data in Bangladesh, in most cases, are taken with...

Who's driving up essentials prices?

Continual hike of prices of essentials and many other commodities...

Serious efforts needed to stop Ukraine war

The Ukrainian war unleashed by Russia has by now entered...

Clash of civilisation leads to armed conflict

In his seminal work, The Clash of Civilizations and the...

Protecting the police

Policing is not an easy job anywhere in the world....

Agro-food processing in need of large-scale investment

Agro-processed foods with the essential marker of value addition are...

Brick kilns' swoop on the 'chars'

The encroachment of illegal brick kilns on croplands in the...

Problems of dwindling gas reserves

A couple of decades back, policymakers concerned gave the impression...

Consumerism and climate change

After the Glasgow climate summit, which involved more talks than...

From food security to food safety

Concluded on Wednesday, March 2 last, the sixth edition of...

Addressing healthcare needs of Rohingya in Bangladesh

Refugee populations represent one of the most marginalised groups in...

Addressing learning losses due to pandemic

Among the numerous shocks afflicting life and living during the...

Steering clear of rail accidents

Many in their 70s to 80s might remember the Bangla...

Knowing the actual state of farm mechanization

Despite its declining share in the overall gross domestic product...

Global trade in shock as Putin invades Ukraine

Global trade has finally returned to the pre-pandemic level. The...

Deepening crisis over Ukraine

In its latest move, Russia is learnt to have begun...

Implementation of new educational curricula

The inauguration of the pilot programme of the new education...

Phasing out traditional brick kilns

Operation of illegal brick kilns in the country appears to...

Of pandemic and per-capita income

The numbers that refer to positive development could often be...

Reining in galloping inflation

Inflation is rising across the world. Households in many countries...

Science has fallen into wrong hands!

After industrial effluents, sewage and plastics, we have now pharmaceutical...

Taming unrelenting price hike

The economic outlook of Bangladesh is robust. This is the...

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