The sidewalks, commonly known as footpaths, have yet to be satisfactorily freed of the ubiquitous street vendors in the capital. Following successive eviction drives of late, a few busy areas under the two city corporations are found cleared of the menace. Unfortunately, this state of relief has proven fleeting time...
Read moreAvailable information on Bangladesh's present situation of financial inclusion show that only one-fifth of population has access to banks, only 40 per cent adults have access to mobile services, only 5.0 per cent of rural adults have access to bank accounts against 40 per cent in urban areas. Obviously, the...
Read moreThe issues of climate change and global warming that occupied the centre stage of international affairs early this year, faded for some time. But they came roaring back recently after publication of world climate report, the observations of which were emphatically opposed by President Trump and his men. It was...
Read moreDHAKA South City Corporation (DSCC) has recently revised the annual holding taxes for buildings and structures and cost of lighting and garbage cleaning. I have been paying all these taxes for more than a decade at Tk16, 000 per annum and enjoyed a rebate as admissible under DCC rules. Recently,...
Read moreSCIENTISTS apprehend that a huge earthquake may be building beneath Bangladesh, one of the most densely populated countries on earth. They have found new evidences of increasing strain in the country where two tectonic plates lie below the surface of the world's largest delta. An earthquake is a sudden, rapid...
Read moreTHE standard of education in the countryside has been declining alarmingly due to scarcity of teachers and teaching materials. Experts apprehend that if drastic development measures are not taken immediately, it is going to affect the entire education sector. As a result, our rural population will move further away from...
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