An administrative drive to evict residents from illegally fabricated houses at a foothill in Chattogram was foiled by people of small means living there as tenants. The district administration is unlikely to feel amused to see that its well-intentioned move has been frustrated by people whose safety was the main...
Read moreThat the supply of quality stocks in the country's stock market has been highly inadequate against the demand for the same is a fact known to all concerned. Policymakers and other stakeholders in the bourses have been in agreement that divestment of some profitable state-owned enterprises (SoEs) could partially meet...
Read moreThat most of mankind's worst nightmares come from defying the order of Nature isn't new. Bards and writers have commiserated not just the distance we create between ourselves and Nature but also what we do in the distance so created. The trees that are indiscriminately felled without replacement, the supporting...
Read moreCommuting in Dhaka has turned worse over the past few years. In fact, the situation seems to be deteriorating despite various actions taken by the government.In this regard, let me share an example of my own. With my office in Motijheel and residence in Uttara, I end up spending three...
Read moreWith the advent of Pahela Baishakh, the Bangla New Year 1425 has begun. The whole country wore a festive look marking the occasion amid various traditional cultural functions and tastes of delicious foods in cities and remote areas alike. The Bangalees in general are proud of Bangla New Year culture...
Read moreIt is good to know that people in our country are gradually becoming more conscious about using recycled products. 'Reduce, reuse and recycle' have become the buzzwords in the developed countries. Recycling is the process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning...
Read moreIn the letter under the headline 'Back to pension' published on April 14, 'the National Pay Commission .... raised the pension amounts 2/3 times higher than the basic 'pay' should be basic (original) amount. Then the number of pensioners should be 600,000. The mistake is regretted.
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