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Circular bus service

April may be the cut-off point for the traffic movement in Dhaka to mark some notable transformation. To go by the Dhaka Metropolitan Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia's assurance, a desired difference in the chaotic transportation system of the capital is definitely in the offing. All because circular bus service, like the...

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Primary education in a shambles

Starting on March 13 last the Primary Education Week 2019 concluded on March 19. Such observance follows a ritualistic pattern but this time something more was expected. The expectation issues from the fact that the World Bank's World Development Report focused on education for the first time as a central...

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Persistent delinquency

The government reportedly is devising yet another bailout package for the big loan defaulters. The terms and conditions, according to a number of recent newspaper reports, in the proposed facility will be softer than those included in an identical scheme introduced by the central bank in 2015 following hard lobbying...

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Taking advantage of people's greed

It was reported in a Bengali contemporary on March 16, 2019 that a group of unscrupulous people are selling bundles of Saudi Riyals to people of the city at a very cheap rate. These bundles used to have some Riyals at the top and near the end, but the notes...

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Unfit vehicles on Dhaka streets

Due to unfit vehicles, many accidents are taking place. Usually when a drive against unfit vehicles is launched in the city, the owners of these vehicles keep them off the road, at least till the drive ends. Dhaka is a grand example of a city suffering from traffic chaos. Commuting...

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World Kidney Day

Every year, the world observes the World Kidney Day on the second Thursday of March. The purpose behind observing the day is to create awareness among common people about the importance of keeping the kidneys safe and healthy. This year the day was observed on March 14. The number of...

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