Economists contradict BBS claim on 'job-rich growth'
FHM Humayan KabirDespite having higher economic growth, Bangladesh couldn't create requisite job opportunities, thereby putting the country's sustainable growth potential at risk, economists said. They said a higher number of unemployed people (0.1 million), as the latest Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2018 shows, is a piece of bad news for...
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Nation observes 'Genocide Day' today
The nation will observe the 'Genocide Day' today (Sunday) in remembrance of the brutality carried out by Pakistani Army on the unarmed Bengalis on the black night of March 25 in 1971, reports BSS.The Jatiya Sangsad unanimously adopted a resolution to observe March 25 as the "Gonohotya Dibos" (Day of...
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Expensive projects fail to deliver
FE ReportUndertaking expensive projects like flyovers and metro-rail have 'failed' to deliver, a number of experts said Saturday and offered alternatives for resolving the city's traffic snarls. They called for creating public pressure on all concerned to go for the viable infrastructure building to resolve what they termed unbearable traffic...
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Five missing as boat capsizes
NARAYANGANJ, Mar 24: Five young men went missing as a boat sank in the Shitalakkhya River after being hit by a cargo vessel in Rupganj Upazila on Friday night. One of the missing youths was identified as Jasim Mohammad Raju, son of late Sirajul Islam, a resident of the Bashabo...
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