Improving railway service
After successive governments' morbid unease with the country's railway, the incumbent government directed its focus on this cheapest and safest mode of transportation. The government investment totalling Tk 456 billion over the past 10 years was more than that of the three and a half decades before that period. Naturally,...
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The fallacy of falling household debt
Anyone unaware of financial terminology may be misled by the heading, 'Family debt lowest in 14 years' of the front-page lead story of the last Sunday's issue of the Financial Express. The heading may lead one to draw the conclusion that the Bangladesh families are now financially sound than before...
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Disappearance of Hemanta
Mid-Aswin means this part of the world is well set in the cyclic order of Hemanta-the fourth season on Bangla calendar. There exists a love-hate relationship between the Bangalees and this season. In rural lore, one of these months -Kartic-comprising the season is called mora mas meaning dead or barren...
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Construction of third terminal at HSIA
The chaos and confusion that passengers face at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) is an experience that can hardly be forgotten. Even receiving any one from the airport has become a nightmare for many.The number of in and outbound flights has increased manifolds. As a result, the number of passengers...
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Canada strips Suu Kyi of honorary citizenship
I would like to thank the Canadian parliament for stripping off the honorary citizenship of Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on September 27 for failing to denounce the genocide against Rohingyas in her own country. Ottawa had given the rare honour to Suu Kyi in 2007.I think...
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Millions of FB accounts hacked
The Facebook authority has admitted that hackers broke into nearly 50 million users' accounts by stealing their password. Facebook has over 2.3 billion users - a number that is increasing every day. Users of Facebook should be more careful from now on. They should use multiple layers of security. Facebook...
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Shakib's recovery will help the Tigers
Shakib Al Hasan's absence in the Asia Cup 2018 final was badly felt. It must have been very frustrating for the ace cricketer to see his team lose the game in the last ball. An infection on Shakib's injured finger has ruled him out of action for at least up...
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