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Elevated expressway to connect port is a sensible option

That the stalemate still continues over execution of the Dhaka-Chittagong elevated expressway to facilitate speedy and hazard-free movement of goods and services to and from the country's lone major port is a cause for grave concern. Developing roads by acquiring lands is an outdated and complicated method. The land-based expressway...

Home and away: The narrative of migration

The deeply passionate saying, 'home is where heart is' does not seem to ring the right chord these days. For a large section of world population, the definition of home has undergone a change. Home is where work is, or food is, or safety. The recent trend of global migration...

Premature death of BRTC's popular bus service

Taking a bus ride in the capital is a nightmare for most of the commuters due to poor quality of private bus services which dominate the city traffic landscape.Reckless driving, unhygienic and dirty interiors and arbitrary rates of fare are common phenomena in all the private bus services - all...

Electronic health records of patients

INTRODUCTION of electronic health records (EHR) of patients was stressed upon a few days ago by a group of stakeholders including government officials of the health sector. They put emphasis on it in view of its importance to improve and transform the existing health system in the country. The call...

Protecting human rights

OURS is a country of communal harmony where people of all religions have been living with a spirit of peace and fraternity among themselves. Everyone enjoys equal rights in society. The constitution of the country allows everyone irrespective of religion to observe our social, cultural and religious rites with full...

Rising extremism and need for true religious teaching

THERE is no room for hatred, malice and prejudice towards believers of other religions. Tragically though, we have been observing incidents of torture and killing on religious grounds. Myanmar is a glaring example where members of the Rohingya community in Rakhine state were subjected to indiscriminate killing and extermination by...