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Woeful state of public service

A two-day conference on 'Inclusive and gender responsive public services: Reality, challenges and opportunities' organised jointly last week by the Brac Institute of Governance and Development, Action Aid Bangladesh, Urban Forum CARE Bangladesh and Christian Aid Bangladesh has once again confirmed a long held perception about public services in the...

Quality education and SDG

Among some of the achievements that Bangladesh takes pride in is the rate of increase in school enrolment. We have sufficient reason to celebrate the good news of increased enrolment, especially of girls, in schools over the last decades. But a concern of equal degree may also emerge in the...

Lift accident: A wakeup call

Many in their busy city life were stunned following a recent lift accident in which the life of a tiny tot was brutally cut short. The heart-wrenching incident took place in an 18-storey building in the capital's Shantinagar area when the baby girl accompanied by her parents was filled with...

Protecting children from seasonal diseases

CHILDREN are vulnerable to ailments borne out of weather changes. A slight change in the mercury may cause them problems like cough, fever, dehydration and diarrhoea. A sudden increase in infectious diseases during the monsoon often leaves us puzzled and wondering as to what might be the probable causes. Viral...

Ball tampering: A disgrace for cricket

CRICKET has been known as a gentleman's game over the decades. Occasions of untoward incidents in cricket are too few that distinguish cricket from other major sports. Ball tampering scandal during the current series against South Africa has already brought in disrepute for Cricket Australia. The scam claimed the scalps...

Highlighting the importance of sound driving

RECKLESS driving is one of the leading causes of road accidents in Bangladesh. In fact, most of the accidents on our roads occur due to hasty and irresponsible driving by unskilled or semi-skilled drivers. However, road accidents have increased at an alarming rate resulting in deaths of and injuries to...