Highway robbery
That a team of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested six members of a gang of highway robbers following a robbery the gang committed on a running bus on Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway on Friday last testifies to the heightened capability of the law enforcers to nab criminals. A shadow...
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Governance challenges for Bangladesh Bank
Constituted and run as the country's central bank under the purview of Bangladesh Bank Ordinance 1972, Bangladesh Bank (BB) serves as the supervisory cum controlling authority of the nation's banking sector. Although the commercial banks operate their businesses with money deposited by the public, the depositors have in fact no...
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Protecting garment workers' rights
The Global Rights Index 2020 pointed out violence, mass dismissals and regressive laws for the worst situation in Bangladesh.The country has once again been ranked among the 10 worst countries in the world where labour rights are not guaranteed. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has given the grade to...
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e-Passport seekers' woes
Bangladesh's entry to e-Passport era was believed to come as a relief for the passport seekers. e-Passport services have been introduced in all passport offices across the country recently. Still, electronic passport seekers allege harassment and irregularities at the passport offices. Harassment starts when any person makes a mistake while...
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Concern over food safety
The issue of safe food is emerging as a huge crisis for our generation. All that looks tasty does not necessarily be healthy. Restaurants in Dhaka city are supposed to be regularly inspected to ensure clean and hygienic kitchens and food service. It is vital for public health and safety...
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Saving rivers from erosion
Dredging on waterways is required to ensure navigability while sand collection is also necessary for infrastructural development. But, unplanned sand extraction and whimsical river excavation have been posing serious threat to biodiversity and causing river erosion in different parts of the country. A set of definite instructions and an accurate...
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