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DIFE: A colossal failure

That the majority of the factories and establishments, barring shops, located in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) area are operating without necessary approval from the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) is unlikely to spring a surprise. In fact, that is how things have been going on...

New DNCC mayor's missing priority

The absence of the issue of waterlogging from his 'to-do' list unveiled by the newly elected mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) at a press conference in Dhaka on Saturday last appears rather strange. The mayor has divided his work targets for the next one year in three terms---short,...

Why does campaign against yaba falter?

Hardly a day passes without the news of death of drug peddlers -mostly yaba pushers -getting killed in shootouts with law enforcement agencies. The immediate impression is that a zero tolerance policy of the authorities has approved some legal transgression in the interest of saving the young generation from the...

Licence for new banks

The Bangladesh Bank has approved three new private commercial banks to launch their operations. The decision comes at a time when the banking industry is facing serious challenges on account of defaulted loans and good governance issues. The non-performing loans are soaring to an unexpected level to about Tk 970...

#MeToo movement

The #MeToo movement has encouraged victims of sexual harassment to be vocal against sexual harassment and given people a sense of the magnitude of the problem. Many victims are crying in private and carrying heavy burdens on their hearts and minds. Often the predator is a relative or a close...

Tigers suffer innings defeat in first Test

The Tigers were defeated in the first Test against New Zealand by an innings and 52 runs despite a century by Tamim, Soumya and Mahmudullah. Tamim played two sparkling innings of 126 and 74. Soumya scored 149 and Mahmudallah scored 146. But Bangladeshi bowling was toothless which helped New Zealand...