Freeing OMS from the crippling evils
The Open Market Sale (OMS) programme that is purported to catering to the needs of low-income groups, is in a terrible shape. The items on sale at subsidised prices are making themselves to the black market easily and rampantly. Slack or absence of monitoring lies at the root of this...
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Dilemma over duty-free rice imports
The country has seen bumper harvests of two major rice crops---Aman and Boro---this year. The positive development follows a debacle in the production of the main staple last year due to two consecutive floods.But the bumper output has failed to offer any benefit either to rice-growers or consumers. Rather the...
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The headache of 'big data'
Marc Zuckerberg looked emotionless as he sat before the US Congress to reveal that for all of the reassuring intent, individual privacy had been irreversibly compromised. In the same breadth the murmured prophesies of the doubting Toms suddenly turned out true. The two buzzwords of the technological era -- Big...
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Iftar packets for commuters
EVERYBODY wants to break the Ramadan fast in the company of family members and the near and dear ones at home. Having Iftar along with others adds to the beauty of the month-long Islamic ritual. But for a large number of office-goers and many others in Dhaka, it becomes difficult...
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Home-bound Eid journey
EVERY year, we see a majority of the city dwellers leaving Dhaka during the Eid holidays to celebrate the holy occasion with their near and dear ones. For this, they defy all difficulties during the journey when the women, children and elderly people suffer most. It appears that the authorities...
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FIFA World Cup inaugural match
THIS year's FIFA World Cup opening match between Russia and Saudi Arabia is scheduled on June 14. As facts go, the current FIFA world ranking of Russia is 65. The country appeared in 10 World Cups and will host the 2018 edition of FIFA World Cup. Its best result was...
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