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Workplace safety

Both the numbers of accidents and casualties at workplaces in the country over the past six months (January-June) have declined but still the incidence is quite high. Against 352 deaths and 285 accidents in the corresponding period of 2018, this year 257 lives of workers perished in 210 accidents. So...

Addressing the FDI challenges

The 2019 World Investment Report published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) paints a mixed picture about Bangladesh's progress in attracting investments. The country recorded the highest growth of 67.9 per cent among the least developed countries (LDCs) in boosting foreign direct investments (FDI) during 2018....

Let BR come back to life

It's a good piece of news that the ministry of railways has taken some steps to repair the risky railway bridges, culverts and tracks across the country. A countrywide structural survey is being taken up to identify rail and road bridges and culverts requiring repair and urgent maintenance. Field level...

Water-logging in the city

As rainy season starts, residents in Dhaka are quite anxious that they have to face now water-logging regularly. Due to heavy rainfall on last Eid day, most parts of the city were submerged. The vacation turned into sufferings. It also showed that the authorities failed to address the problem. In...

Banks retain hefty operating profits

The banking industry has seen a robust growth in operating profits during the first half (H1) of the current year compared with the corresponding period of the last year. The majority of the banks were reported to have retained higher growth of operating profits than the first half of the...

Health sector: Role of our leaders

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being". The United Nations (UN) specified health goals in its Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 3 (three). SDG3 calls for promoting "Good health and well-being". So without a healthy society, it is impossible...