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Elevated expressway hits yet another snag

The much vaunted elevated expressway project for the capital has been hitting one snag after another ever since its recommendation. One of the reasons is the lack of local expertise in this area. Once it so happened that the donor Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) set aside the fund allocation...

Medicine price: Is sky the limit?

A sort of anarchic situation has been prevailing in pricing of pharmaceutical products in the country. The domestic producers of drugs are enjoying a freehand in fixing prices of their products because the so-called price monitoring and controlling authorities have apparently decided to overlook all the wrongdoings. The media and...

Street foods are a measure of living standard too

Street foods have their special attraction. With delectable taste, most of the street foods cast an irresistible spell on their customers. One of the draws is definitely their low price. The chotpoti served from a mobile van in the open boasts a flavour and aroma not available in the homemade...

'Enforcement' of traffic rules

In this city, the flagrant violation of traffic rules has become the norm. Almost everyone from vehicle drivers to pedestrians remains oblivious to their obligation to abide by the basic traffic laws. None bothers. These law-flouting incidents are occurring right under the nose of the law enforcement agencies. Most of...

Lost greenery of Bangladesh

BANGLADESH was once well known for its greenery, flora and fauna and century-old trees. Bangladesh - the land of world's largest mangrove forests, longest natural sea beach, unfortunately lost those plants and forests over time. Population explosion led to transformation of forests into residential accommodation. The country has only 11.2...

Donate blood and help lives

IT is sad to see that there are still some wrong perceptions in our society about blood donation. Many of us think we do not have adequate blood to donate to others and therefore it would be unwise to donate blood. But the fact is when we go for blood...