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Rampant pilferage and gas tariff hike

When the gap between demand for, and supply of, particular goods and services is too large and an ever-widening one, propensity to indulge in irregularities and exploit the situation among some people tend to rise. A case in point is the piped gas connections, provided by the state-owned gas distribution...

Much needed shift in agriculture

The country's agriculture sector is far different from what it was a decade ago. While a good deal of activities earlier done manually has been replaced by mechanised methods, farm literacy has also seen considerable improvement thanks to the good job of the extension workers. However, the situation still demands...

Myanmar's 'new' deception exposed

There is an old Bengali proverb,"Durattar chhaler obhab hoi na" - an evil soul is never short of deceit. Then you have Joseph Conrad (1911) remind you, "Men alone are capable of every wickedness." But the final word had to be by Jonathan Swift dated as far back as in...

Tax exemption on house rent allowance

SINCE the budget of 2013-14, house rent allowance of a non-government employee of over Tk 220,000 per year has been considered as taxable. Over last five years, house rent in Bangladesh has increased at least by 50 per cent and during the same period, inflation has caused severe impacts on...

Strong monitoring required

AMONG other things, the holy month of Ramadan teaches us self-control and self-restraint. It is a period of sacrifice to attain satisfaction of Allah. But regrettably, in this holy month, we encounter some unpleasant experiences like price hike of essentials and adulteration of food.Every year, a group of dishonest traders...

Internet and its effects on children

TODAY internet has become one of our best friends. Even children love the internet as it allows them to enjoy cartoons from around the world and play a wide range of video games. But unfortunately they are found spending unusually long time on it which is detrimental to their health...