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Kuwaiti ban on recruitment

The reported imposition of ban, again, on recruitment of Bangladesh nationals by Kuwait reminds all concerned of one hard fact; manpower recruitment process is still fraught with irregularities and highhandedness on the part of dishonest recruiters. The last week's fresh ban on recruitment of Bangladesh workers follows the lifting of...

Bankrolling PPP projects

Things are not fine on the PPP (Public Private Partnership) front. Although funds from the annual budget were made available specifically for the PPP projects a few years back with high expectations, the initiative is far from picking up any momentum, so far. Over the years, the allocation has surged...

Challenges of a transforming RMG sector

There is no doubt in anyone's mind that the apparel and knit sector is at a tipping point, both externally and internally. With a strongly compliant garments home front, better port handling leading to timely delivery of orders, and given our level of quality assurance, we shall eventually succeed in...

Cape Town water crisis: Lesson to be learnt

I was watching a documentary on TV the other day about looming water crisis in Cape Town, South Africa. There was a drought in the city in 2015 which resulted in a severe water crisis. Despite several water-saving measures, water levels at dams declined and the authority planned to enforce...

App-based transportation service

WE are living in a world dominated by technology. Technology made its way through to almost every aspect of our life over the past few years. It has also changed our mode of transportation. We no longer have to look for a CNG-driven auto-rickshaw on a busy street in Dhaka...

Mugging in Dhaka on the rise

As we open newspapers, every day we inevitably come across series of mugging events in and outside Dhaka. This clearly indicates that mugging in Dhaka is on the rise. And due to inaction of the law enforcing agencies people are increasingly losing their interest to lodge any complaint with them....