CA's announcement of next national election
Amidst countrywide festive celebrations of the first anniversary of the fall of the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday, Chief Adviser of the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus made a couple of declarations that the nation has been eagerly waiting for. In the afternoon of that day, the interim...
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Productivity increase key to weathering tariff storm
The recent reduction of the US reciprocal tariff on products imported from Bangladesh - from a previously declared 35 per cent to 20 per cent - has come as a much-needed relief for stakeholders in the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry. This development follows a flurry of diplomatic negotiations and concessions...
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OHS: A neglected public health priority
In Bangladesh, occupational health and safety (OHS) remains one of the low priority and least researched areas in public health, despite being critically important for the well-being of millions of workers. From the readymade garment industry to construction sites and ship breaking yards, workers are exposed to hazardous environments daily....
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Averting chaos before election
The law and order situation has once again come to the forefront of public concern following violent clashes across various areas of Gopalganj town during the NCP's planned rally, which left five people dead. The unrest involved clashes, crude bomb explosions, arson attacks, and assaults. Why did law and order...
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