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Ban on street rallies on Dhaka streets

The decision, reportedly taken at the meeting of the executive committee of Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA), to disallow rallies on Dhaka streets on workdays, is a piece of welcome news. However, there are some good reasons for most people to receive it with a certain degree of scepticism. Similar...

Addressing capital crunch of rural SMEs

Despite the much touted policy support for the small and medium enterprises (SMEs), it is becoming increasingly clear that this sector is far from being adequately nourished. Small and medium enterprises, defined variously in terms of both breadth and scope, have continued to remain on the margins -- both in...

Ensuring smooth traffic on Dhaka-Ctg highway

Last week, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the country's first six-lane flyover at Mohipal in Feni. The flyover, constructed on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway, is expected to ease traffic jam on this route considered the life-line of the country's export-import trade. But despite all these measures smooth communication on this highway is...

Faulty products at DITF

DHAKA International Trade Fair (DITF) began on January 1, 2018. This fair is known as a place to showcase a wide variety of products for local and foreign buyers and to attract foreign investors. Many international buyers and investors collect samples from the fair to assess possibilities of bulk purchase...

Workers' safety

MASUM ISLAM, 22, a worker of a mustard oil mill at Akcha village under Thakurgaon Sadar upazila died when he got trapped in the belt of a machine inside the mill on Saturday night. The incident was reported in some daily newspapers.The death of a worker inside a mill raises...

Traffic jam hampering our normal life

ONE of the major problems encountered regularly by people living in cities in our country is that of traffic jam. It is a recurring problem which not only consumes our valuable time but also leaves us exhausted at the end of the day. There may be several reasons behind it,...