Chemical units' shifting: No dilly-dallying
More than a fortnight has elapsed since a devastating fire took 71 lives in the older part of Dhaka. Upon taking an in-depth look at the calamity's aftermath, people come across a bedlam. It comprises confusions, lack of planning, resentment at the shifting of the chemical factories responsible for the...
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Strategy to help make leather sector vibrant
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has prepared a roadmap outlining a strategy for enhancing the country's leather sector exports. Submitted to the government recently, the roadmap sets a vision of ranking Bangladesh amongst the top 10 leather export countries in the world by 2025 from the present minuscule share. The...
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The ubiquitous shopping malls
Dhaka Government New Market was once among the city's must-see tourist attractions. A satisfying tour of the city would remain incomplete without visits to Lalbagh Fort, Meer Jumla's cannon at Gulistan, Ramna Park and Dhaka Airport at Tejgaon. In the mid-1950s, New Market found a distinctive place on the list....
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Voter apathy in election
The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) recently said that the Election Commission (EC) was planning to use electronic voting machines (EVM) in future so that it can make sure that ballot boxes could not be stuffed on the night prior to any election. Such statements from the EC can make most...
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Oxford Union debate on Bangladesh
I recently watched an Oxford Union debate on Al Jazeera TV with Dr Gowher Rizvi, International Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Bangladesh's economy is growing faster and the interest of the world about the country is on the rise. We achieved lower infant mortality and longer life...
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