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Making hybrid poultry meat, eggs safe for consumers

Although apparently far away, the timeline -- longer than a decade -- given by the head of the Bangladesh Poultry Industries Central Council (BPICC) the other day to make locally produced poultry meat and eggs antibiotic-free is reassuring. The task, however, could prove a daunting one given the presence of...

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BCC: Yet another paper tiger?

The Competition Act was adopted by the country's parliament in 2012. The government took four years to constitute the Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) in compliance with the provisions of the act. But stakeholders and experts, it seems, are not happy with the BCC's performance. That these people were dissatisfied was...

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No joke: A goat elected mayor

Of the 45 presidents the United States of America have got so far, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln have especial places in that country's history. The reasons are not far to seek -one led the country to independence and the other to abolition of slavery. None of the subsequent presidents...

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DUCSU election

The Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election and Hall Union elections are going to be held on Monday (March 11). Last time it was held 28 years back, in 1991. The whole nation, especially the students' community, has been waiting for this election. People are more eager to see...

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Security at the airport

It was reported that despite carrying a firearm and seven rounds of bullets Mohammad Mamun Ali could skip the first round of security check at the domestic airport of Shahjalal International Airport on March Friday (March 8). On Tuesday, firearm of film star Ilias Kanchan was not detected by the...

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The hawker syndrome

Dhaka city is one of the most densely populated cities in the world with an astounding density of around twenty four thousand people within a square kilometer. It's population, as of 2018, was about eighteen million. The sidewalks of the city roads are often used by workers, school children and...

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