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Strengthening the railway

The reported move of the Bangladesh Railway (BR) to set up commercial centres on its own lands makes a curious case for generating additional income in an attempt to make up for losses in its operations and also to give a new lease of life to its unutilised potential. The...

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Sop that has raised many an eyebrow

That the government lacks initiative to streamline the country's troubled banking sector has been reflected in the proposed budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2018-19.Finance Minister AMA Muhith chose to bypass the problem that many tend to believe is the byproduct of political indulgence extended to a section of unscrupulous...

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A price worth paying

If all goes along to noble plans of intent, a snuffing out of a major flash-point in world politics could be closer than that previously conceivable. Two men, much maligned by the world will sit across a table in Singapore not to trade insults but discuss peace. Nudging Donald Trump...

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Hazardous chemical used to ripen mangoes

Last month, a number of drives by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have revealed that immature mangoes are being ripened by a new chemical called ethephon hormone. As formalin was being used for the same unscrupulous purposes earlier, plenty of consumers are using formalin detection kits to detect the level...

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Importance of quality education

THE world has undergone a paradigm shift with phenomenal development in information and communication technology. Education undeniably is one of the basic human needs. In my life, I truly understood the importance of education while studying macroeconomic courses and the informative lectures by Dr. Kaushik Kumar Basu on development economics....

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Incomplete Khilgaon Community Centre

DHAKA South City Corporation (DSCC) has been suffering from lack of community centres for long. Residents of the area cannot find a suitable place for family, social, cultural and religious gatherings. Around 2004-05 fiscal year, authorities had started construction of a community centre at Khilgaon residential area under Khilgoan Police...

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