Remarkably, the theme of the World Population Day, being observed today, is 'Family Planning is a Human Right'. Launched by the UNDP in 1989 with the goal of focusing on the urgent and important issues of population, it has come a long way to be recognised so globally for the...
Read moreThe Monthly Payment Order (MPO) for non-government educational institutions has been making headlines in newspapers for sometime now. Sit-in demonstration of teachers has grown into a regular sight in front of the Jatyio Press Club demanding inclusion of their institutions under the scheme. Finally, their unrelenting effort to bring home...
Read moreWe have the distinction of spending more money than China and India in road construction per kilometre. A four-lane highway costs upwards of $1.3m and $1.6m in India and China respectively for that measure of road.In stark contrast, our estimated costs for the same length of road range from $2.5m...
Read moreSome dailies have reported that the number of Dengue patients in Dhaka city crossed 250 in the month of June. Among them, three died. Three others were diagnosed with Chikungunya. Within the first four days of July, 93 new patients have been hospitalised. Some healthcare experts fear that by March...
Read moreA clear line between want and need needs to be drawn. One can fulfil one's needs but one cannot fulfil wants no matter how much wealth is acquired by the individual. In order to be content in life, people need to limit their wants. The dictionary defines a necessity as...
Read moreThe World Bank reports that Bangladesh was covered by only 10.95 per cent forest area in 2016. The number was 10.98 per cent during the previous year. Fast-paced infrastructural development and urbanisation of Bangladesh is surely taking a toll on the forest areas in the country. According to the Food...
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