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Making cooperatives deliver the goods

Cooperative societies, when first introduced, were the only democratic entities in the colonial era rural Bengal. Constitutionally, those were farming people's voluntary associations owned collectively by members for their mutual befits. As such, cooperative societies had also an important social message to convey. And cooperative bodies' potential became evident when...

Innovative plan for Dhaka's transformation

Reports concerning a remarkable initiative currently under consideration of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) have drawn attention of many city dwellers. The recent unveiling of the plan by the DSCC mayor to build high-rise structures as new business hubs along the banks of the two major rivers Buriganga and...

Jobs that elude the country's youth

Statistics of rates of unemployment or even a high number of unemployed youths have overshadowed the focus on the human face of the issue in Bangladesh context over the years. Be they 5.0 per cent or 30 per cent of the population and 20 million or 40 million in absolute...

Greater health preparedness

The world was relieved to hear Pfizer's announcement that its vaccine has proved to be 90 per cent effective already. Other companies and a number of nations are carrying out research to develop the vaccine for Covid-19, which has shattered the world of the 21st century.For countries like Bangladesh, it's...

Getting rid of misogyny

We limit our suggestions about addressing violence against women including rape and depriving women of their basic rights to only punishing the offenders. We know the reasons why some of such incidents of violence and crimes against women take place but somehow refrain from going deep into the issues. We...

Beware of raw date juice

Date juice has been widely loved across Bangladesh. For many, winter is worthless without this sweet juice and food items prepared with it. Drinking raw date or palm sap in the morning is an old practice in rural areas. Many city dwellers travel to their village homes during the winter...