Unregulated LPG pricing
It is difficult to appreciate the government's attitude towards consumers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Domestic LPG market has expanded in recent years with the number of LPG users rising at a fast pace. But the government has not put in place a comprehensive policy that would protect the interests...
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When air, sound pollution goes beyond permissible limit
Dhaka has once again become one of the most polluted cities in the world, according to a recent air quality index prepared by the US Environmental Protection Agency. According to the index prepared early this year, Dhaka ranked fourth in a list of the most polluted cities in the world...
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Wary countdown to a big earthquake
The fast rate at which the impacts of climate change are occurring around the globe only points to the alarming turn of the phenomenon. It also underlines the unpredictability of the behaviour of the present global climate. Against this fact comes the news of a bleak forecast. Made by the...
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Negative attitude towards banking services
This is in reference to a letter titled 'Quality of teller services in banks declines' by Robiul Akbar that was published in the Financial Express on October 07, 2018. In it, he expressed his one-sided bitter experience of banking services and questioned the overall quality of service by tellers in...
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Bangladeshi passport ranking falls
It is sad to see that in the Global Passport Power Rank 2018 index, the rank of Bangladeshi passport has dropped five more places from last year. In the latest survey, Bangladeshi passport ranked 100th in the index with visa-free access to 38 countries in 2018. But last year, Bangladesh...
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