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Expanding leather sector's capacity, export potential

Though the government has declared leather as a priority sector, its export potential is yet to be realised. Even so, in FY 2021-22, its earning from exports at US$1.25 billion was the highest in a decade. Unsurprisingly, in the last fiscal (FY2022-23), the government expected a 15.64 per cent year-on-year...

Fallouts of further reduction of subsidies on energy and fertiliser

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was in the country recently to discuss economic issues with the ministry of finance. On the table of discussion was the issue of lowering subsidies on energy and fertiliser. Such suggestions could not have come at a worse time for the country...

Private data breach: Who's to blame?

The personal data of millions of Bangladeshis are no more secure. Whether the authorities responsible for keeping the data protected acknowledge it or not is immaterial. A bulk of data, preserved with the Registrar General's office, birth and death registration information system (BDRIS), was hacked in July this year. Now,...

School curriculum for children with disabilities

More than half the children with disabilities in Bangladesh do not receive any formal education, according to a report conducted by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) with technical support from UNICEF. There are reportedly only 20 schools in the country, which have the capacity to teach differently abled children. There...

Containing dengue menace

Dengue has taken a serious turn in Bangladesh. This year's death toll from the mosquito-borne disease has already crossed 1,100, according to the media. More than 600 people are reportedly being hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease in a day in the capital city. The number of patients hospitalised with...

Littering should be stopped

Dhaka is not at all a clean city. The beauty of this city is often spoiled by littering waste and filth. The streets of Dhaka continue to bear the brunt of unabated littering. People responsible for this should be fined. The existing law against littering is not implemented at all...