VAT waiver on local procurement
When competition is a key to staying in business, Bangladesh is in a dire need for exploring all the avenues for enhancing its competitive edge as much as possible. The scenario following graduation from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) makes it further incumbent on this country to go whole hog...
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CA's Italy Visit: Settling the migration issue
Every year, thousands of Bangladeshis risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea, driven by the hope of higher earning opportunities in Europe. For many, that dream ends in tragedy. Their overcrowded boats capsize; some names could be known and some remain unknown. The latter vanish into statistics. According to the...
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A baby formula that can heal acute malnutrition
International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), which first started as Cholera Research Laboratory (CRL) in 1960 in Dhaka to study the microbiology of cholera, earned international fame by innovating Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) in mid-1960s.The findings of the first large-scale clinical trial of ORT were published in the...
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Born innocent, shaped by the world
A child is not born a criminal. Every child is born innocent - a blank page waiting to be written upon. Family, society, school, friends, economic status, and the media all play vital roles in a child's growth. From these influences, both the good and bad qualities of a child...
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Establishing village libraries
A wise man once said: read, read, and read. No nation can truly progress without cultivating a culture of reading. The more a society reads, the more advanced it becomes. Unfortunately, in our country, reading has been largely neglected. While other nations move forward, we risk falling behind.I believe the...
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