Democracy gets its House back
The maiden sitting of the 13th parliament was convened on Thursday after a long and difficult political journey. After fifteen years of authoritarian misrule that reduced successive parliaments to little more than rubber stamps, the country has now returned to a genuinely representative legislature. A transitional period of nearly two...
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Will WTO deliver on MC14?
If everything goes smoothly, within two weeks, trade ministers and negotiators from more than 160 countries will meet in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to reach deals on the multilateral trading system. It will be the 14th ministerial conference (MC14) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the global trade rule-making and dispute-resolving body....
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Another Eid, same fear on roads-
The tragic accident on the Khulna-Mongla Highway on Thursday afternoon, which claimed at least 13 lives, is yet another grim reminder of how unsafe our highways have become. Among the victims were 11 members of the same family, including a newly married couple who were returning from their wedding ceremony....
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Why this discrimination with new notes?
On Eid day, many people like to give new notes to younger family members as a token of love. This is one of the joys of Eid, especially for the children. So, although there is not much demand for new notes throughout the year, the value of new notes increases...
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Relocate Chandina fish market
The main entrance to the ChandinaUpazilaParishad and Chandina Bazar, located adjacent to the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Cumilla, has now become a nightmare for the general public. Thousands of people are enduring unbearable hardship every day due to the massive wholesale fish market that has sprung up on this vital road....
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