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Leathergoods certification and export

The third Bangladesh Leather Footwear & Leathergoods International Sourcing Show (BLISS) held recently in the capital has brought to the fore the prospect of good export potential of the country's leather sector as well as the critical challenges it is faced with. While good response from international brands and retailers...

Modernising railway for safe and smooth journey

Tuesday's train accident -- worst of its kind in a decade in this country -- at Mandobag in Kasba under Brahmanbaria has raised more questions about the railway service than can be answered. The popularly held belief that train journeys are safer compared with road travel in the land will...

The numbers shrouded in mystery

The number of foreign workers, legal or otherwise, in Bangladesh has been more of a mystery than anything else. None of the relevant government agencies does know their actual number notwithstanding the fact that some policymakers have on occasions expressed concern in public over the issue. The Ministry of Home...

Clueless onion market!

After showing signs of decline in price, local onion market has once again heated up, this time making a record price hike. Now Tk 170 is charged for a kilogram of onion. The onion prices are on the rise for about two months and the recent assurance that the market...

Future of railway

The deadly collision between two trains in Branmaria on Monday that left at least 16 people killed, reminds us of vulnerable safety measures in Bangladesh's railway. Reports say train accidents saw as many as 1,546 casualties in 10 years between 2007 and 2017. The Bangladesh Railway recorded 365 deaths and...

Depriving 3.7m learners

The government is organising 'Victory flower making contest' and 'Victory festival' for school students. These programmes have been popular but this year their timing has not been in favour of around 3.7 million students. They are the ones who are sitting for Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinations of class VIII...

Travelling & polluting

Those who travel to Barishal via river have reasons to be horrified to see how passengers and launch company employees are polluting our rivers. We are dumping plastic bottles, plastic bags, plastic cups and cigarette butts in rivers and these are contributing to bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases. It takes...