Deepening crisis in capital market
The securities regulator that did see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil of the country's stock market until recently has found 10 investors' involvement in manipulation of share prices of at least 12 companies. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) in a meeting late last week...
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Departing pharmaceutical companies
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi, reportedly, would soon wind up its Bangladesh operations. It has already informed the state-owned Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) about its decision. The BCIC owns nearly 20 per cent stakes in the company. In total, the government owns more than 45 per cent shares of the...
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Why do young people take their own lives?
That one person dies from suicide every 40 seconds somewhere on this planet is alarming. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is disappointed that the governments the world over are not doing enough to reduce the incidence of suicide. On September 10, the World Suicide Prevention Day is observed mostly ritualistically...
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Taking care of Bangladesh’s ‘lungs’
It is encouraging to know that the Department of Forest is going to use drones for monitoring the Sundarbans in order to check crimes such as poaching of tigers and deer. The department has also planned to erect net-fence around the world's largest mangrove forest to prevent intrusion of tigers...
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Lack of focus on innovation
Despite various social challenges including ones relating to education, the Bangladesh people often offer low-cost solution to major problems and difficulties. Oral saline is one such solution that has saved millions of lives in Bangladesh and in Africa. Bangladeshi farmers have used shallow pump engines made in Japan or China...
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