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Towards a clean, waste-free city

Rapid urbanisation over the past decades saw an unrestrained growth of cities and their populations in Bangladesh. And with it came its accompanying evil, garbage. As expected, being the nation's capital, Dhaka shares the bulk of the population burden as well as the garbage load. As such, Dhaka alone contributes...

Greater thrust on skill development needed

More often than not, cheap labour was believed to fetch competitiveness, especially in manufacturing not-so-upscale products for exports. However, these days, gone is this perception that low labour cost can guarantee competitiveness. For a country like Bangladesh which for the past decades has been thriving primarily because of low wage,...

Standing up to robotic challenge

Human beings don't need any consolation from a robot, though millions may have lost this confidence. The propaganda that artificial intelligence (AI) would take away jobs from man has made thoughtless tech enthusiasts scared of the future.A stark reminder of such a cooked up reality is The Guardian's op-ed "Are...

Half the graduates unemployed

One in every four youths in Bangladesh has been jobless during the coronavirus crisis. An International Labour Organisation (ILO) survey has found that the rate of youth unemployment has doubled in the country. Even before the pandemic, hardly 50 per cent of the fresh graduates were absorbed in jobs. So,...

Bangladesh's railway woes

It was a longstanding demand to revive the once-ailing Bangladesh Railway, especially when this mode of transports proves to be safer, more comfortable and cost-effective. Unfortunately, the railway service has not improved up to the optimum level. A series of projects were taken up and various procurements were made but...

Strangulating rural arbitration

We read in newspaper reports on high expectations about effectiveness of village courts in reducing the burden of cases on the courts. Foreign donors also showed their interests in making functional such justice delivery at grassroots level. As citizens, we once saw use of rural arbitration in settlement of local...

Creativity at home

Many things have been reversed in our life recently. Recreational activities are one such area. People had to go to theatre, public library, club, shopping centres, mass gathering, and all such places to rejuvenate or enlighten themselves. The pandemic has imposed almost a full stop on all that. Many people...