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Rendering e-commerce safer, smoother

Transactional malpractice by a handful of online commercial operators has created an image crisis for the e-commerce sector. In consequence, as some online business operators deplored, even the bona fide e-businesses, more than 1,500 of them, according to the membership list of e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh, e-CAB, have now come...

Has Facebook crossed the line?

Former Facebook data scientist and product manager, Frances Haugen, has revealed that crass profit motive is what drives the social media platform. To quote Reuters, Ms Haugen said, " the company's leadership knows how to make Facebook and Instagram safer, but won't make necessary changes because they have put their...

Sad saga of 'gono room' continues

The Dhaka University authorities have once again failed to live up to their avowed promise. Just before reopening the university dormitories after 18 months of closure due to the pandemic, the hall authorities declared that there would be no 'gono room' accommodation. The vice-chancellor of the university also visited a...

Enhancing TCB capacity

The open market sale (OMS) service of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has brought some relief to the low- and middle-income groups, as prices of almost all daily essentials have been skyrocketing over the past few weeks. People with fixed-income are now in a terrible situation. The soaring prices of...

Menstruation hygiene at cyclone centres

Menstruation is a natural biological process. As it is directly linked to reproductive health, lack of proper menstrual hygiene can lead to infection, or even cervical cancer. Menstruating women have to use sanitary napkins or other alternatives for managing it. However, the women living in the coastal areas get in...

Promoting preventive habits

The Covid-19 pandemic has taught us many lessons. One of them is to realise how important prevention is. And so, preventive medicine that promotes health and well-being and prevents disease, disability and death should be encouraged. Physicians should now concentrate on prescribing not only nutritious diets but also food supplements...