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Farmers' free schools

The country's agriculture sector continues to experience a series of remarkable changes. Many of them remain largely unnoticed. Beginning from invention of adversity-tolerant rice varieties to introduction of new crop patterns to preparation of innovative seed beds, these initiatives work as great boosts to the agriculture sector. The launch of...

Can domestic policies really boost trade?

How far domestic policies of a country can go to boost trade needs to be looked into in the context of the globalised trading environment of today. Former WTO director general Pascal Lamy who visited Dhaka last week made it a strong point to stress upon the issue as a...

Redressing consumers' complaints

Any talk on protection of consumer rights usually has been an exercise in trying to cope with two extremes: Mobile court raids to penalise adulteration of foods and medicine or other deviant practices to short-change customers to turning a blind eye to collusive extortionist tyranny against consumers. This conjured up...

Rohingya orphans need protection

THE PLIGHT of minority Muslims called Rohingyas from Myanmar On account of ethnic persecution is indescribable. But the tragedy reached greater heights when minor children lost their parents while migrating to Bangladesh as refugees. Nothing can be more tragic than the state of these orphans. They need special protection as...

Hypertension: A silent predator

HYPERTENSION or high blood pressure rarely has noticeable symptoms. But if untreated, it increases risk of serious problems such as heart attacks and strokes. In the UK more than one in four adults has high blood pressure, although many do not realize it. Hypertension causes the heart to work harder...

Yaba, the destroyer

YABA is a combination of powerful and addictive stimulant and caffeine. Yaba, which means crazy medicine in Thai, is produced in Southeast and East Asia. They are candy like tablets that come in different flavours and bright colours. Users typically heat the tablet, which sits on aluminum foil, and then...