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Names of Bangladeshis in Paradise Papers

The mention of names of a few Bangladeshi individuals and firms in documents such as Paradise Papers or Panama Papers revealing illicit fund transfers or offshore investments is nothing surprising. The amount of capital outflow through illegal ways was estimated to be around US$ 9.0 billion in 2014 alone, according...

Making railway an affordable mode of transportation

The revised master plan of the Bangladesh Railway (BR) is now ready. It has been submitted to the Ministry of Railway recently for taking necessary actions to get the seal of approval. The plan was finalised, according to a recent report, after sharing opinions with all stakeholders and reviewing the...

Tale of Bangladeshi fruits retold

The country has been declared nearly self-sufficient in animal protein. It boils down to the fact that people now eat enough fish and meat to meet their protein needs. The production of milk and eggs has also gone up noticeably. A large quantity of animal protein comes from poultry, fishes...

Another public university in Barisal

PUBLIC universities are predominantly funded by the government, as opposed to private universities that are financed by private initiatives. Whether a national university is considered public varies from one country (or region) to another, largely depending on the education landscape of that country. There are 40 public universities in Bangladesh....

Social media affects book reading

THE young generation now is least interested in reading books. They do not want to read books as they find it boring and time consuming. They are rather addicted to the social media. Limited number of young authors could be another reason why the youths are not attracted to books....

Rising trend of divorce

THE overall rising trend of crime in the society is not only a disconcerting but also an alarming issue. Incidents of murder, elopement among other things are increasing. We see murders being committed on trifling matters. Oppression against women is another social crime which is on the rise in our...