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BGMEA's overseas thrust

The appeal by the BGMEA to different foreign mission officials to highlight the country's apparel products cannot be interpreted as a routine exercise. Odds are not in favour of Bangladesh at the moment; opportunities are seen fading away due to lack of prompt measures. It may not be over-reactive to...

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Proposed tariff hike and gas pilferage

Gas distribution companies could not wait any longer. In less than a month from the polls day (December 29, 2018) they submitted fresh proposals to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) for raising gas tariff for all section of consumers. These companies had submitted proposals for tariff hike well ahead...

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Fire at hospital

Hospital is where patients seek cure for physical and mental suffering. Its emergency wards are supposed to attend patients immediately on patients' arrival in order to help them overcome a critical phase. But when a hospital finds itself in an emergency, the situation beggars description. On Thursday evening, the Shaheed...

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Unemployment on the rise

It is worrisome to know that one-third of our young population is unemployed. We need to increase job openings regularly so that we can arrange employment for the young people who are supposed to enter job market every year.Bangladesh has a young population. Youths are more than 25 per cent...

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Scarcity of open space in Dhaka

Health is wealth. To maintain good health, we need to exercise regularly and do some physical activities.Lack of open space in our Dhaka city is compelling young children and young people to stay away from the much needed physical activities. We see they are more engaged in video games or...

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Too many books for primary students

In the primary schools there is a bad tendency of allotting too many books to children and it is creating unnecessary pressure on the young minds. As we can see, in elementary classes--in playgroup and KG one-- a student is studying, and carrying to school, a numerous number of books....

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