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Schools under internet coverage

Bringing educational institutions under the internet coverage is no longer a lofty ambition even for a country like Bangladesh. The telecommunications and information technology minister has been on record saying that work is in progress now to translate this vision into a reality. The minister has not mentioned any deadline...

Bulging NPL and debt-recovery agents

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal late last week disclosed that asset management companies (AMCs) would be established soon with the objective of recovering non-performing loans (NPLs) of the banks. The minister, perhaps, wanted to refer to debt recovery agents that are employed in many countries for collecting soured assets belonging...

Jingoism wreaks havoc with society

All hell broke loose in paradise. A picturesque country, New Zealand was literally a paradise until Friday's carnage in two mosques -Majsjid al Noor and Lindwood Masjid. New Zealanders were stunned to know that such an attack could be carried on people in their prayer -no matter if the devotees...

Genesis of NZ mosque attacks

This refers to the Financial Express editorial on March 17 "Genesis of NZ mosque attacks". The editorial mentions the attacker's 74-page manifesto -- reflecting his anti-immigrant and racial sentiment-- that he posted online before he attacked on devotees of two mosques in New Zealand. It is evident no country is...

Return of 'no trace' former envoy

ng the news that Maroof Zaman returned home. The former Bangladesh ambassador to Vietnam went missing more than 15 months ago. Many more families are waiting for their missing family members to return. When a member of a family is missing, the whole family goes through excruciating pain. The return...

Green highways with native trees

Green and smooth highways add to a country's economic and environmental development. Traffic gridlock-free highways play an essential role in making travel more accessible and more expedient. Green highways reduce the impact of air pollution and dust, cooling down the streets and also integrates transportation functionality and ecological sustainability.A good...