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Land acquisition abused for making money

How costs of public sector development projects soar in the process of their execution is illustrated by the request for an additional allocation from the Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) for the ongoing Padma Bridge project. The recommendation made by the IMED (Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division) in response to the...

Implementation of laws can protect consumer rights

There was a time, not long ago, when the issue of consumer rights didn't seem to demand much attention in our society largely because consumers at large were not either aware that such rights do constitute an important legal stake in the marketplace or they considered unfair market practices part...

Reckless driving with no deterrence

The increase and frequency of road accidents in Dhaka have been mind-boggling lately. They cry for urgent monitoring and preventive measures in the easily identifiable problem areas. Rather than blowing some hot air on the subject in discussions or pointing to self-complicated webs of enforcement difficulties, we must act on...

Is SAARC going to be defunct?

The SOUTH Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), the regional inter-governmental organisation and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia is now passing through a crucial period. The last summit of the SAARC was held four years ago in 2014 in Kathmandu. The 2016 Summit (19th summit) which was to...

Saving the environment through recycling

IT is good to know that people of our country are gradually realising the benefits of using recycled products and the process of recycling as a whole. It has already become a buzzword in developed countries. Recycling is the process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown...

Correction (18-04-2018)

The last sentence of yesterday's editorial, "Cleanliness drive in city" could not get printed fully on account of printer's devil. The missing words 'difference in the situation' completes the sentence.