Limiting exposure to digital screen
Given the highly addictive nature of digital gadgets, both the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend that children under the age of two should have no digital screen exposure, while it should be limited to a maximum of one hour daily for...
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Revisiting our marine energy resources
So far Bangladesh has been just sitting on its vast unexplored and unexploited maritime resources within its territorial sea as well as the 200 nautical miles (nm) of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). It has also its sovereign rights over the continental shelf that extends up to 350 nm. Notably, 1...
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Management protocol for measles
Media feed on measles is confusing, to say the least. The daily updates of confirmed death from the measles and its symptoms may be necessary for academic records but to families suffering the tragic loss of budding lives it is meaningless. Since mid-March until May 16, the highly contagious disease...
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Hidden risks behind latest credit policies
Recently, Bangladesh Bank issued two circulars regarding the reduction of the overdue interest rate from 1.50 per cent p.a. to 0.50 per cent p.a. and the temporary suspension of the 15 per cent cap on funded exposure for groups, whereby the funded exposure for a group can now be a...
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New generation and Rabindranath
When Baishakh arrives, social media is flooded with pictures and quotes of Rabindranath Tagore. Some post lines from Amar Sonar Bangla, while others share verses from Gitanjali or change their profile pictures to his familiar portrait. Looking at Facebook newsfeeds, it appears that the new generation holds Rabindranath close to...
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