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Noise over per-capita GDP

Bangladesh's per capita GDP (gross domestic product) has been on the rise with its economy growing almost uninterruptedly in recent years. Many at home and abroad have found the pace of growth barring the pandemic-hit immediate past financial year (FY) awe-inspiring. The achievements in both economic and social fronts have...

Road safety still remains a distant dream

In order to continue its robust growth, Bangladesh must take urgent steps to improve road safety, said World Bank Vice President Hartwig Schafer at a recent meeting in the city. Two to five per cent of GDP is lost because of road safety issues, and it is preventable, he said...

Exit of a self-effacing author

The news of the passing away of author Rashid Haidar greeted his readers, admirers, and even his contemporaries, with both surprise and sadness. The sense of surprise stemmed from the very news of his death. In the thick of scores of deaths of noted persons in the corona pandemic, his...

Novel way of cheating!

A good number of youths reportedly invested money in dubious projects to get work that involved clicking online to earn money. The report is at the same time absurd and worrying.Initially, those youths, as the report goes, got some money, but soon those websites became non-functional. Experts say there is...

Essentials price spiral

Despite thegovernment's fixing the price of potato, a section of traders are charging higher prices for it. In some marketspotato is sellingTk 30 a kilogram. The item was selling even at Tk 50-55 a kg. Those dishonest traders are unfortunately taking advantage of the coronavirus situation when most people have...

Death penalty no panacea

Respecting the demands and expectations of different groups of people, the government has approved death penalty as the highest punishment for rape. Now it is necessary to implement the law judiciously and complete the legal process properly and in time. Caution needs to be exercised to prevent sabotage or miscarriage...

Speedy justice against rape

According to Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, the trial for rape has to be executed within 180 days. Because of the culture of impunity, this heinous crime -rape - has increased in recent times. Unfortunately the said Act has not been effective in creating a new atmosphere. Only 3.0...