Protecting marginal poultry farms
Bangladesh's poultry market which supplies the cheaper variety of proteins like eggs and chickens to the general consumers often turns volatile. As usual, the blame for any sudden price hike of poultry products goes to the syndicates, meaning, the so-called nexus of the monopolies engaged in poultry production and marketing....
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The long road to gender parity
The question of when gender equality will be achieved has been a subject of intellectual discourse for decades. The World Economic Forum (WEF) estimates that it could take 80-plus years to close the global gender gap. This projection highlights the unremitting nature of gender-based disparities and raises an essential question:...
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Overcoming input crisis facing Boro cultivation
Short supply of fertilisers and other agricultural inputs or abnormal rise in their prices leaves a serious impact on farm production. Higher production cost discourages farmers from bringing more land under cultivation, especially when fair price of their produce is uncertain. It is more so in case of rice production...
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Improve toilet facilities in govt hospitals
The state of toilets in government hospitals is a matter of grave concern. Patients and their attendants often face deplorable conditions when using these facilities. The persistent foul smell, clogged flushes, and stagnant dirty water make access to these toilets an ordeal. Essential items like toilet tissue or soap are...
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Time to move beyond animal testing
Animals are living beings, just like humans. They feel pain and distress as we do. However, they cannot understand human speech and are unaware of what they are about to endure. During scientific experiments, animals are often treated merely as tools, and their capacity to suffer is overlooked. These experiments...
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