The third largest sector in terms of its GDP (Gross Domestic Product) share after the manufacturing and service, the agriculture's contribution to the economy has been on the decline over the past decade. In fact, during the period, its contribution has fallen from the previous 17 per cent to 12.6...
Read moreAfter industrial effluents, sewage and plastics, we have now pharmaceutical products polluting rivers and threatening human as well as aquatic life. A study carried out by the University of York on 258 rivers in 104 countries has come up with alarming results. Bangladesh is also one of the countries whose...
Read moreIt is impossible to entirely do away with the use of abusive or bad languages, which is a common phenomenon in this country. What is disturbing is the randomness of the wicked practice especially in public places. A large number of people, mostly males, swear quite liberally whenever they have...
Read moreAlmost all listed companies of local origin have been paying a negligible portion of earned net profits as dividends, and transferring major portion of profits to reserve accounts. But multinational listed companies have been paying a major part of earned profits as dividends, and keeping very small portion of earned...
Read moreDhaka city has for long been under intense pressure. Seeking a better life, innumerable people are migrating every day to the already-congested capital from villages. The city is growing ever larger and larger, making the city still more unliveable. According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics data, every day 1,418...
Read moreWe may easily be disappointed if we closely monitor a rural village. Most of our villages do not have more than one school. There are many villages which do not even have any educational institution. The schools are not equipped with basic educational instrument. Other facilities for students are also...
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