Filing case against unfit vehicles is no solution
One hundred and two cases filed against unfit vehicles in the city on a single day is a clear indication of the gravity of the problem facing the transport business in the metropolis. It is an open secret that the capital city's transportation is mainly operated by run-down buses and...
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Tax rate and policy implications
Once there was a time when tax rates, be it personal income tax, or one on the earnings of the companies, were higher in the advanced economies than those in the least and developing ones. But the trend has been reversed recently and many advanced economies, including the US and...
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Quality education to help curb foreigners' entry
The issue of foreigners working in Bangladesh repatriating a huge amount of money to their home countries has come to limelight again. According to a recent study of the US-based Pew Research Center, over $2.0 billion (Tk 165 billion) is going out of the country every year through formal channel.But...
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Protecting girls from maniacs
AT a time when the nation's womenfolk are making strides in almost every sector of life, the alarming rise in their being sexually humiliated is highly troubling. The extent of these harassments reminds many of savage societies in the exploitative feudal times. Women of the lower classes were deprived in...
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Overuse of headphones: Bad for hearing
OVERUSE of earphones is now common particularly among the youths - both urban and rural. They are found deeply engrossed in listening to music on their cell phones days in and days out exposing them to the dangers of hearing-related problems. Many of the young people who use headphones are...
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