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City corporations' dengue and anti-mosquito drive

For nearly two decades dengue, an aedes mosquito-borne seasonal disease, has been a health problem in Bangladesh. Its intensity has increased over time. Until last year the disease, barring one or two exceptions, remained mainly confined to Dhaka city. But, this year, the deadly virus has travelled to most districts...

Another likely sop for banks

Put together a couple of news reports, published in two financial dailies with a gap of a single day, did highlight the high level of erosion in cash liquidity in the country's banking sector and a possible solution, albeit partial, to the crisis. A Bangla business daily quoting a central...

The virtue of holiday

Rare are the people who do not enjoy holidays. The longer are holidays, the more inviting are they. Usually, longer national holidays are reserved for celebration of religious occasions all over the world. Livelihood compulsions push people out of their places of birth and disperse them all over their own...

In the aftermath of rawhide price fall

The country has seen a debacle in prices of rawhides of sacrificial animals during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays. Thousands of pieces of rawhides remained unsold due to the price fall. According to media reports, aratdars (merchants) did not get their dues from tannery owners, so they didn't have the money to...

Currency notes full of harmful bacteria

Findings of a Khulna University research that notes of currency and even coins contain harmful bacteria to an alarming proportion have caused raised eyebrows. A national Bangla daily has reported that the research found presence of bacteria and germs in coins and notes of Bangladesh Taka collected from those who...

Post-Eid challenge to keep Dhaka clean

Slaughtering of sacrificial animals during the Eid-ul-Azha, supposed to be accomplished on private places, is often done on public roads, a practice which results in scattering of animal rejects and remains including blood all around. Such practice not only tarnishes the city's image but is also unhygienic. The slaughtering practice...