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Mainstreaming jobless urban youths

With rapid urbanisation, the pace of city-bound migration of rural people in search of work has seen a surge in recent times. Small wonder that the city slums which have been growing in size over the years have been teeming with young people born in those shantytowns and who have...

Uncertainty over CETP handicaps tannery sector

The government is reportedly going to allow construction of effluent treatment plants (ETPs) by individual tanneries at the Savar tannery estate. For those who are aware of the government's commitment about a Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) at the tannery estate and also about the works going on there for...

If development is for the people

All the Bangladesh school children cannot join online classes today despite widespread mobile and internet penetration. Over-capacity of power generation hasn't solved the issue of connection and supply of electricity to businesses and households everywhere. Expensive flyovers and huge road projects couldn't make movement of traffic in and around major...

Focus on outsourcing

The ongoing epidemic has made people more dependent on the internet, which helps us get medicare services. Although hundreds of people have lost their jobs, there are outsourced assignments for technically skilled people. Even after the pandemic, as the fourth industrial revolution is underway, internet would continue to dominate life...

Misinformation during pandemic

Rumors, stigma and conspiracy theories are being circulated in 25 different languages across at least 87 countries during the Covid-19. Misinformation may even lead to death of people. Currently, some people spread misinformation while talking about origin, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease - all not with ill intentions...

Chili price hike!

Price of green chili has increased abnormally recently due to flooding. Rains and floods have also caused rise in prices of summer vegetables in the market. The consumers in general are suffering at a time when many of them have lost income opportunities. It's expected that the authorities concerned have...