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Health services need revamping

The basic goal of the country's rural health sector has remained largely unmet. Its much-vaunted purpose: bringing health services to the doorsteps of villagers still faces a daunting challenge. Qualified doctors and nurses remain conspicuous by their absence at these centres, forcing patients to go to the nearby private doctors'...

Diversifying Bangladesh's export basket

For long, Bangladesh was depending on only one product - readymade garment or RMG for its export to other countries. Roughly, 80 per cent of Bangladesh's $ 33 billion export comes from this item, the others like jute goods, leather and pharmaceutical items account for the rest of the value....

Environmental degradation is inexcusable!

We cannot rest on the laurels of incremental GDP growth rates and the beckoning of an upper middle income country status. On the contrary, we are obliged to step up our efforts to preserve, consolidate, sustain and enhance aggregative gains to permeate all strata of society.Improving the citizen's quality of...

Jubok's clients still in the dark

It is indeed surprising that after cooperative society Jubok was closed nearly 12 years back, its clients are yet to get back their money. They have no idea if they will ever get these funds back. Some of them had paid from their savings and are now living a miserable...

Bicycles return to city roads

Many people are using bicycles in the cities now. In any traffic congestion, bicycles can go through the narrow empty spaces on the sides of the road. Undoubtedly, it is now a more efficient mode of transport after motorcycles in urban areas as buses, cars and other vehicles are usually...

Dearth of quality television programmes

In the early 80s, there were few television sets in the households of Dhaka. Only upper income households could afford televisions then. Most people used to gather at the houses of neighbours who had televisions to watch the programmes being aired on Bangladesh Television (BTV). The viewers loved the television...