It indeed appears strange that despite scarcity of land for industrial use, nearly 1,000 industrial plots of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) are lying idle despite high demand among local and foreign investors. A news story in this newspaper, quoting a recent study, says over 22 per cent...
Read moreIt is an interesting observation that, even in rural areas, the per capita consumption of rice has gone down. Well, that could have happened due to the lack of the purchasing power to buy rice in the market. But the price of rice, reportedly on a rise, reflects effective demand...
Read moreOn an average, some 50 motorists are sued every hour in Dhaka for driving on the wrong side of the roads. Statistics available with the traffic department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) further showed that around one-fifth of total cases, lodged against motorists violating traffic rules, were due to wrong-side...
Read moreOn July 17, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the government is planning to introduce electric and high-speed trains in the country so as to make the railway services better and faster.The UNB quoted her as saying, "We've a plan to generate more electricity as we're now producing 22,000 MW...we'll...
Read moreEvery year, a number of suicides occur in the country when results of board examinations like the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) are given. This is because some teachers and guardians of students are obsessed with the results of students than their knowledge. They...
Read moreThe city corporations have taken a good decision by restricting rickshaw movement on a number of busy roads. The authorities should also restrict the movement of private cars as they take up a lot of space on the roads and pollute environment while carrying fewer passengers. For example, India temporarily...
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