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Nutritional health of women of reproductive age

Going by the UN Development Programme (UNDP)'s rankings in terms of its Human Development Index (HDI), Bangladesh's performance has been demonstrating a steady progress over the last decade. As a corollary of this positive HDIs, the status of maternal and child health care -- a component of HDI -- especially,...

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Is IMF loan crucial for Bangladesh?

How is Bangladesh's economy faring recently? The rampant inflation, essential commodities price spiral and especially, the declining foreign exchange reserve situation has caused a lot of anxiety among economists as well as others concerned within and outside the government. The central bank has been adopting measures like import control, disciplining...

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Cost of growing casualness

Over the years, many people in this county have habitually done almost everything casually. A casual attitude is quite visible in their personal lives or professional works. Though most of them are aware of the negative side of casualness, for an unknown reason they can't overcome the attitude in general....

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Regularising battery-run three-wheelers

Battery-run three-wheelers are a cheap form of public transport, commonly used in both urban and rural areas of Bangladesh. According to a gross estimate, more than 1.0 million battery-run rickshaws and easy bikes are plying across the country. They are, no doubt, playing a crucial role particularly in rural Bangladesh....

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Preparedness for natural disasters

Natural calamities can occur any time and cause a national crisis. For a densely populated country like Bangladesh, such disasters may be catastrophic unless we are prepared. When we will have better preparations and trained people in place, we will be better-off to deal with such situations and save millions...

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Taking care of teens' mental health

Every year more cases of anxiety and depression are reported in children and adolescents across the world. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, one in eight teenagers suffers from anxiety. Although treatments for anxiety and depression are available, 80 per cent of children with an anxiety disorder...

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