Air accidents: Ratifying Montreal Convention
That the government frequently fails to take timely actions has again been proved in the case of ratification of the Montreal Convention, a multilateral treaty that guarantees payment of higher compensation to air passengers. The failure had denied the families of the victims of the recent US-Bangla aircraft crash at...
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Debate on global e-commerce rules
In the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Public Forum-- the global trade body's largest annual outreach event held last month-- discussions were held as usual on the latest developments in global trade and ways of enhancing multilateral trading system. The theme was 'Trade 2030', which envisages sustainable and technology-enabled trade, and...
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Getting nearer gender parity in labour force?
Numerically, gender gap between men and women in the country's labour force is narrowing down. According to a report of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), female participation in Bangladesh's labour force has increased from 33.2 per cent in 2016 to 36.3 per cent in 2017 .However, the participation of male...
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Online tax return should be more user-friendly
The Financial Express reported on November 20, 2018 that the collection at the income tax-fairs, which concluded on November 19, was around Tk. 24.68 billion. This is a very positive development. The collection marked an 11.35 per cent increase this year compared with that from last year's.Submission of income tax...
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Drinking water during the winter
During the winter season, people do not feel as thirsty as they do during summer or other times of the year. As a result, most people tend to drink less during this season. This is not healthy. Water is very important for the survival of any life form on earth....
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