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Death in a stampede

The death of 10 people in a stampede at the entrance of a community hall where a feast was arranged on the occasion of qulkhwani of former mayor of Chittagong, ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury is tragic indeed. Qulkhwani is a solemn post-funeral occasion observed by the Muslims where invitees are served...

Completing the course of privatisation

There is no limit to reforms in an economy, but many economies, after having excessive reforms towards free market, had to bring reforms to revert to state control in parts of the economy. There is not a single economy in the world where some forms of state intervention are not...

Country's brand value and its enhancement

In its latest ranking of national brands, London-based Brand Finance, a leading independent brand valuation and strategy consultancy entity, has put Bangladesh's value at $144 billion in 2015. Brand value of Bangladesh, of late, increased by 25 per cent from 2014. The country was placed among the top 10 'fastest...

Gas crisis in Chittagong

CHITTAGONG is one of our busiest cities with a picturesque natural setting. It boasts of the world's longest natural beach and is the only rugged spot of an otherwise plain land. It is the major coastal seaport that handles bulk of our exports. It is a major commercial hub of...

Ensuring utilisation of women's talents and skills

THOUGH undesirable and unpleasant, it is a bitter truth that we are yet to ensure the proper utilisation of women's talents and skills, particularly those of educated women. In most cases, when a woman gets married after completing higher education her husband or members of her husband's family do not...

Saving endangered tigers

IT is sad that in the land of legendary Royal Bengal Tigers, we are now left with only a little over a hundred of them and if effective steps are not taken on an urgent basis, they may disappear soon altogether. The global Tiger Day is observed to create awareness...