Clean air as a public health imperative
Long dismissed as an unavoidable cost of development, air pollution in Bangladesh has now become a serious threat to the country's future generation. A recent World Bank report shows that hazardous air exposure has reached levels where every schoolgoing child inhales air beyond safe limits, rising from 86 per cent...
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Bangladesh lags behind in GVC-related trade
Over the past thirty years, Global Value Chains (GVCs) have played a critical role in international trade and growth. Many countries have tried to increase their participation in GVCs to stay competitive in production and trade. As a result, GVC-related trade has become a key focus of trade policy. GVC-related...
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A dark day for our media
In the midst of the political and extra-political turbulence of the last few days, the attack on the head offices of two national dailies, Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, in Dhaka will go down as one of the most tragic and shameful incidents in the history of the country's...
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Numerical vs human development
Today, the term "development" is often equated with numbers: GDP growth rates, per capita income and foreign exchange reserves reaching billions of dollars. Charts, graphs and percentages dominate discussions of national progress. However, true development cannot be measured by numbers alone - it must bring meaningful improvements to people's lives.Numerical...
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Stop poaching of guest birds
In winter, the canals, haors and water bodies of our country beccome alive with the chirping of thousands of migratory birds. In the face of harsh winter and scarcity of food, these guest birds travel from Siberia, the Himalayas, and North Asia, and seek refuge in Bangladesh's warmer climate where...
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