The apparel industry was fortunately free of any trouble for the last few days. But the calm could be very temporary and the risks of starting troubles afresh always remain. Intermittent troubles over the demand for wage-hike or regular payment of wage and arrears or rumours over deaths of workers...
Read moreBangladesh is facing an image crisis due to a number of reasons. Among the factors, political unrest has contributed much to it. It has affected the economy with regard to investment, production, foreign aid, export and import. There are reports that our export orders are being shifted to other countries...
Read moreCyclists in our country in the past hardly ever wore helmet or other safety gears such as gloves, knee guard, elbow guard etc. while cycling. This is mainly because the concept of helmet and safety gears was non-existent for cyclists in the past. However, cyclists nowadays are seen to be...
Read moreI humbly disagree with the contentions expressed in the two letters published in your esteemed daily-one by 'An elderly tax payer' on 16 January, and the other by Md Ashraf Hossain on 09 January. Both of them argued and opined that tax-free income limit for the elderly persons should be...
Read moreFrom a recent press release from the Dhaka office of the Malaysian Palm Oil Council, it is known that the annual demand for edible oil and fat in Bangladesh was 1.8 million in 2013. Bangladesh imported 1.7 million tones edible oil and 1.26 million tones palm oil in 2013. Recently,...
Read moreDhaka-dwellers squander much of their time, stuck as they are, in gridlock every day. Haphazard car parking is one of the reasons for the chronic traffic jam. If we look around in our city, we will find cars, motorcycles and even trucks or lorries are being parked wherever the opportunity...
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