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Behind the land acquisition bonanza

Land acquisition, traditionally, has been a money-spinning component for the dishonest section of the officials and relevant others involved in the execution of development projects. The size of the country's development budget has grown bigger over time, so has the allocation for land acquisition. This is because of the inclusion...

Right policies to help flourish housing industry

There has been considerable fall in the sales of apartments and lands in the capital city and elsewhere due to covid-19 pandamic in recent times. Flat sales dropped by 40 per cent on an average in the last few months.The leading realtors, hit by the fall in sales, said squeezing...

Beaches reopen amid corona fear

Nearly a month after reopening the Kuakata beach in Patuakhali district, two more beaches were declared open last week. Those are located in Cox's Bazar district and Patenga in Chittagong city. There are a few newly discovered makeshift beaches in the greater Cox's Bazar. Presumably, the local domestic tourists have...

Desperation despite death!

As if the more people are getting infected with coronavirus or facing death, the less they are becoming concerned about the deadly disease. This is more relevant in Bangladesh as, we see, in public places more people are moving without masks or maintaining social distancing. This is happening at a...

An experience of telemedicine

We confirmed a telemedicine appointment for an elderly, female family member with a doctor of a reputed hospital in Bashundhara area, Dhaka, via its website on August 10, paying Tk 1,400 through mobile financial service. After deferral of appointment time from 1.30pm to 2.45pm, it took at least 15 minutes...

Job schemes essential

More than 20.4 million workers are currently unemployed across 11 high-impact sectors of the economy, reveals a research titled "Post COVID-19 Jobs and Skills in Bangladesh" carried out by a2i project. A series of study conducted by local research organisations and international organisations also suggest that many people have lost...