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Troubled tannery relocation

Relocation of tanneries at Savar Tannery Estate (STE) amidst lots of noises is encountering something more than what can be described 'teething problems'. The process of transfer, though far from over, is yet to produce any environmental or trade benefit, primarily due to lack of preparedness on the part of...

High-value apparels

The target of fetching $50 billion from garment export by 2021 -- a lofty target set by the industry people themselves a few years back is apparently fraught with difficulties due, among others, to less than expected rise in value addition. True, the country now exports high value apparels in...

Oppressed returnee women workers

We are appalled but not surprised at the news that 324 domestic women workers who had fallen victim to oppression in Saudi Arabia have returned to Bangladesh recently. The government's wage earners' welfare board informs us that the ill-fated women who had endured indignity had to be brought back home...

Curbing bad loans

THOUGH the policymakers of the country are well aware of the negative impact of default loans on the economy, they have apparently failed to curb those. The Finance Minister on Monday said that the non-performing loans had been bothering the country's banking sector.We saw a huge amount of loans being...

Haoar sluice gates should be repaired

IT is disconcerting to know that some farmers in Sunamganj cannot give proper attention to Boro cultivation because of excessive water flow. The area is now under water because of damage to 56 sluice gates in 28 haors. The majority of people of the area are engaged in agriculture and...

Celebrations with loud music on rooftop

THERE was shocking news in the media recently about a septuagenarian old man who fell sick and died of physical beating following his protest to loud music in a premarital event (Gaye Holud) held in an apartment at R. K. Mission Road, Dhaka. There are plenty of occasions during a...

Making public transport women-friendly

DHAKA city commuters are faced with a lot of trouble when they intend to go from one place to another in a public transport and the sufferings of women commuters in particular are higher. BRTC buses for women are grossly inadequate in number. The public buses do have some reserved...