Rest houses for highway drivers
For quite sometime, conventional brick making is held responsible for a host of accompanying perils. It is not just the environmentalists who are raising their voice against unabated expansion of brick fields across the country, but common people too, courtesy of the media, are becoming increasingly concerned about the ruinous...
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Capitalism needs course correction
Capitalism as an engine of economic growth faces, of late, criticisms as global inequality is on the rise. The acting International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief David Lipton said on July 17, 2019 that the rising anger worldwide at the increasing inequality blamed on globalisation calls for a change of directions...
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Teachers working without salaries
A Bangla daily has reported that some 400 teachers appointed by the Non-government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) have not been getting salaries ever since their appointments six months back. The jobs of these teachers are yet to come under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) scheme. These are the...
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Impressive start by Bangladesh Under-19 team in tri-nation series
The Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team had a flying start as it beat England U-19 team by six wickets while keeping 11.5 overs unused during a match in the tri-nation series. The series is being held in England. Bangladesh, England and India are taking part in it. The performance of...
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Jobike: an alternative to rickshaws on Dhaka roads
Jobike is an on-demand bike sharing service. It gives everyone the opportunity to make short trips easily within their coverage areas.This month, the authorities decided to ban rickshaws from three main roads of Dhaka city. These were: Progoti Sharani from Kuril to Sayedabad via Rampura and Khilgaon; Mirpur road from...
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