Warning against cylinder explosion
The Department of Explosives (DE) under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has come up with a laudable public service almost at no cost. It has issued a warning in advance to remind the people of the need to double check the different types of gas cylinders they use...
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Digitalisation No Guarantee against Graft
'Man behind the machine' is a common phrase touted by management pundits and professionals. It implies that the outcome of any machine-linked endeavour is mostly determined by the efficacy of people behind the machine, not the machine itself. The dream of a 'Digital Bangladesh' vaunted by Bangladesh authorities over the...
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Strategy to curb illegal flight of capital
Of late, the government has adopted a new strategy to combat trade-based money laundering and illicit financial outflow from the country with the incorporation of a few stringent provisions into it.According to reports, the strategy has been included in the 'National Strategy for Preventing Money Laundering and Combating Financing of...
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Combating second pandemic wave
The government's plan to face the possible second wave of the coronavirus outbreak is appreciable but appears to be reactive. Physicians will be assigned to provide medicare if the virus spreads, and its accompanying conditions such as increase in asthma pneumonia and influenza during the winter should also be part...
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Who back Maleks?
How the driver named Abdul Malek who served the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), became owner of assets worth Tk 1.0 billion is now the talk of the town, especially after he was detained. Expressing surprise, some social media posts raised question about who might have backed him in...
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Helping children as they grow up
The pandemic situation may cause to provoke a section of thejuveniles tobe involved inunwanted activities, a newspaper report fears. While most people are living under restricted conditions, some young boys are engaging in indecent and unsocial activities that may even lead them to commit crimes. A recommendation has come to...
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Promoting reading habit -
There is no reason why publication industry would not flourish in Bangladesh. Historically, book lovers read novels, short stories, essays and some other texts in their native language. There are readers who want to taste foreign literature, too, so translated versions of such bookshave market demand. There is a third...
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