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Revamping the bond market

Development of the country's bond market has so far been marked by ritualistic emphasis --- verbal or otherwise. Nothing substantive has been done by the key players, including the central bank and the securities regulator, until now. Nearly 12 years have gone by since its launch in 2006, but the...

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Workers' low wage and investment

The cost on account of salary and wages of management employees and general workers in Bangladesh is one of the lowest in Asia and the Pacific, said a recent survey carried out by the Japan International Trade Organisation (JETRO). There exists a wide gap in wages of workers and salaries...

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Education sans examinations!

For learners up to class III, this is celebration time. It promises to be a celebration time for the nation depending on how the opportunity is used. If abused, there is every chance that the learning of a generation will once again encounter hurdles of as yet unknown nature. Now...

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Death of students on highways

No sooner had our sorrow started reducing at the tragic death of Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury, a student of Bangladesh University of Professionals, than have we started getting news of students killed in road accidents one after another. Wasim Adnan (21), a student of Sylhet Agricultural University, died on Saturday evening....

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DUCSU leaders take office

The much discussed DUCSU leaders took office on Saturday (March 23). It was pleasing to see that the Vice President (VP) Nurul Haq Nur joined with others in the first executive committee meeting though he is still demanding reelection. It is wise of Nurul to remain within the system and...

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The ecological hazards of air pollution

The well-informative article "The ecological hazards of air pollution", published on the Financial Express on March 21, 2019 reveals that air pollution in Dhaka city is deteriorating day by day.A number of occupational and environmental factors are associated with an increased incidence of lung cancer. Vehicle density, with many of...

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