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Jute sector warrants urgent bailout measures

Few people can remain unconcerned at the news of the decline in the export earnings of the country's jute and jute products. This is what has happened in the first half of the current fiscal year, 2018-19. The news is potently disconcerting. According to a recent FE report, the earnings...

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Strategy for efficient power generation

The government's decision to develop new coal mines on its own deserves appreciation in the sense that the authorities are going to break the decade-old stalemate over the issue. The coal mines will not be leased out to any foreign or local company or joint venture (JV) partners for exploration.Innovation...

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Bringing Bangla to the fore

The initial reaction of the first-time tourists from the neighbouring Indian state of West Bengal to the looks of Dhaka once was their great amazement at the shop and office signboards. Long used to these signboards in English or Hindi in Kolkata, they couldn't believe their eyes finding them in...

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Proper posture while using laptops

For office works in Bangladesh, use of laptops has increased dramatically in recent years. With the price of laptops decreasing every passing year, business organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other offices prefer to buy laptops for their employees as these are portable and convenient. It is especially preferred by organisations...

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Tragedy in brick kiln in Cumilla

At least 13 brick kiln workers were killed after a coal-laden truck skidded off the road and ploughed through a makeshift shed where the workers were staying. The incident occurred in Narayanpur village under Gholpasha union at Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla district in the early morning of January 25, 2019.This...

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Traffic congestion and Mirpur

It takes four hours to reach Noakhali from Motijheel by bus. The 162-kilometres distance takes less if a private car is taken. On the other hand, an 11-kilometre trip from Motijheel to Mirpur takes three hours, thanks to the traffic congestion on the main and inner roads of Mirpur. Mirpur...

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