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The question of height of the metro rail

As the capital city finds itself amid a plethora of development projects, problems compound to deter the good sides of many. The latest issue centres around the Uttara-Motijheel Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) metro rail project that is being constructed at below internationally accepted heights. This is likely to block solutions...

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Rewarding talent and hard work

Before the news of Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Noor Papia's arrest on charge of supply of counterfeit currency notes, drug and sex trade and possession of illegal firearms could become stale, the busting of ill-gotten treasure trove by law enforcers in the city has surprised the nation. From five...

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Disciplining delinquent auditors, companies

The investing public in Bangladesh have always been suspicious about the quality of the financials of companies, listed or otherwise. After what the top officials of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said about auditors and top notches of listed companies at a...

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Precaution for mosquito menace

After relatively colder winter in Dhaka this year, mosquitoes are coming back to city habitats. People are yet to forget the outbreak of dengue fever caused by mosquito last year. Thousands of patients were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and elsewhere. Some cases were reported from villages also.Still, any initiative...

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Coronavirus and Sinophobia

As coronavirus infection cases are found in six continents, the Chinese people are facing mistreatment, even to the extent of attack on racial grounds. China's Wuhan province is the epicentre of the novel coronavirus infections but Chinese people are being blamed irrationally for the crisis.In fact, it is China which...

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Good mentor-mentee relationship

A good mentor can make a real difference in one's career and life. Unfortunately, we don't see much mentoring these days for either some potential mentors are shaky or many mentees are unwilling to accept mentoring for sharing and advancing. A friendly relationship, which is most workable between the two,...

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Saying 'No' to dowry

Gift from the family of the bride to groom or his family has become the new form of dowry. Among the poor or in rural Bangladesh, some people still demand dowry during marriage. However, among the middle and rising middle class people, gift during the marriage has turned into a...

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Special schools

The number of autistic children is rising in the country. Many parents of autistic children have to shun social life to raise their children. Education of autistic children is also expensive since one teacher cannot teach more than two/three children at a time. So, there should be social initiatives to...

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Laughing

Laughing is said to be a strong medicine since it strengthens immune system, boosts mood, diminishes pain, and protects people from damaging effects of stress. When there are many elements in society that are supposed to trigger laughing, people can hardly find occasion to give a broad smile. Humor and...

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