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Following the course of flood 2019

Nearly a month since its start, the ongoing flood stands out with some distinctive features. It remains largely confined to the country's rivers in the northern and northeastern regions. In spite of forecasts about its downward flow, prompted by continued downpour, it has yet to make a full surge towards...

Gas exploration drive needs to gather pace

Good news is that Chinese energy exploration firm Sinopec has found onshore natural gas prospect at Shariatpur after a 2D seismic survey. Sinopec carried out the survey in Shariatpur and 16 other districts in three onshore blocks to explore hydrocarbon prospects over the past one and a half years.The pre-discovery...

Mob beating: The faceless monster

It is in human nature to take extreme positions during emotional outbursts. Ordinary people love to define things in black-and-white. There are few scopes for any grey area -- rational thinking to be precise. Let's take the case of the ongoing pestilence of lynching now raging in Bangladesh. Many social...

Irish PM says hard Brexit would raise issue of Irish unification

The question of the unification of Ireland and British-ruled Northern Ireland will inevitably arise if Britain leaves the European Union (EU) without a divorce deal on October 31, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said. He also warned that a so-called hard Brexit could undermine Scotland's place in the United Kingdom....

Timely decision by government for EPZ investors

Export earnings from all the export processing zones (EPZs) saw a steady 4.38 per cent growth year-on-year during the last fiscal. Factories inside the EPZs received $333.38 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) and earned $7.52 billion from exports. Amidst all this success, the government decision to quicken services for...

Eid-ul Azha and flood situation

Eid-ul Azha is just two weeks away. At the moment, homebound people in the cities are looking for bus and train tickets to their town and village homes. Private bus operators have already started selling tickets ahead of Eid. But, due to the flood, many highways, roads and railways are...

Hassles with electric bills under prepaid card system

Prepaid card system replaced the old billing system in Gendaria in the last quarter of 2017. But this has been found to be more expensive and cumbersome. Regular monitoring is required to check whether credit balance is available in the meter so that electric connection is not suspended by the...