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Increasing gas tariff, but how much?

The urgency the government feels to raise gas tariff at the consumer level is understandable; it has opted for import of costlier liquefied natural gas (LNG). The raise is apparently unavoidable. If there is any debate, it centres round the extent to which the hike has to be effected for...

The malaise of child marriage

In Bankim Chandra's novel 'Debi Coudhurani', Profullo (10) broke down in tears on getting the news that her close friend of the same age was going to be married soon and she was going to lose a playmate.Since the time of writing that novel, apparently things have changed only marginally....

Semi-circular bus is another option

To make the bus-based solution for public transport in Dhaka effective, one of the options is shot-route circular or semi-circular bus service. Two such bus services are available now. One is Hatitjheel circular bus service and the other is Dhaka Chaka in Gulshan area. The concept of circular or semi-circular...

Uniform call rate unacceptable

The recent move by telecom regulator Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to introduce uniform call rate for all mobile operators has disappointed most of the mobile users.BTRC declared the move without conducting any mass hearing. Thanks to this rather hasty decision, the voice packages that subscribers were using ended abruptly....

Digitisation of public offices can curb corruption

Corruption in Bangladesh has been a nagging issue since the liberation of this country. Transparency International's 2017 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) has ranked Bangladesh at 143, out of 180 countries. Fortunately, this is a two-point improvement from the 2016 CPI where Bangladesh was ranked at 145.There are allegations that people...

Breastfeeding vital for newborn, infants

The world observed 'breastfeeding week' from August 1-7 of this year. Breastfeeding is very important, especially for newborn babies as well as infants. Newborns, who are breastfed during the first hour of their life, are more likely to survive and be healthy. A delay in providing this milk to the...

Importance of drinking adequate water

Bangladesh is experiencing a very hot summer this year. Most adults and children do not drink enough water daily. This is seriously harmful for human health as nearly 95 per cent of the brain and 82 per cent of blood in human body is made of water.As such, water plays...