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BRT: Victim of lack of coordination

The reported refusal of the World Bank (WB) to bankroll the entire route of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on the ground of its faulty design is yet another glaring example of lack of coordination among the public sector development agencies and the government's indifference or ineptitude towards making proper...

Applying latest tech in harnessing offshore potential

Bangladesh has apparently failed to make major breakthrough in offshore gas exploration so far after settlement of maritime boundary disputes with Myanmar in March 2012 and with India in July 2014. The country could only award four offshore blocks out of a total of 22 till date.Among the four awarded...

Bringing buoyancy to our rivers

The periodic boat races organised in different parts of the country speak a lot about our rivers: all of them have not dried up. Some are impressively capable of even hosting boat races. This undying sport points to two things: rural Bangladesh still keeps the tradition of one of its...

Tigers whitewash Zimbabwe in ODI series

During the third and final One Day International (ODI) match between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in Chattogram on October 26, 2018, Bangladeshi batsmen Imrul Kayes and Soumya Sarker sealed the victory for the home team. In the process, the Tigers recorded yet another whitewash against Zimbabweans.Both the home team players scored...

Unplanned foot over-bridges

I was watching an investigation by a private TV on corruption and syndicate with regard to Dhaka's bus stoppages and over-bridges several days ago. The report unearthed that a section of city corporation high-ups are interested to erect foot over-bridge structures although these are hardly used by the commuters.As these...

Dearth of cinema halls hurting movie industry

The number of movie theatres in the country now stands at around 250. Once upon a time, this number was 1200. This is bad for the local movie industry as low number of cinema halls mean that producers and everyone involved with movies are earning less.I remember during my childhood...