Exporting pest-free farm products to China
Though the Chinese market for mango and other tropical fruits from Bangladesh is an emerging one, yet the growth of especially mango export saw a sharp rise from a mere 310 tonnes in FY 2018-19 to 1,757 tonnes in FY 2021-22. But this highly potential farm-product market of Bangladesh is...
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Food insecurity for the poor on the rise
The World Food Programme (WFP) carried out a survey on food security over a four-month period (May - August, 2023) titled 'Remote Household Food Security Survey' to find out the impact of the monsoon season on food supplies and the findings are rather alarming. It has found that food security...
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Compensation for road accident victims
Compensating damage or loss is not always possible by providing cash to the victims. Some injuries are irreparable, and some losses are non-compensable. It is not possible to compensate for the loss of life caused by the carelessness of some agency or the irresponsibility of some authority. Nevertheless, there is...
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Balancing quality and growth in business
In this era of competitive business, growth is equally necessary along with quality. Every business considers how to create a high-quality product and offers customer service to maintain its current clients. In order to maximise profit, many well-known companies produce low quality products. On the other hand, by focusing on...
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A victim of unplanned urbanisation
Dhaka is the slowest city in the world while the fastest city on the speed index is Flint in the US state of Michigan, according to a US-based private non-profit research organisation's findings. The study was done by the National Bureau of Economic Research which covered 1,200 cities in 152...
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