Crucial phase in meeting SDGs
On the back of successful attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 and completion of the first phase of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on June 30, 2018, Bangladesh has embarked on the mid-term phase to attain a certain cluster of SDGs by 2020. It may be recalled...
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National imperative of saving hills
After afflicting the greater Chattogram region, the menace of hill-cutting has lately spread to the greater Sylhet -- especially Moulvibazar district. Many other areas in the country are fast becoming vulnerable to the grabbers of hills. The Chattogram Hill Tracts, Cox's Bazar and the suburbs of the port city have...
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It's finally happening
The curious silence over inaction in pursuing the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist has thankfully been broken with Finance Minister A H M Kamal announcing that local and foreign lawyers have been employed to file a case in the United States. The intent is suggestive that whatever wrong was done was...
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The problems with NID database
An article titled 'Prudent use of photo ID is necessary' was published in the Financial Express on January 26, 2019. Author Asjadul Kibria nicely discussed various uses of photo ID and its necessity in everyday life. Here I would like to add some points.Over the past few years, uses of...
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Keys to sustainability
We are living in the post-digital era where sustainability is the biggest concern for future. Developed countries have already taken steps to protect themselves from vulnerabilities through application of artificial intelligence (AI), biotech, secure wireless connectivity, 3D manufacturing, drone operation and more. These steps are helping them progress towards the...
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