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Whither axle load policy enforcement?

The developments surrounding the enforcement of the axle load policy, designed to help contain the damage caused to roads and highways by overloaded trucks and trailers, have once again exposed the anarchic state of the road transport sector. When the ministry of road transport and bridges (MoRTB) had tried to...

Prioritising renewable energy generation

The government has reportedly set a target to generate 2000 megawatts of electricity from renewable energy sources in three years, which will be 10 per cent of the country's total power production.Currently, 447.51 megawatt (MW) of electricity is generated through renewable sources, which is 2.87 per cent of the total...

The same old tale of our rural bridges

In a country like Bangladesh which is weak in infrastructure, its bridges cannot be expected to remain operative flawlessly. But even upon admitting this fact, the plight of the countless rural bridges defies credulity. These days hardly a day passes when the country's one or another newspaper does not publish...

CPC sets course for future development

The most important agenda for the previous National Congresses of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is to answer questions about where it comes from, where it is now and where it will go, and the questions are equally important for the just-concluded 19th National Congress.The three questions make up...

Combating high pollution

REPORT published recently by 'Lancet' journal is shocking and frustrating. It shows that Bangladesh is now among the top countries of the world where more deaths are taking place due to environmental pollution. In fact, environmental pollution like filthy air and contaminated water are killing more people every year than...

Limiting private cars to prevent traffic congestion

MEDIA reports have it that the government of Singapore recently imposed restrictions on issuing registration of private cars to avoid traffic congestion. The government intends to bring about a reduction in the number of private cars and wants more people to travel by public transport. If we look around in...

Eve teasing: A social evil

EVE teasing generally means the making of unwanted sexual remarks or advances by a man to a woman in a public place. Eve teasing is a social evil. It is another name for public sexual harassment or molestation of women by men. Incidents of eve teasing in our society are...