Readying poultry sector for global export market
The country's poultry industry, despite being a leading agro-industrial sector--- which meets the entire domestic demand for poultry meat and eggs, draws a large amount of investment (to the tune of Tk 400 billion) and employs a huge workforce--- is yet to gain a foothold in the international poultry market....
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Playing the victim while sitting on loot
Bangladesh's push to recover stolen assets has entered a much trickier and consequential stage with business tycoon Mohammad Saiful Alam dragging the country to international arbitration under the Bangladesh-Singapore bilateral investment treaty. Having acquired Singaporean citizenship only in recent years after renouncing their Bangladeshi nationality, Alam, his wife Farzana Parveen,...
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Election manifestos part of nation's history
Though national elections are drawing closer, with less than two weeks to go, the contesting political parties have yet to unveil their election manifestos. The candidates, however, have made various commitments to voters. To what extent they will be able to fulfil the commitments, if elected, is too early to...
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Urgent steps needed against cyberbullying
As communication has expanded through the internet and other digital media, people enjoy many benefits. But alongside these gains, cybercrimes are spreading like a virus, and the situation is getting increasingly alarming.Cyberbullying is on the rise in Bangladesh, affecting men, women, and children. The free flow of technology has made...
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Rising tobacco cultivation in Kushtia
In Kushtia district, tobacco cultivation is steadily increasing due to the influence and inducements offered by tobacco companies. Areas that once produced rice, pulses, vegetables and other food crops are now being widely converted into tobacco fields effectively turning fertile farmland into a harmful crop zone. This shift is directly...
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