Setting up the NCD (non-communicable diseases) units in the upazila health complexes of the country some years ago was a praiseworthy move. It did promise to ease suffering of the rural people from various non-communicable diseases. In the absence of basic treatment facilities, patients in rural areas have no choice...
Read moreThe tax authorities will not necessarily receive more from a high rate of corporate income tax. The higher the tax rate, the higher the revenue - this proposition seems true only in theory. When a high rate of tax is imposed, businessmen attempt to hide the genuine profit. Many receipts...
Read moreThe country's export earnings are increasingly becoming dependent on readymade garment (RMG) sector. It is not yet known whether the RMG-based or biased policy support of the government is responsible for a sluggish growth of export concerning non-RMG items.According to a recent FE report, the share of proceeds from the...
Read moreJUST two days ago, I accompanied one of my friends while donating blood in the lab of Quantum Foundation. I was horrified to see that lots of people were anxiously waiting to collect blood from the lab as they had emergency patients who were badly in need of blood. I...
Read moreACCORDING to the World Bank, forests in Bangladesh covered only 10.95 per cent of its total area in the year 2016, which was 10.98 per cent in the previous year.Fast-paced infrastructural development and urbanisation are taking its toll on the country's forest area. According to the Food and Agricultural Organisation,...
Read moreTHESE days we see people avoiding sidewalks due to a lack of walking facility. Whereas we can easily cover short distances like one kilometre or so on foot, we cannot do so due to the poor state of our footpaths. Most of the footpaths of our city are invaded by...
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