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Defending domestic child workers' rights

Discourse on cruelty to and sexual abuse of domestic helps -- mostly underage poor girls -- has remained partial and flawed. Society's double standard could not be more conspicuous here. If child labour is illegal, employment of the majority of girls in residences of city people should not have taken...

Reining in soaring project costs

It has become more of a routine affair for the public sector agencies to seek recurrent hike in cost of development projects and extension of the deadline for their execution. Most project implementing agencies have taken up this bad habit, but the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) is leading the...

Election turns Dhaka empty

Unlike many other megalopolises in advanced countries, Dhaka City presents a changed face not just on a daily basis but almost in every passing hour. So unpredictable are its changes that it is impossible to make a plan with one's appointment at a convenient time. Apparently the leanest day and...

Sticking to New Year's resolutions

"New year, new me" is a slogan that had initially began as a motivational theme among the youth. After absorbing the idea from the West, many people in Bangladesh now make New Year's resolutions. But a research conducted by the University of Scranton has found that only eight per cent...

Blood donation: A New Year resolution

The year 2019 will start tomorrow. People will make new resolutions for the upcoming year in a bid to change their life for the better. I feel that Bangladeshis should keep a resolution in their list that they will donate blood regularly. In the process, they will help themselves and...

Improving Dhaka's transportation system

Dhaka is a megacity of nearly 18 million people. The public transport facility of Dhaka is uncoordinated and inadequate given the total number of commuters. As a result, most commuters face a lot of hassle. Female commuters face most trouble while commuting. As they face harassment and hassles daily in...