Coordinating food safety actions
Poor enforcement in most cases notwithstanding, laws, rules and regulations are formulated abundantly in this part of the world. As far as food safety is concerned, the government appears to be hyper-active. Too many agencies have been engaged for ensuring 'food safety', and a section of businesses, the super markets,...
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Fair price for garment export
Isn't it paradoxical that while global garment retailers insist on transforming garment factories into green production units at substantial costs, there is yet no sign of even a marginal hike in the prices? Since the incidents of Tazreen fire in November 2012 and Rana Plaza building collapse in April 2013...
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Bucking the trend of declining household debt
Well, ordinarily, personal or family indebtedness is considered a liability but it has an important economic function in a broader perspective. The famous Shakespearean words -"Neither a lender nor a borrower be"- were worldly-wise counsel to keep inter-personal relationship above trouble by individuals neither giving nor taking loans. But the...
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High charges on electric pre-paid billing
Prepaid electric card system was launched in Gandaria area of Dhaka around the last quarter of 2017. It replaced the old billing system, but the charges on this new system are quite expensive and difficult. Also, the subscribers need to regularly monitor if credit is there in the metre. Otherwise,...
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Keeping Hilsha prices affordable
The Hilsha is the national fish of Bangladesh because of its unique taste, flavour and availability. It has commercial appeal in some Asian countries alongside Bangladesh and India. The fish is exported across the global as it has high value - albeit mostly among Bengalis.The Hilsha fish is actually an...
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