Paradigm shift in RMG
Much as one may have longed for obtaining a comprehensive picture of the readymade garments (RMG) sector, it proved a daunting task. But now that the think-tank, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has carried out a survey on 2,123 workers in 252 garments factories, a broad idea of how the...
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Building upon South-South synergy
A renewed interest has been created in South-South cooperation in the wake of the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) by the United Nations. The implementation of the 17 SDG goals and 169 targets - highlighting 5Ps, such as planet, population, prosperity, peace and partnership - would require an...
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The blame no one wants to shoulder
From the colourful banners that are sadly distorting historical basics without the semblance of remorse, to school banners and public signboards getting Bangla spelling all wrong, no one seems really worried about the growing decline of Bangla usage. If it takes the court to issue stricture to FM Radio stations...
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Land Law and obstacles
ACCORDING to State Acquisition and Tenancy Act, 1950, "land" means land which is cultivated, uncultivated or covered with water at any time of the year, and includes benefits to arise of land, houses or buildings and also things attached to the earth, or permanently fastened to anything attached to the...
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Nobel laureates visit Rohingya camps
THREE Nobel laureates visited Cox's Bazar Rohingya camps recently to see for themselves the plight of Rohingas who fled Rakhine state of Myanmar and took shelter in Bangladesh. Claiming that Aung San Suu Kyi has chosen to turn a blind eye to the genocide taking place in her country to...
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