Building expressway bypassing Dhaka traffic
Dhaka's crippling traffic, driven by rapid urbanisation and poor infrastructure cannot simply afford any more highways passing through it, even if those are for the sake of improving regional connectivity. In that case, such highways, if built, should be the elevated types on which the high speed, cross-national vehicular traffic...
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How to end Dhaka's waterlogging crisis?
It is the height of summer in Dhaka, so it doesn't rain very often. Even then, the city's residents know from experience that a single shower is all it takes to turn their streets and alleys into stagnant pools. That a city of over fifteen million people should flood from...
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Success stories encrypted by youth in agro-farming
At a time when many young people are chasing jobs, a group of brave youths is choosing a different path. Many dream of having their own organisation to plan and build independently. Currently, the younger generation is making this dream a reality through agro-farming. On the strength of initiative, hard...
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Gig economy's unseen cost
Globally, over 1.1 billion people now work in the gig economy, but most of them have no sick leave, no retirement plan and no safety net when things go wrong. The flexibility promised by platforms like Uber, Pathao, and Shohoz comes at a price workers quietly bear alone.Labour laws in...
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