Rivalry over LPG marketing
It is a fight between the suppliers and the bottlers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) over 'compliance' issues. But the consumers, as happens in most cases, are the ultimate sufferers with the government and the regulator concerned deciding to remain onlookers. Lately, as mentioned in a report published in Saturday's...
Read more
Fostering new generation of entrepreneurs
There is no alternative to Bangladesh for fostering entrepreneurship with required policy, fund and other support if the country wants to be a developed economy by 2041. In order to reach the desired goal, the country should create new generation of entrepreneurs, giving priority to knowledge and technology,A two-day entrepreneurs'...
Read more
The silent ravages of hepatitis
Thanks to regular awareness campaigns, educated, and even moderately educated, people are seen becoming conscious of the dreadful disease of hepatitis. In the remote Bangladesh villages, the disease is still known as jaundice or 'kamela'. This ignorance has for centuries kept scores of quacks and faith healers open to the...
Read more
Experience and knowledge necessary for start-ups
If one wants to learn from some of the world's biggest start-ups, he or she should also consider where the founders of these organisations were before they initiated these companies. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak worked at Hewlett-Packard (HP) where he designed calculators. Steve Jobs used to work at Atari where...
Read more
Requesting doctors to refrain from unethical practices
The art of healing is a noble profession. As doctors heal diseases, they are respected in society.Recently, it was reported by some dailies that a group of unscrupulous doctors take bribes and different gifts/facilities such as monthly allowance, air conditioners, expensive cosmetic products for their wives, air-tickets for attending foreign...
Read more
IPL 2019: Opportunity for Bangladeshi cricketers
The 2019 IPL player auction will take place on December 18. As many as 1003 crickets from across the world will be up for auction. IPL franchises will award contracts to 70 of them. IPL (Indian Premier League) is currently the most popular twenty-twenty tournament of the world. The tournament...
Read more