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Research at universities

That the allocation for research at the University of Dhaka (DU) is less than 1.0 per cent is dismal indeed. But still more pathetic is the fact that even the meagre allocation remains unutilised. And it remains so not for a year but for over a decade now. This newspaper...

New tenurial arrangements emerging

The predominant tenancy system had been the share-cropping system in Bangladesh for ages. In economic discourse, the system is generally criticised for its inherent exploitative and anti-incentive syndromes. This is because the owner of the land shares a half of the output without paying a penny for the input given...

Teletalk's reality check and 5G ambition

State-owned mobile network operator (MNO) Teletalk has been suffering from cash crunch, of late. Reports say that the operator has not been able to launch the planned fourth generation (4G) services in time following the crisis despite securing the bragging rights in February last as a state-enterprise to introduce the...

Quota system must be reviewed

NUMBER of unemployed educated young men and women has been rising with time and the present volume of employment generation in the country is nowhere near the required level. As a result, increasing unemployment has been putting further pressure on the population as a whole. Each year more fresh graduates...

Sunamganj needs a polytechnic institution

BANGLADESH achieved noticeable growth in all sectors including education since its independence. But the education system of the country however is lagging behind and is not being able to provide required engineering and technical manpower. There is a distinct lack of technical education facilities in the country as a result...

Rickshaws slowing down city traffic

SLOW moving rickshaws in Dhaka are a mismatch for other motorised and fast-moving vehicles. Slow moving rickshaws are totally incompatible with the rest of our traffic and attention must be given to gradually reduce them. I think our leaders need to think in terms of decreasing the rickshaws in phases...