Developing industrial backward linkage
A report carried in a Bangla contemporary on spare parts and accessories manufactured by the country's small and cottage industries presents a disquieting picture. Large government plants and manufacturing units are reluctant to procure such replacement components from the small manufacturing enterprises. No, there is no complaint against the products....
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Deciphering the adolescent mind
Yet another fallout of the long school closure came to the fore recently. This time it occurred in the Chittagong port city. A news item sent recently by the FE correspondent says a Rapid Action Battalion team there arrested a 'leader' operating as the chief of a gang comprising adolescents....
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Trump trumped
On November 3 the American voters had gone to the polling booths to choose their next president. Should the incumbent, Donald Trump, continue in office or be replaced by his contestant, Joe Biden? Americans and the world at large had been waiting with bated breath for the last few days...
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How Dhaka can gain from Joe Biden as US president
It's customary to issue a statement greeting election victory of a party or person in any major country. It has not different after Joe Biden'sgetting elected as 46th President of the United States. We often see pious wishes from our country that a new leader in another country would do...
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Lessons from China's economic recovery
By this time, the world seems to have forgotten that China is the first country to be affected by the novel coronavirus. The Chinese economy nosedived due to mandatory shutdown to contain the spread of the virus. The economic giant has, however, managed to overcome a number of challenges when...
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