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Rise in essentials' prices during Covid time

There could not be any worse time than the current one for the prices of essentials going through the roof. Most daily essentials have recorded an unabated rise in recent months. Lately, the pace of increase has only intensified. Barring fish and poultry, essentials, including the main staple rice, are...

Priority to develop domestic bond market

There is no denying that Bangladesh needs a vibrant bond market to meet its huge financing requirement for infrastructure development and further industrialisation.Between 2020 and 2040, Bangladesh needs $600 billion in investment to realise its dream of becoming a developed nation, according to a report. But the current trend indicates...

Placating an untameable river

The spectacle is highly unusual, and it doesn't go with the cultural identity of Bangladesh. The scenario had hundreds of people attending an event of pouring three massively large pots (dekchi in Bangla) of 'khichuri' into the Arial Kha River in Barishal district. The objective was to cool down the...

HSC results sans exams!

The passing of the higher secondary (HSC) level students without holding examinations doesn't require any hard work, though the decision was taken under special circumstances. Families of the HSC candidates do not look jubilant and auto-promotion has given birth to a few questions about future. If someone got A+ in...

Rapes run rampant

A number of rape incidents in recent times have sparked off widespread protests and official actions to address the situation. But surprisingly, more such incidents are taking place in different parts of the country, as media reports show. We need to ask why this is happening.Have the perpetrators become reckless?...

Rohingya crisis: No solution in sight!

About 1.1 million Rohingya people who fled Myanmar's atrocities took refuge in Bangladesh. Despite their traumatic experience, they have been accommodated in camps in Cox's Bazar.Their stay should have been short but there is no sign of their repatriation back home in Myanmar in sght. The Rohingya people have not...

Protecting animals

Hundreds of thousands of migratory birds visit Bangladesh every year and they mostly stay here during the winter which is actually much warmer than from where they come. These birds fly thousands of miles from Siberia in Russia, China and also from Australia, according to researchers. Their arrival in Bangladesh...