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Mitigating waterlogging problem of port city

If and when completed, the project which was launched on Tuesday in Chattogram, will mitigate the severe waterlogging problem of the port city. This will provide the city dwellers a great relief. Execution of the project in time and within the estimated cost has to be ensured now in order...

Upholding the autonomy of central bank

While it is important to uphold and protect the autonomy of Bangladesh Bank (BB), the citizens at the same time have the right to criticise when the BB goes wrong or express concern about the issues that the people think were not addressed by the BB properly. The central bank...

Need to contain pervasive corruption

The worrying fact is that the level of corruption has gone up considerably high in the country. None other than the ACC chairman told a recent meeting that some of the corrupt persons in the country have crossed the limit of their 'arrogance'. These corrupt elements are, indeed, showing their...

Quota system needs immediate review

STUDENTS are considered the future leaders of any country. They perform their sacred duties by pursuing higher studies in colleges and universities. While some of them will go abroad to pursue masters and/or doctoral degrees, a large portion of them, after completion of college/university education, will look forward to join...

Toll collection by Hijras

GENERAL people are terrified these days by a large number of hermaphrodites (popularly known as Hijras). They are involved in extorting tolls from people at markets, restaurants, buses, trains and motor launches. Even the small traders on footpaths are not exempted. The strategies and techniques adopted by these people in...

Wayward parking of vehicles

DHAKA is one of the few capital cities that do not have a code for parking. Even if it is there on paper, it is ignored indiscriminately by the drivers and owners of vehicles. Another activity that adds to our day to day miseries is frequent incidences of road digging...