Beefing up capacity of customs and VAT offices at ports
Granting transit facilities to neighbouring countries, many tend to believe, without ensuring the necessary infrastructures, is like putting the cart before the horse. Transiting goods smoothly to and from any neighbouring country, be it India or Nepal or Bhutan, is only possible when the ports, both land and sea, are...
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Regulating prices of life-saving drugs
A probing report published recently in this newspaper, reveals that the government controls prices of only 117 medicinal drugs, while the pharmaceutical industry sets the price of 1,700 drugs. Of the 117 medicines, 70 are essential drugs, 47 are vaccines and the rest belongs to different categories of medicines. In...
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Sad saga of national counselling facilities
Mental health is still not on the priority agenda in this country. A large section of the population is yet to understand the necessity of taking care of mental health. They also think there is little need for cognitive treatment or counselling for those with various psychological disorders and mental...
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In search of gender equality
It is good to learn that Bangladesh is the most gender-equal among the South Asian countries. According to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2022, we have ranked 71 out of 146 countries. The constant efforts to empower women in society, particularly in education, are responsible for the...
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