Getting rid of wasteful government projects
Though any idea of spending more than Tk 200 million to build a one-kilometre drain may appear unusual to an ordinary mind, it may not be so if one is from the government's Roads and Highways Department (RHD). In fact, the RHD has proposed a whopping Tk 8.69 billion estimate...
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Who's behind flight of dollars?
The economy is clearly under serious pressure as the local currency, Taka, is losing its value at a faster rate against US dollar than before. On Wednesday (Aug 11), for example, the US dollar was sold at a maximum of Tk119, whereas two days before on Monday (actually, one day...
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Inefficient public transport piles up miseries
The outrageous increase in the fuel oil prices, announced last Friday mid-night, came literally as a mortal blow to millions of people. The consequences of the oil price hike, among other, are a sharp rise in the fares of public buses. However, bus operators cannot be blamed much as they...
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Checking street crimes
Street crimes are rising in Bangladesh. Some are even taking place in broad daylight. There is an atmosphere of insecurity and fear, especially in Dhaka city, where mobile phones, wallets, motorbikes and cars are often snatched away at gunpoint. It appears that no one's life and property are safe nowadays....
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Keeping public hospitals neat and clean
Patients have to receive treatment in an unhygienic environment at almost every public hospital in Bangladesh. Beds in the hospital are in a horrible state, infested with bed bugs and cockroaches with dirty bed-sheets. The condition of the washrooms is pathetic. Only a few days ago, I went to a...
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Separate lane for public bus
In many countries in the world, subway and light trains are more popular than private vehicles since they move quickly. Why is so? It is simply because they run on dedicated tracks and do not mix with other vehicles. But if we give public buses a fair shot by giving...
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