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Bangladesh's concerning innovation ranking

That Bangladesh languishes in 116 position out of 131 countries in the Global Innovation Index (GII), 2020 is depressing, only more so to know that the ranking has remained the same for three years in a row. Since 2010, the government has taken an initiative to develop infrastructure in the...

Inferior digital items, online classes

A middle-aged petty businessman purchased a smart phone, his first --- upon entreaties of his daughter. In accordance with the present trend, he had chosen one made by a well-known company. It was expensive by the standard of his monthly income. For the one-year warranty period, the phone performed well...

Renu killing: Our collective responsibility

Finally, the charge-sheet against the accused in the murder of Taslima Begum Renu has been submitted to a Dhaka court. The persons named in the charge-sheet number 15, while 19 persons in total are accused in the case. The police said it was for want of detailed information that they...

Being miser during pandemic!

After initial generosity shown by a good number of people, there is now a scarcity of it in providing assistance to the economic victims of Covid-19 and floods. Perhaps, these generous people have hardly anything to offer when many of them are also struggling. Some other people, however, have some...

Threads across flyovers!

We first heard of such incidents taking place in Chattogram and now we see the same is happening in Dhaka. Threads are stretched from one side to another of the flyovers to create barriers for motorcyclists. They are often obstructed,sometimes their throats or fingers are cut. And the ones who...

Lagging behind in innovation

It's sad to be self-critical when it involves national development.Criticism is also necessary to make progress. What comes to mind while thinking about our state of innovation is complacency, which has left us far behind many nations.We don't feel good when we see Bangladesh's position is at 116th among 131...

Diverting attention from the Rohingya?

The reported movement of Myanmar troops near the border with Bangladesh is definitely a suspicious act. This happens at a time when two Myanmar soldiers confessed to killing and committing arson againstRohingya Muslims in Rakhine province in 2017. Bangladesh has been consistently demanding repatriation of the Myanmar nationals numbering more...