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Pains of doing business

A few unsavoury - albeit not quite unknown - facts emerged from a view-exchange meeting arranged by the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce (FBCCI) with its affiliated associations. In the deliberations involving the small and medium enterprises (SMEs), a number of negative facts considered highly disincentive made their rounds...

Effective partnership for uplift

The development partners of Bangladesh will review the problems and prospects of the country at the Bangladesh Development Forum (BDF) scheduled to be held in the capital on Wednesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Forum and Finance Minister AMA Muhith will chair the inaugural session. The Economic Relations...

Surveillance to detect AIDS needed

Drug addiction, now destroying the most resourceful youth power of the country, is more dangerous than militancy. Equally dangerous is the silent killer-acute immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), if not detected and preventive steps taken at an appropriate time. This may wipe out an entire population. Militancy takes place in a...

Showing honour to village teachers' demand

THE village teachers should be given higher priority than their urban counterparts for their relentless struggle to make rural students worthy citizens of the country despite many limitations as total advancement in education or universality of education depends on the degree of progress achieved in the most deprived areas, that...

Cold winter: Effects of climate change?

A brutal cold wave has crippled the country with dense fogs all around and abnormally low temperature. Environmentalists will blame emission of smoke from industries and vehicles, mass destruction of forests and green areas, dams on canals and rivers, excess use of chemicals in agricultural fields, etc. for the cold...

Community involvement is key to project success

COMMUNITY participation is an essential prerequisite for a project's success. In other words, the bottom line of any development work is involvement of the local community. Many development projects were fully successful in identifying local problems, developing the best ways to address them, and creating the best mechanism for implementation...