Removing barriers to long-term finance
The World Bank's listing of the factors impeding the availability of long-term finance in Bangladesh is not that different from what the local experts and institutions have been saying for years. Yet the WB finding does deserve a closer look, for, as a multilateral institution having global reach, the institution...
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Wage hike for RMG workers: Some issues
The garment workers have rejected the minimum wage of Tk 8, 000 fixed by the government late last week. They are demanding raising it to Tk 16,000. Under the banner of Garments Workers' Trade Union Centre, several hundred garment workers staged a sit-in in front of the National Press Club...
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Disciplining water transport sector
In the last couple of months, the nation has been focused on irregularities and the chaotic situation in the road transport sector. This sector invariably brings to mind the road-based vehicles. Normally in day-to-day conversations about road transport movements, people tend to remain oblivious to the vast network of water...
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Naf Tourism Park can help tourism grow
The famous Thai theme park company Siam Siam International is jointly investing $500 million in Naf Tourism Park. Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority and Siam Siam International have already signed an agreement to turn the natural island into an exclusive tourism park. It is hoped that this park will be completed...
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Fasting improves stem cells' ability to regenerate
American biologists have discovered that a 24-hour fasting can dramatically improve stem cells' ability to regenerate. The research was done recently on fasting mice.Researchers have found that they can also boost regeneration with a molecule that activates the same metabolic switch. The study has thus provided evidence that fasting induces...
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