Sparing agriculture of diesel price hike
The sudden hike in fuel prices had its predictable fallouts. Public transport owners found it a convenient ploy to arm-twist the government for taking a decision in favour of raising the fare of both road and inland water transports. With the standoff gone after two days of transport strike early...
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No need for any primary education board
Eminent citizens, many of them revered educationists, have expressed their concern over the government plan to form an education board aimed at holding primary education completion (PEC) examination. Educationists and others caring for education, particularly at the primary level, have reasons to be worried. The government has already drafted what...
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Need for more public toilets
Ensuring clean and accessible sanitation is a core part of Sustainable Development Goal-6. Today is World Toilet Day, initiated to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis, and reach SDG-6 by 2030. The sanitation situation in Dhaka has improved to some extent since city authorities have set up some...
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Ensuring students' 'half pass' bus fare
Students are the future of a nation. So, they are given various facilities by almost every country in the world. One of the facilities they enjoy is paying half the fare while travelling through transports, widely known as 'half pass' in our country. It is practised in many countries including...
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Increase ferries on Paturia-Daulatdia route
Waiting for a ferry, hundreds of trucks and covered vans carrying various kinds of goods remain stranded at Daulatdia ghat in Rajbari every day for hours. Due to the ferry crisis, transportation on the Paturia-Daulatdia route is reportedly being disrupted. People who use this route have been suffering for days...
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