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Not enough validation of Ekushey

Bangladesh has been on a long language journey since the 1952 movement in the Pakistani regime. The language movement earned for Bangla a unique place in the linguistic history of human civilisation. So poignant is the story of sacrifice that the world community has recognised the love for and dedication...

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What will succeed GDP?

Is the world becoming increasingly prosperous? It would be hard to answer "yes" right now, at least so far as the leading high-income economies are concerned. Yet the longstanding bellwether of economic progress - inflation-adjusted GDP - has been growing across most of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and...

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Rationalising tax provisions on amortisation

The country's investment promotion agency -- the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) -- has sought rationalisation of the tax provisions on amortisation to attract more investors from both home and abroad. It says the existing tax provisions on depreciation of intangible assets are not investor-friendly. The third schedule of income...

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Lessons from Ekushey February

The language martyrs had not only sacrificed their lives on this day in 1952; their sacrifice for the language drove the world to recognise this day as the International Mother Language Day decades later. They were ready to give up the most valuable thing for their mother language. Forced by...

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Importance of 'Trash fish'

The term trash fish or garbage fish refers to a type of fish that is considered rubbish. But the term "trash" is a bit misleading, as trash fish can have commercial value and they play an important role in the ecosystem. These fish are also known as "rough fish" in...

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Increasing power generation

Bangladesh's economic growth is gaining momentum and in the coming days, more energy and power will be required to sustain the economic growth rate. This is why preparations will be required. The per capita energy consumption in Bangladesh is one of the lowest if we compare it with other developing...

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