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Children with mothers in jail

How children with their imprisoned mothers grow up in the inhospitable environment of jails calls for a closer look. Children aged up to four are allowed to live with their imprisoned mothers. The age limit can be extended up to six with approval from jail authorities. Clearly, it is the...

Erosion in stock prices

Investors have been wondering what has happened to the stock market what is causing erosion in the prices of their stocks in almost every trading session. They cannot put the equation of loss straight, as they do not find any good reason behind the continuous loss of stocks' values in...

Addressing challenges of unemployment

The country's unemployment rate is, unfortunately, showing a rising trend. According to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) survey released this week, the number of the unemployed population has increased by 80,000 in the last fiscal year (FY) as compared to that of the previous fiscal.New job creation also dropped by...

‘Poverty ascent and descent’

The "Poverty ascent and descent" article by Abdul Bayes, published on March 20, 2018 issue of FE, is both moving and thought-provoking. Poverty is a multidimensional concept, which involves reduction in choices to pursue freedom. So is hunger. Finally, poverty has a bearing on choices and the well-being of individuals...

Credit/debit card scam

ACCORDING to reports, at least 50 clients of five private commercial banks so far lost around Tk 2.0 million as a criminal gang withdrew the amount from different automated teller machine (ATM) booths of those banks by using cloned debit and credit cards. The number of the victims may be...

Ecosystem and biodiversity

PLANTS and animals are essential for maintaining ecological balance across the globe. But there are some exotic plants in our environment, which are serious threats to other living plants and animals. Sadly, these exotic plants are being imported from abroad and planted across the country.Some of these plants are Eucalyptus,...