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Sad saga of state sugar mills

That the government is least disturbed by the sorry state of most public sector enterprises is evident from the latest allocation of taxpayers' money as lifeline to one of those. What is more frustrating is that many state-owned enterprises (SoEs) have been receiving doles, in addition to funds given to...

The parallax of cash reserve ratio

Banking shenanigans have grabbed headlines recently for good reasons. Throughout history people have heaped scorn on money-lenders. Good governance is a must if institutions, especially the ones which sit at the commanding heights of the economy, are to be nourished. When headstrong individuals play god, reasoning and best practices are...

Saying 'no' to plastic

Pollution caused by widespread use of plastic products, including polythene bags, has turned out to be a grave concern for us nowadays. Reports say a person in Bangladesh currently uses 7.5 kilograms of plastic items every year while some 5,000 industries, including big and small ones, are producing 1.2 million...

Plight of the old pensioners

OLD pensioners are senior citizens of the country. Some of them retired 10 or 20 years ago while some have no reliable and dependable income earners in their families. The present government increased their pension amount by almost 100 per cent. But unfortunately it is still not enough to cover...

When declining population is a problem

I was going through an interesting news item about Italy the other day. In Italy more people are dying and lesser babies are born. It is the same in many countries of Europe. China which adopted a policy of one-child family had to abandon it and opt for two-children families...

Increase in deaths from natural calamities

While roaming through Dhanmondi with my friend on April 22 evening, gusty winds began to blow. We took shelter along with others near a store. Soon there was rain along with wind followed by thunder and lightning. It was a scary situation as we saw a tree falling down nearby....