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Death from mob lynching

The death of six persons -both men and women - from mob lynching of late read like an ominous sign. Apart from the six deaths in places like Netrokona, Moulvibazar and Badda, 15 others mistakenly suspected as child abductors in most cases were lynched all across the country. All this...

The ailing Dhaka WASA

A recent study by the BRAC Institute for Governance and Development (BIGD) revealed that the affluent sections of Dhaka city were wasting water supplied by Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) on a massive scale. On the other hand, the lower-income groups were not getting sufficient water. The study...

Capital flight must be stopped at any cost

Money laundering results in flight of funds from the country which could otherwise have become part of the much needed capital driving the economy. It is very much rampant here as revealed by leaked financial documents like the Panama Papers. Being a progressive economy, it is really hard to believe...

Rumours are killing innocent people

The media has reported that over the past week, several people were killed, and many were injured, in various parts of the country as people mistook these victims as kidnappers. Most of the victims were innocent. The most shocking of these incidents was the killing of Taslima Begum Renu (40)...

Monitoring of loan defaulters

Recently, the Finance Minister disclosed in the Jatiya Sangsad the names of the country's top 300 loan defaulters, and their unpaid loans that add up to Tk 509.42 billion. This is nearly 10 per cent of this year's budget. Two Padma Bridges could have been constructed with this amount. It...

Scope in career following BBA degree

A Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) degree can make a candidate eligible for positions in numerous enterprises, corporations and factories. While most entry-level jobs can start from the position of operator and supervisor, charming applicants are likely to be placed in client servicing and customer service positions. Since the degree...