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Revving up airport facilities

Prior to the onslaught of Covid-19 and the 6-month shutdown, lots of people in the country would be seen opting for air travels domestically. The trend was apparently prompted by the inordinate delay in reaching destinations by land transports such as long-haul buses --- also trains in cases. The perennial...

A breeding ground for NPL

The size of the classified loans belonging to both private and public sector banks in 2009 was Tk 224.81 billion. It increased to 961.17 billion at the end of June last. The volume was even bigger. The banks wrote off nearly Tk 450 billion during the last 11 years. Then...

Overrated entertainment industry

After cinema, theatre here has also opened for public shows. Sports and games in this country are, however, yet to roll on their venues except for some preparatory cricket matches. In England, however, cricket matches between the West Indies and England kicked off first. The European Nations League, Champions League...

A tribute to Rafique-Ul Huq

Newspapers and social media have been stirred with the obituaries and lamentations since Saturday after the news of the demise of veteran lawyer Barrister Rafique-Ul Huq. He was a staunch supporter of national politics and democratic rights. His voice was loud. And, he was a front warrior in times of...

Paper-based services for citizens

We often don't notice what kind of services the public offices we visit are supposed to provide. Perhaps, the culture of treating the people at public offices since the colonial rule has made us accept this as normal. However, whenever there was a changeover, some groups tried hurried reforms, not...

No end to rape incidents

The rate and barbaric nature of rape cases has prompted a wave of protests across Bangladesh in recent times. And the government has introduced death penalty for rapists. However, unfortunately, such measures could not stop rape incidents.The media reported rape of a 16-year-old schoolgirl allegedly by yet another powerful local...

Clearing Dhaka's air

Deteriorated air quality is nothing new for Bangladesh, especially for the Dhaka city. A US report says air pollution has become the second leading health risk factor after high blood pressure in Bangladesh. Our life expectancy would have increased by 1.3 years if WHO guidelines were followed.One of the reasons...