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Country's deplorable food security scorecard

Notwithstanding its notable improvement on certain counts, Bangladesh's standing in the latest Global Food Security Index (GFSI), does hardly match with the tall claims the policymakers make very often. This index is designed and constructed by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) of The Economist, an internationally acclaimed, London-based publication and...

Fixing the land customs stations

It is, no doubt, surprising that the National Board of Revenue (NBR) at times has to succumb to pressure from influential quarters in setting up land customs stations (LCSs) in the border belt. A couple of reports in the print media, lately, have clearly mentioned that there are a good...

Addressing ethical void in economics

Ethics and economics may not be natural allies, but they have potential for a mutually complementary relationship. This is something the policymakers will have to harness if the economy is not to be emptied out of moral compunctions. Individual profit motive, personal wealth creation and self-aggrandizement are primal instincts in...

Corruption in education sector

THERE is a clear lack of transparency and accountability in the country and so the corruption graph is not coming down. As media reports indicate and think tank observations suggest, corruption is rising alarmingly in almost all segments of society and the country remains as one of the most corrupt...

BTV and its 53rd founding anniversary

BANGLADESH TELEVISION popularly known as BTV is the state-owned television network in Bangladesh which celebrated its 53rd anniversary on December 25. It was founded on the same day in 1964 and was renamed as Bangladesh Television after independence. Broadcasts in full colour started in 1980. BTV is a terrestrial channel...

Good manners cost nothing

WE not only hear but find it true if we look around us that values are crumbling down. The floodgate is being thrown open for anybody to say whatever he or she feels like. Particularly if we look at our leaders and dignitaries we find them using unsavoury languages indiscriminately...