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Haor landfills Take steps now to prevent catastrophe

Alongside riverbeds, haors also being filled and this is the main cause of the second outbreak of floods within a month and and also for water failing to recede quickly. The government should take ...

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Take immediate steps to save flood victims in Sylhet region

Thousands of people have become marooned and they do not have any dry place to take shelter. Many people are starving. Lightning strikes have exacerbated the situation. Sunamganj’s communication with ...

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Budget 2022-23 Gap between expectation and reality

It was expected that the finance minister would come up with specific directives in the budget to face the challenges. The minister identified six major challenges for the 2022-23 financial year.

Rice price hike: Increase market monitoring

Rice price hike: Increase market monitoring

Cabinet has asked authorities concerned to look into the reasons for the hike in rice prices during the peak season. They also asked to take action against those who have rice businesses without ...

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Registration of political parties Participation in elections must not be discouraged

Many political parties, other than 39 registered ones, exist in the country and are active in politics and interested to contest the next general elections. Leaders of these parties in the past took ...

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State-owned jute and sugar mills Why are workers not paid their dues yet?

Before all else, the workers' outstanding dues must be settled. It is hard for workers to eke out a living even while earning wages, given the exorbitant cost of living. So for the workers who have ...

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The 21 February song will immortalize Abdul Gaffar Choudhury

Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury passed away at the age of 88., leaving us with a feeling of emptiness. Until the last day of his life he kept writing for his country and its people

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Repeal Digital Security Act, end people’s suffering

When Digital Security Act was passed in parliament in 2018, the government said the law has been enacted to prevent crimes committed using information technology and this would not be used to gag the ...

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Population report Unwanted pregnancy, maternal death need to be reduced

The rise of average life expectancy of women to 75 years, and couples giving birth to two children on average, has been considered as success cases

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Independence Day Let the journey of democracy be strengthened

Today is 26 March, the 52nd Independence Day of Bangladesh. Our struggle against the Pakistani occupation forces started on this day in 1971 which culminated in a great victory on 16 December after 9 ...

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Challenge of preparing list of 10m special cards

People in ragged clothes scurrying behind a truck is hardly a dignified sight. A better way has to be found for disbursing assistance. But preparing the list of special cards for the needy is the ...

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Covid and price hike: Think about marginal people

The prices of essential commodities have increased at a time when the country’s economy was trying to bounce back from the fallout of the two-year Covid situation. People of all classes and ...

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Fertiliser subsidy benefits others, not the farmers

Benefits of agricultural subsidies do not reach the farmers owing to irregularities and mismanagement

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Development should be balanced, not Dhaka-centric

The government talks about decentralisation, but their actions are centralised

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Development of mother language is the lesson of 21st February

21st February has been celebrated as haheed Dibash since the birth of Bangladesh. Its significance increased further after UNESCO recognised the day as International Mother Language Day. Now the day ...

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