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Hardly any action against harmful food chemicals
| Updated at 12:00am on May 17, 2019
NO DEARTH of evidence that four-fifths of the processed food sold on the market are harmful to humans, as food engineering experts say, speaks volume...
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Traffic safety moves mustn’t cause traffic congestion
| Updated at 12:00am on May 16, 2019
THE steps that the authorities have taken to fight traffic congestion and prevent road accidents in the capital appear to be piecemeal efforts rather than...
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Tales of ‘gunfight’ that hardly cease to make headlines
| Updated at 12:00am on May 16, 2019
DEATH in ‘gunfight’ with the law enforcers as they term it and in ‘gangland infighting’ as law enforcers put some of them hardly ceases to...
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Jute mill workers pay for financial mismanagement
| Updated at 12:00am on May 15, 2019
The jute sector, which had been the backbone of economy for decades in the past, now fights a losing battle for survival. Improper planning, mismanagement...
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Taking a stand against bullying at school
| Updated at 12:00am on May 15, 2019
THE education ministry’s submission of a policy draft on the prevention of bullying at school, treating it as an offence, to the High Court Division...
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Authorities must ensure drivers’ health, well-being
| Updated at 12:00am on May 14, 2019
THE well-being of drivers of public transports, most of whom are from a working class background, is generally ignored although the issue is directly related...
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Govt must mend its ways to ensure food safety
| Updated at 12:00am on May 14, 2019
THE High Court Division’s order for the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority and the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection to immediately withdraw from the market...
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Supply water agency’s denial only perpetuates crisis
| Updated at 12:00am on May 13, 2019
SUPPLY water shortage in the capital has become an undeniable reality for people which has been repeatedly denied relevant authorities. People in the DIT Road...
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Frontiers with ‘friendly’ India remains violent for Bangladesh
| Updated at 12:00am on May 13, 2019
THE death of Bangladeshi civilians at the hands of India’s Border Security Force continues apace. But the high-handedness of the Indian border guards has of...
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Govt must protect rights of religious, national minorities
| Updated at 12:00am on May 12, 2019
ALLEGATIONS of an increased number of attacks on religious minorities, as the Bangladesh Hindu, Buddhist and Christian Unity Council levelled on Friday, especially in the...
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