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Stalled Rohingya return process speaks of Dhaka’s failures
| Updated at 12:00am on January 08, 2021
THE statement of the home minister that bilateral efforts with the Myanmar authorities have failed to bring about any results for the repatriation of the...
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Govt must ensure durability of roads, highways
| Updated at 12:00am on January 07, 2021
ALL the authorities appear to be more interested in the construction of road than its maintenance. The delay in the installation of axle load control...
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Frequent Digital Security Act use speaks of ample rights abuse
| Updated at 12:00am on January 07, 2021
A STEEP increase in rights abuse related to the freedom of expression by way of an increased application of the Digital Security Act 2018 has...
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Dhaka WASA’s supply water failure worrying
| Updated at 12:00am on January 06, 2021
THE Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority chief has said that the agency supplies 10–13 per cent of its consumers with contaminated water. Such an...
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An impending mess of COVID-19 vaccine procurement
| Updated at 12:00am on January 06, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine procurement became the most happening scene in Bangladesh on Monday, with a series of incidents taking place in a quick succession, after India...
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Environmental accountability in industrial operations a must
| Updated at 12:00am on January 05, 2021
SUCCESSIVE governments have pledged zero tolerance against river pollution yet it takes years to implement directives of the High Court regarding the pollution of the...
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Depoliticisation gnaws at the heart of democracy
| Updated at 12:00am on January 05, 2021
DEPOLITICISATION has worryingly come to be a governing strategy in the country rendering the character of decision-making, of public agencies and, above all, the government...
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School banking guideline must be reviewed
| Updated at 12:00am on January 04, 2021
THE school banking scheme that the government has initiated is commendable as it helps the new generation to become capable of making informed financial decisions...
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A worrying conflict between admin and local government bodies
| Updated at 12:00am on January 04, 2021
UPAZILA council chairs and vice-chairs, who have voiced their concern about the ‘unlimited powers’ said to have been vested in the administration officials in violation...
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Local food industry must ensure safety, quality
| Updated at 12:00am on January 03, 2021
AN INCREASE in packaged and processed food import in recent years is worrying on at least two counts. Such an increase in food import is...
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