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BIWTA lenience to influential encroachers deplorable
| Updated at 12:00am on June 14, 2021
THE Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority has yet again failed to act independently in reclaiming encroached land of the River Buriganga. The authorities have ignored...
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Wrongful arrest and false imprisonment must stop
| Updated at 12:00am on June 14, 2021
THE wrongful arrest and the false imprisonment of innocent people having been passed off as offenders by law enforcers investigating cases, acting in collusion with...
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Unabated corruption hinders railway development
| Updated at 12:00am on June 13, 2021
THE railway has for long suffered the lack of proper planning and investment as transport sector policies are largely focused on roads and highways. Even...
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Quite a few issues that education managers leave unattended
| Updated at 12:00am on June 13, 2021
ALLEGATIONS of corruption against some officials, headteachers and printers of making money by way of the publication of textbooks 8 per cent more than the...
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Govt failure in disciplining road regime unacceptable
| Updated at 12:00am on June 12, 2021
AN ALARMING increase in road accidents in the first quarter of 2021 brings to the fore the issues that contribute to the road regime chaos...
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City people left to walk tight rope in walking down the roads
| Updated at 12:00am on June 12, 2021
NOT having had enough time has become an excuse that city authorities of Dhaka appear to be readily giving when it comes to the sufferings...
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Government must stop health rule violation in transports
| Updated at 12:00am on June 11, 2021
HEALTH guidelines for transport operation amidst the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak appear to be more honoured in breaches than observance. While three health rules — ensuring...
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Comprehensive awareness plan for mask wearing needed
| Updated at 12:00am on June 11, 2021
ONLY 13 per cent villagers using masks in Bangladesh, as a study shows, comes with concern, especially amidst a surge in Covid cases and death...
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Landslide continues to remain a threat
| Updated at 12:00am on June 10, 2021
THE early onset of the monsoon season has left thousands of people living on hill slopes in Chattogram and Rangamati at landslide risk. When it...
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EC mustn’t hold voting amidst virus transmission risks
| Updated at 12:00am on June 10, 2021
THE Election Commission apparently having been desperate to hold elections to a number of local government institutions and by-elections to four parliamentary constituencies in June–July,...
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