Replacing Paksey Bridge The government seems droopy to the utmost need of constructing a railway bridge at Paksey in the district of Pabna, as the life of the Hardinge Bridge has already expired. If no new bridge is constructed, the railway communication in the country will be seriously jeopardized in the years to come. Not only that, the railway communication between Bangladesh and India will also be cut off. But what a surprise matter it is that the railway ministry does...
The New Nation reported on Wednesday that a lawmaker from Feni, elected uncontested during last election put up more than 237 arches on Dhaka-Chittagong highway to give a lavish welcome to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan as he was passing through the region on his way to Khagrachhari. The lawmaker known for his cruelties apparently took advantage of the occasion to attract the minister’s protection as well as to demonstrate to the people his closeness to the Home Minister. We don’t...
Md. Atikur Rahman :The price of rice is upwards. Especially all kinds of rice and fat. Within a week, the price of rice was increased by Tk. One and a half taka. The price of rice has risen to about 3 taka. The same condition of rice prices at retail level. Even a day before, every kilo mint rice at retail level was sold at Tk 61, but now it is selling at Tk 63-64. Likewise, the cost of Tk...
Businesses in globalising world Walmart, the global supermarket brand, bought Seiyu to operate their business in Japan. After just one year, Walmart lost a number of its outlets. If it shuts down its business completely in Japan, it wouldn’t be the first company to do so. Before Walmart, the UK’s largest retail brand also faced a similar situation.Starbucks is literally the coffee giant of its time. In China, the company opens a new outlet every 15 hours. Yet, when it...
THE deeds of the incumbent government are battering its goal to achieve a GDP growth rate of 8.0 percent within 2015 by encouraging all pervasive corruption, limiting people’s participation and imposing oligarchic governance. The existing poor infrastructure and road connectivity, uneven regulatory framework, corruption, culture of impunity, and the lapsing rules of law have created the roadblocks to investment in the country. Referring to the country’s eminent economists, this daily on Monday said without accelerating investment in public and private...
Too common a malpractice Question papers getting leaked the night before public examinations has become somewhat of a culture in Bangladesh in the present day which is why the news of leaked question papers of the Janata Bank written test does not surprise me at all. But it does force us to wonder where this country is headed. If we can’t even stop the youth from unethically obtaining question papers, what chance does the government stand of tackling bigger concerns...
Missing health issues in poll campaigns National election fever has gripped Bangladesh. Numerous international agencies and research institutions are also going to keep an eye on the election process and the final outcome.While both the ruling coalition and the opposition parties will obviously make heaps of promises to voters, one important aspect that I do not see being reflected at all is improving the poor healthcare infrastructure of the country.We know that wealthy people can easily afford to get treatment...
NEWS reports said Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday said that the GDP growth in the current fiscal 2014-15 remained almost uninterrupted through the January-March political violence and blockades. He said the economy grew at 6.5 percent during the last nine months which also includes the peak months of trouble and that the growth would continue to rise, however, at around a 7 percent rate. In his view the last three months violence had only a minimal impact on...
NEW videos surfacing from the siege of the US Capitol show how the attack was both chaotic and coordinated. Some of the rioters wore earpieces to communicate with one another. In one clip, a woman with a bullhorn discusses the building floor plan with men in camouflage and tells them what glass needs to be broken to gain entry into another room.But what was the originator of this mass riot? Groups like the Proud Boys who were among the many...
Abu Salem Hussain :There is no unanimity of opinion as to what constitutes business ethics. There are no separate ethics of business but every individual and organ in society should abide by certain moral orders.The term ‘Business Ethics’ refers to the system of moral principles and rules of the conduct applied to business. Business being a social organ shall not be conducted in a way detrimental to the interests of the society and the business sector itself. The system of...
Marc Pierini :Much has been said on the challenges facing the European Union in the field of international terrorism, especially since the emergence of the self-proclaimed Islamic State-or Daesh-in June 2014. There is a degree of confusion over what’s new, what’s controllable, and how quickly results will be attained.Today’s terrorism uses a number of novel methods. In its response, the EU needs a multifaceted, flexible and long-term strategy to counter these trends. A key part of that strategy should be...
SMALL farmers in the country are bearing the brunt of the months long political crisis as they were unable to sell their produce to markets in time and had to witness the rot and destruction of vegetable in the fields. In this situation the Bangladesh Bank has asked the commercial banks to give loans to small farmers at low cost. But the scheme appears to be missing the target due to bureaucratic bottlenecks. Reports said farmers have also failed to...
