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Expat workers to get Insurance soon

Expat workers to get Insurance soon

Saddif Ovee
An Insurance facility is being started for expatriate workers, to be announced on Dec 19 by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She will hand over...Details
Trade deficit crosses $5.62 billion

Trade deficit crosses $5.62 billion

Bangla Tribune Report
Declining exports have had an impact on trade deficit. In the first four months of July-October, of fiscal year 2019-20, the deficit stood at $5.62...Details
Caution in using hot water in winter!

Caution in using hot water in winter!

Jakia Ahmed
Arian, 7, was scalded by hot water on Dec 2 when his mother was taking a bowl to the bathroom to bathe him. Arian was brought to the Sheikh Hasina...Details
Reckless use of antibiotics ominous

Reckless use of antibiotics ominous

Jakia Ahmed
Specialists say that the people of Bangladesh are at risk of becoming antibiotics-resistant. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has already...Details
The invisible social costs of Chinese aid

The invisible social costs of Chinese aid

Ashish Biswas
After Pakistan and Sri Lanka in South Asia, China has begun investing in a major way in Nepal in mega infra projects that are considered regionally...Details
BNP to hand over HR report to foreign diplomats

BNP to hand over HR report to foreign diplomats

Salman Tareque Sakil
The BNP will hand over a special human rights report on human rights violations to foreigners. This will include descriptions about a variety of...Details
Tax revenue collection falls

Tax revenue collection falls

Golam Mowla
Bangladesh Bank reports that the government tax revenue collection has been falling from August in the fiscal year 2019-20. In August, growth has...Details
Olama League getting AL recognition

Olama League getting AL recognition

Mahbub Hassan
The Awami League is considering giving recognition to Olama League if all its groups and leaders unite. Then the organisation may be acknowledged...Details
Quality adult education for free in Jashore

Quality adult education for free in Jashore

Tauhid Zaman, Jashore
A voluntary organization called Info Foundation (IF) is providing adult education, ranging from teaching senior citizens the usage of mobile phones...Details
Khulna ‘haunted house’ used by collaborators facing dereliction

Khulna ‘haunted house’ used by collaborators facing dereliction

Hedait Hossain, Khulna
The slaughterhouse in Khulna which carries horrific memories of 1971 is in a derelict condition. The Plaster of the building has fallen off and the...Details
Long trial a challenge in justice for Rohingyas

Long trial a challenge in justice for Rohingyas

Sheikh Shahriar Zaman
The long trial proceedings against Myanmar on charges of mass genocide in the International Criminal Court will be a challenge in achieving justice...Details
Farmers fear for crops as water level in haors remain high

Farmers fear for crops as water level in haors remain high

Himadri Shekhar Bhadra, Sunamganj
Farmers in Sunamganj are fearing for crops as the water levels in haors remain high due to heavy rain and navigational crisis of the rivers. Boro...Details
Diabetic patients on the rise

Diabetic patients on the rise

Jakia Ahmed
The number of diabetic patients is rising by 10,000 every year and according to the World Health Organisation, Bangladesh will be one of the list...Details
Women main victims of gender-based violence

Women main victims of gender-based violence

Udisa Islam
Women are the main victims of gender violence in Bangladesh. Civil rights workers feel that while 96 per cent of women are victims of violence,...Details
Loan growth atrophy at private banks

Loan growth atrophy at private banks

Golam Mowla
Despite low bank loan rates, private sector entrepreneurs are apparently not interested in utilising the opportunity. In the last couple of years,...Details
Strategic approach stressed to control non-communicable diseases

Strategic approach stressed to control non-communicable diseases

Jakia Ahmed
Consuming fatty foods, food with sugar, smoking and mental pressure is among the reasons causing the rise of non-contagious diseases in the...Details
Muktijoddha Club caught in quagmire of aberrations

Muktijoddha Club caught in quagmire of aberrations

Rafsan Jani
Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra had been mired in a plethora of vices, ranging from illegal gambling to selling of drugs to casinos....Details
Vague policy triggers online trade of sex pills

Vague policy triggers online trade of sex pills

Md A Halim
The e-commerce policy does not specify what can or cannot be sold. This is enabling many e-commerce organizations to sell sexual...Details
IS cap origin remains a mystery

IS cap origin remains a mystery

Amanur Rahman Roney
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police and prison authority have failed to unravel the mystery of the IS cap worn by a militant at court. The militant...Details
Special law needed for rapes

Special law needed for rapes

Bahauddin Imran
While many rape cases are lodged under children’s law, the accused are mostly adults. Therefore, confusion prevails as to which law will be...Details
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