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Low rawhide prices this Eid
The price of rawhide has fallen sharply, a growing concern for small traders for whom Eid-ul-Azha is a major point of the year. Rawhides were traded at very low prices in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh, one of the country’s major tannery hubs, though prices were to remain unchanged
Fighting the dengue menace
The residents of Dhaka city are suffering the most from the dengue menace despite DNCC and DSCC having a large budget for controlling the reproduction of mosquitoes.
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It is true that there are very few options for entertainment in Bangladesh, making the national zoo a popular spot for tourists and families on weekends. But the animals kept caged there for this purpose do not have the basic facilities they need to thrive.
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According to the most recent rankings, no university from Bangladesh (public or private) was competitive enough to make their place
NHRC—just a figurehead
This letter is in reference to the cover story “How independent and effective is the NHRC?” published last week.
The secret life of booksellers
Growing up in Bailey Road, Shagor Publishers was the place for me. It was owned by the renowned writer M.R. Akhter Mukul who started the shop as a sort of a glorified book club. He would sit on a stool at the small entrance where he would greet readers. If I inquired of a
Where is Pathao headed?
This is outrageous if Pathao couldn’t ensure such quality. I always wonder why, in most of the cases, Bangladeshi companies can’t keep the standards that they set at the beginning of their journey. Either they don’t know how to be stable in the long run or they are just
Waste management is not a child's responsibility
It was very moving to read the piece on child waste collectors in last week's issue of Star Weekend. It was frustrating, on one hand, to learn about the inefficient process of waste collection in our city
Elephants used at a political rally!
That street animals in Dhaka live in appalling conditions is no secret. Everyday, as I make my way home, I find animals that have been beaten up, that are
Heinous rape in Subarnachar not election violence?
There are detailed testimonies of the rape survivor and her husband about the men who threatened her for voting for 'sheaf of paddy' in the election and that the same men came
Fatal Diagnosis: Cancer Treatment in Bangladesh
It was indeed a pleasure to read this article. As a former oncologist, trained in the US, I am appalled at the lack of training and protocols in Bangladesh.
Workers deserve equality in wages
Our country's GDP mostly depends on the huge garment sector and its hundreds of thousands of workers.
Garment workers protests
Protests over the last week in Savar, Gazipur, and Uttara show that garment workers are unsatisfied with the 'discriminatory' wage board declared last year, shortly before the elections.
Grades aren't everything
Grades and CGPA are the most common questions youngsters are hammered with, or with which they themselves are grappling.
Stop poaching migratory birds
Migratory birds from different parts of the world arrive at the onset of the winter season every year. A number of species of wildlife and birds arrive from the Siberian region every year to escape the severe weather prevailing there.
Regulate, monitor, stop single-use plastic, polythene bag use
Polythene bags have managed to stage a huge comeback, despite a government ban on their use in the country. Their use has seen such a massive increase because of
Conserve rivers
"Let the rivers run wild" last week really put the spotlight on what's happening to Bangladesh's rivers. Rivers have a significant influence on life, the environment, ecology, and travelling in the country.
