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People, politics and democracy
Politics is for the people or the people are for politics-- it has become a question in the changed circumstances in the country.
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Ban on campus politics
It is a very good initiative by the interim government that campus politics in the public institutions is being banned permanently.
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Sheikh Hasina
I am extremely surprised to read in your newspaper that Sheikh Hasina has been charge-sheeted in a murder case, even though no complaint was lodged against her by the Jamaat.
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Misery of landless people
In the big cities like Dhaka and Chittagong, we see many people living on the sides of railway tracks or streets just covering their heads with torn polythene.
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No more corruption
The recent arrests of a good number of politicians and businessmen by the joint forces point to an intensification of the drive against corruption launched by the caretaker government.
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Undue fare increase
The government has raised the oil prices to adjust the local prices of oil with the international prices.
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Diplomats' role
May I express my strong objection to Dr. Zaman's comments on foreign diplomats. I believe they performed admirably to help us overcome a national crisis.
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PSC and corruption
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) is the only constitutionally guided apex body for selection of suitable candidates for recruitment in civil service of the country.
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Bangladesh Medical College
The recent inspection of the newly built college building of Bangladesh Medical College on its Dhanmondi campus by Rajuk reportedly revealed that it was built in total defiance of the building codes.
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Storing potato
It is good that the government is finally defining 'hoarding'. This will be an indication to the businessmen what they should and should not do.
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Raising retirement age
The genuineness and compulsion for raising the retiring age of government servants from the present 57 to 60 years is long overdue and can hardly be overemphasized.
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Deep seaport
We are amazed to note that a group of high level professionals in Dhaka demanded establishment of a deep seaport in the shallow sea of Chittagong.
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Tax on consultancy
Expertise and competency are increasing in consultancy jobs/assignments through open competition. These are in some cases fulltime jobs and stand as a single source of our income.
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Don't worry, foreigners
Foreigners, do not worry yourselves to death that we are without an elected government. We are quite satisfied with the caretaker government and their efforts to eradicate widespread corruption andcrime.
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AL's defeat in 2002
It is true that the main reason behind Awami League's election defeat in 2002 was corruption and terrorism by its MPs like Hazari of Feni, Hasnat Abdullah of Barisal, Shameem Osman of Naraynaganj,although
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Why Jaywalking?
There is no overbridge in between Khilket and Kakoli overbridge. Ultimately, pedestrians are bound to jaywalk while crossing the road and it results in many mishaps.
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