infrastructure
#Perspective / The art of tolerance in Dhaka
Some say that living in Dhaka is not easy and for those who have lived here for years, nothing is easy. In fact, living in this city makes it easier to tolerate any other inconvenience with a hair-flip. Someone spat inches away from your feet? Tolerate. It landed on you? Wipe and move on. The world might have a fancy word like noise pollution for needlessly honking cars but we know it for what it really is — soothing white noise that one could even fall asleep to. Which happens often, during the long respites the city graciously bestows on us to and from work every day without fail. We lovingly call them traffic jams.
‘Bangladesh can’t wait forever to resolve the Teesta issue’
The next stage of Bangladesh-India relations should involve long-term, innovative projects.
Building the 'infrastructure' of the mind
Just as we need the most modern infrastructure for a fast-growing economy so also we need a robust “infrastructure of the mind” to build an advanced knowledge-based society whose fundamental features consists of the ability to differ on the basis of knowledge and think critically on the basis of reason.
Focus on fast-track projects
The government has given top priority to eight fast-track mega projects in the upcoming budget, setting aside Tk 18,727 crore for them.
Editorial / Lack of infrastructure impeding growth
The true potential of the economy is not being realised because the infrastructure of the country remains inadequate in terms of skilled manpower...
Doubling Apparel Export in 5 Years / Goal ambitious but achievable
Bangladesh's target to double its apparel exports by next five years is daunting but achievable if the country can fix infrastructure bottlenecks, boost productivity and attract investment. “The target is very simple, but a challenging one,” said Sharif As-Saber, a Bangladeshi professor at RMIT University, an Australia-based public university.
Editorial / Middlemen take it all
In a seminar on food security and media's role, representatives from the government and other stakeholders discussed the problems...
Quader for borderless connectivity among BBIN
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has batted for “borderless connectivity” with Bhutan, India and Nepal to “achieve fruit of the transport corridor” among these nations.
India extends $1b credit by $62m
India today announced to increase the cash amount of the $1 billion credit line for Bangladesh that was given mostly to boost connectivity.
Destructive hacking attempts target critical infrastructure in Americas: survey
Hacking attacks that destroy rather than steal data or that manipulate equipment are far more prevalent than widely believed.