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Amit Roy   |     |   Published 17.04.21, 12:33 AM Even I can understand a simply written new book on economics which explains why gross domestic product is no longer the best way to measure how well a country is doing since it does not take into account other relevant factors, such as the environmental damage caused by a dam, for instance, or unpaid house work by women. But  GDP: The World’s Most Powerful Formula and Why It Must Now Change by Ehsan Masood, a science journalist and s...

50 years of independence: Now time to forge ahead Says Hasina; 10-day celebrations begin From left … Bangabandu’s daughters -- Sheikh Rehana and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina -- and guest of honour President of the Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, and Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid at the inaugural day of the 10-day celebrations of Mujib Borsho and Golden Jubilee of the country’s independence. Photo: PID Star Report Star Report The history of the people of this land is that of repression, of colonialism, and of being ruled and looted by fore...

Tentulia becomes warning to Pakistan army since March 351 By Engr Mamun Islam RANGPUR, March 12, 2021 (BSS) – Since the beginning of volatile March in 1971, the country’s northernmost Tentulia Thana remained occupation-free during the nine-month War of Liberation creating a stern warning to the Pakistan army. The independence-seeker Bangalee nation turned enormously angry when hatred Pakistani junta Yahiya Khan on March 1 in 1971 cancelled the scheduled March 3 parliament sitting and declared curfew on the day. Instantaneously rejecting cancellation of the parliament session, Father of th...

THIS is apropos the editorial ‘Indian media scandal’ (Jan 21) which has pointed out that “it is best if the fourth estate and the government maintain a healthy distance, because when members of the media get too close to the corridors of power, independent journalism suffers and the narrative of those in government can trump the truth”. The contention is correct. It is, however, not the Indian journalists alone who pose to know the secrets of the government and create an impression that they are not only brilliant journalists but also very close to a particular government. It is hard,...

  In regard to the vote of no confidence petition, Marchetti said he is following the recommendations of the City Solicitor Stephen N. Pagnotta by not putting the petition on the agenda. Marchetti said he asked Pagnotta about the validity of such a petition and that Pagnotta informed him that there are no provisions within the city charter for the council to take votes of no confidence.   Maffuccio has been highly critical of his fellow councilor's business operations at Methusela during the pandemic. In early December, the council voted to refer Cohen to the Licensing Board on a petiti...