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Editorial
Power and water crisis
A concrete, time-bound plan of action is necessary
A severe power and water crisis has kept the country in a vicious grip. Where power is the issue, we have of late noted certain measures the authorities have taken toward redressing the situation.
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Editorial
Implementation of CHT accord
Land disputes remain the major stumbling block
The caretaker government must be thanked for resuscitating the Advisory Council of the Ministry of the Chitttagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs.
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Post Editorial
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Going Deeper
Bangladesh at a crossroads
Kazi Anwarul Masud
Adrian Leftwich (of the University of York) observes that Western governments and institutions do not appreciate that good governance and democracy are not mere components that can be inserted into a society like a socket or a valve, but depend basically on the character and capacity of the state to absorb the democratic conditions.
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By The Numbers
Making bureaucracy dynamic
ANM Nurul Haque
The chief adviser (CA) of the caretaker government (CTG), Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed, has asked the top bureaucrats to fulfill their responsibilities to the people through ensuring prompt delivery of services.
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Can we afford it?
Masum Billah
We are talking about democracy and election. After casting his vote a citizen becomes absolutely powerless. We are going to spend a colossal amount of money for holding our national election.
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