PM’s misleading claim
Resume issuance of dividend notices
Powder keg in the pacific
Misha Shawdagar grabs award
North Korea plans nuclear test aimed at US
Kings relieved after first win
Only 33pc spent in H1
Experts stress need-based distribution
Govt okays tribunal for speedy cyber crimes trial
EC plans mayoral polls in 5 cities by August
Plan to institute food safety authority welcome
Welcome ICT 2 verdict
Social safety net and local governments
ChobiMela VII begins today
Assad joins prayers, army bombards Homs
Shahriar slams ton as KRB end losing streak
DSE, CSE launch new indices Monday to boost market
UITS students hold demo against fake certificate
BIFPC presses for tax waiver on profit
Govt to complete war crimes trials
Conspiracies can’t stop war crimes trial: PM
HC questions credibility

Powder keg in the pacific

DON’T look now, but conditions are deteriorating in the western Pacific. Things are turning ugly, with consequences that could prove deadly and spell catastrophe for the global economy. In Washington, it is widely assumed that... Full story

Social safety net and local governments

Safety net programmes have some major objectives in any capitalist economy, one of which is helping the most economically vulnerable people so that they do not fall below a certain level of poverty and the capitalist market can anyway cover them in its transaction cycle. But the amount we spend for these schemes are too meagre to reach the target even partially. — New Age photo

By the name of social protection, we cannot cause the poor more harm; rather, it is mandatory to have strong coordination among and proper implementation of these all ninety programmes by capacitating and strengthening the local government... Full story

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