Today’s Newspaper

Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), the government’s premier agency for promoting investment, is collaborating with industry leaders to identify priority sectors for a Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Heatmap aimed at attracting investors and stimulating economic growth, according to a media release issued yesterday. This initiative seeks to strategically highlight sectors and sub-segments where Bangladesh holds a competitive advantage and significant growth potential. The FDI Heatmap is being developed in partnership with renowned global and local organisations,...

Staff Reporter : Debapriya Bhattacharya, head of the White Paper Preparation Committee on the economy, attributed low-quality education and unemployment as key factors behind the fall of the authoritarian Awami League regime. He made these remarks during the Bay of Bengal Conversation, organised by the Centre for Governance Studies at a city hotel on Monday. Debapriya, also a Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue, stated, “Authoritarian governments sustain themselves on three pillars: lies, fear, and an illusion of...

Staff Reporter  : Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Nahid Islam on Monday said holding elections is not the sole responsibility of the current interim government that came to power through a mass uprising. “This government led by Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus is a revolutionary government, not a caretaker one,” Nahid said during a meeting with Commonwealth Assistant Secretary-General Professor Luis Franceschi at the ministry’s office, a press release of the ministry said. Posts and Telecommunications Division Secretary Dr Md...