Rohingya crisis posing big threat to national economy
BANGLADESH economy is facing real challenge as the Rohingya crisis is deepening with the exodus of the homeless in thousands daily to demand more allocation...
Editorial
Dhaka must do more to improve safety score
THE Economist’s Safe Cities Index 2017 has placed Dhaka as one of the least safe cities in the world while Tokyo topped the list considering...
Banks must cooperate with NBR to stop fake import
NATIONAL Board of Revenue, Bangladesh (NBR) asks banks to ensure full information in import documents to tackle issues like Tax Evasion and Money Laundering. Import...
Ctg Port needs urgent expansion
THE number of containers handled at Chittagong Port is growing by 15-22 percent every year, but the Port is running its operations with the same...
Strengthening governance of tax administration in Asia
Dr Dhiman Chowdhury :During early 1990s there emerged two governance principles around the world in the corporate sector. One is the role of nonexecutive directors...
Women are pivotal to addressing hunger, malnutrition and poverty
Lakshmi Puri :The 16th of October marks World Food Day, a reminder to the international community of the criticality of treating food security as a...
Readers’ Forum
BD-SA series :After miserable defeat in the preparatory match on Thursday, can we depend on the assurance of our team management and the players that...
Regulating cross-border mobility of companies
Corrado Malberti :The European Commission is planning an initiative to address the problems raised by the cross-border mobility of companies. Apparently, this legislation will review...
Rohingyas facing extinction in Myanmar
Professor Dr. Anwarul Karim :At last the cat is out of the bag. Up-came the bombshell from the army, ‘Rohingya Muslims are not the natives...
World Cup Football 2018
We are not certain whether the World Cup Football 2018 will be held as per dates on account of two belligerent Presidents?However, 23 nations so...
Open Market Rice Sale not helping the poor
THE open market sale of rice is barely helping the poor as they are not used to the offered selection while their preferred rice is...
Cities under threat of severe earthquake
DESPITE Bangladesh sitting atop an active earthquake zone, the same kind of geologic feature responsible for the 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan in 2011, most...