Why is Bangladesh feeling the pinch of foreign-exchange reserves?
Bangladesh is mired in a complex economic challenge stemming from a dwindling foreign-exchange reserve, a devalued currency, and a shortage of dollars in the market....
Editorial
Readers’ Voice: Israel’s crime of raiding Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital
The attack on Al Shifa Hospital is a violation of international law and the principles of war, which prohibit attacks on hospitals or operations during...
Role of NGO-MFIs in sustainable development
Dr Matiur Rahman : In the mosaic of Bangladesh’s development landscape, Non-Governmental organisations- Microfinance Institutions (NGO-MFIs) stand as pillars of empowerment, catalysts for change, and...
Why is there so much confusion about food production and demand?
A B Siddique : According to the report titled ‘Monitoring Report-2019 of the Bangladesh Second Country Investment Plan’ of the Food Planning and Monitoring Unit...
Corporate tax cut along with political stability a must to attract FDI
A 20 per cent reduction in corporate tax has the potential to attract 14 times more foreign direct investment (FDI) to Bangladesh, while on the...
The needy ones do not get what is allocated for them under ADP
The allocated material help or money often does not reach the people for whom these are allocated. Recently a piece of news surfaced in the...
Schools, colleges suffer amid strikes
Dr Md Mahmudul Hassan : Due to the impact of COVID-19, people infected with corona were forced to choose a life confined to their homes...
Bangladesh Armed Forces Day today
Dr. Muhammad Mahtab Hossain Mazed : Today (21 November) is Bangladesh Armed Forces Day 2023. The members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces are making a...
Drug Admin must step up efforts to ensure quality and affordability of drugs
Md Ashraf Hossain : Bangladesh’s drug policy in the early eighties boosted up the local pharmaceutical industry very fast. The policy barred production of vitamins...
Gaza crisis: Israel closer to the west now, but further away from rest of the world
Musab Younis : When the Israeli defence minister declared on 9 October a “complete siege” in which “no electricity, no food, no water, no fuel”...
Increase TCB sales as the supply is much lower than demand
To lessen the sufferings of the poor and marginalized people as the essential commodities have skyrocketed, the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has recently started...
Skill development investment key to demographic dividend
Bangladesh has been enjoying a high percentage of the work-age population for some time now. But as the population growth rate decelerates, concerns about how...