The recent US visa policy: Dispelling myths
Prof Dr Mohammad Badruzzaman Bhuiyan :US Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently announced a new visa policy under section 212(a)(3)(C)(“3C”) of the Immigration and Nationality...
Editorial
Tobacco cultivation will decrease if tobacco use decreases
DESPITE more tax on cigarettes being slapped every year in the budget, it is disconcerting to note that smoking is not reducing as expected with...
Mobile operators and BTRC must ensure consumers with the cheap high speed internet
SETTING a fixed floor price for data, decreasing the number of packages and providing flexible plans that carry forward are priority demands of mobile internet...
Need food, not tobacco
Prof Dr Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder and Mohimenul Islam Zipat :‘World No Tobacco Day’ was introduced by the member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
Unutilised health budget proves the Health Ministry is failing to deliver
Bangladesh’s public health service in tatters: patients, mostly the poorer ones, crowd hospitals and health centres funded by the government everyday; due to paucity of...
Private sector credit growth slips, resulting in business slowdown
The private sector credit growth in Bangladesh has dropped to a 14-month low of 11.23 per cent in April. This decline is attributed to weak...
Forget GDP growth, it’s sustainable wellbeing we need to aim for
Robert Costanza :I’ve just been to a three-day conference on sustainable prosperity in Europe, attended by thousands of people.In a stirring opening address, the speaker...
Why America has a debt ceiling
Steven Pressman :A tentative deal to raise the debt ceiling may finally end the game of chicken Republicans and Democrats have been playing over the...
Will the next budget rein in unsound price hike?
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :The relationship between commodity prices national budget and lifestyle is very close and real. How a family maintains their daily life...
Authorities must brace for tackling dengue now
The rainy season is yet to come in Bangladesh, but the number of patients infected by the dengue at present is five times higher than...
NPLs turn alarming: Political lobbying power of the borrowers blamed
The non-performing loans (NPLs) in Bangladesh’s financial sector has increased by Tk 17,383 crore in 2022, allegedly due to the indifference of the government and...
US visa policy: More critical than sanctions
Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid :The recent unveiling of the US visa policy has sent shockwaves through the halls of power in the incumbent government,...