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...
Editorial
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...
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...
Female labour force in informal sectors
Dr Matiur Rahman :In Bangladesh, a significant number of poor women are engaged in various informal sector occupations. The informal sector encompasses a wide range...
Authorities must stop smuggling ‘Ice’ into the country
Like Yaba, another dangerous drug Crystal Methamphetamine, also known as Ice or Crystal Meth, which is more harmful than Yaba, has spread across the country....
China reiterates prompt Rohingya repatriation but the previous two attempts failed
China wants prompt Rohingya repatriation and is interested in building regional connectivity in South and South East Asia under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)....
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,...
Unravelling Kissinger: The enigma of Western intellectualism
Dr. Ramzy Baroud :It is unclear why 100-year-old Henry Kissinger has been elevated by Western intelligentsia to serve the role of the visionary in how...
Erdogan and Modi can be contrasted, not compared
Kazi Mostaque Ahmed :There is a trend among writers and youtubers to make a comparison between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Indian Prime Minister...