Bangladesh’s Growth & Challenges with Data
Ayago Wambile, Sailesh Tiwari & Claudia Berg :We have all heard the adage: what gets measured, gets done. Data is at the heart of economic...
Editorial
Import policy to facilitate local industries
The recently published new import policy has opened a new panacea to facilitate production in local industries, thereby, reducing Bangladesh’s dependency on imported goods. The...
Onion seed growers worried about production shortfall
Onion seed growers in Faridpur are worried about being able to attain their expected production levels this year due to unfavorable weather conditions, swarming caterpillar...
Edible Oil Need to Increase Local Production
Majhar Mannan :The recent rise in the price of edible oil has created extreme frustration among low-income people. Ordinary and poor people of the country...
No Sign of Peace in the Middle East
Mohammad Amjad Hossain :Since the United Kingdom of Great Britan is responsible of allowing Jewish people to have place in Palestinian territory and the United...
Commerce Ministry asked to take action against syndicates: HC
THE High Court has directed the Ministry of Commerce, the Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection to submit a report to the court by April...
Motorbikes, the leading cause of 543 deaths in road crashes in April
AT LEAST 543 people were killed and 612 injured in 427 road accidents across the country in April, with road crashes involving motorbikes being the...
Twitter: The First Global Godi Media?
Shantanu Dutta :We all know by now, the all too familiar term Godi Media, a media which has been purchased by a particular economic or...
Inflation: The New Covid South Asia Faces Stronger Shifting Risks
Zoe Leiyu Xie & Xiao’ou Zhu :As the gusts of the Covid-19 pandemic quieten, South Asian economies, left fragile and uneven in their recovery, are...
Ctg Port to get a boost as Patenga terminal set to open in July
Chittagong Port will be getting a new terminal after 14 years as the construction of the Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) is almost complete. If everything...
Dhaka experienced much improved air quality during Eid holidays
Dhaka saw a marked improvement in air quality during the Eid holidays when a huge number of people left the capital city to celebrate the...
Media Industry in South Asia
Dr Sadia Jamil & Laxman Datt Pant :Journalists today continue to face high levels of risks due to the unprecedented impact of the Covid-19 alongside...