Governance reform vital for investment
Bangladesh must strengthen its institutions, oversight mechanisms and governance to attract both foreign and domestic investment, create meaningful jobs for its young population and sustain...
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Borrowing model must change
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said Bangladesh cannot achieve its ambition of becoming a trillion-dollar economy by 2034 through continued reliance on borrowing...
Consensus gap clouds reform drive
The country’s constitutional reform process is facing a growing test of political consensus, with eminent citizens, experts and other stakeholders repeatedly urging the government to...
LDC graduation needs sustained support
# UK envoy urges stronger trade and international cooperation # She says Israel’s Gaza actions are unjustified Bangladesh’s upcoming graduation from the least developed country...
More children fall victim to rape
Children in Bangladesh continue to face serious risks of sexual abuse, with official data showing a sharp rise in reported rape cases involving children and...
Inflation, jobs top economic concerns
Persistent inflation is putting pressure on people’s purchasing power, while Bangladesh faces the wider challenge of boosting investment and employment, rebuilding confidence in the banking...
Tap Asia for growth Rehman Sobhan
Bangladesh must turn its growing economic links with Asia into greater export, investment and connectivity opportunities as global economic power shifts towards the region, eminent...
Jamaat reminds BNP of past alliances
Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar has called for consistency and political understanding among major parties, recalling periods of cooperation between the BNP and Jamaat...
Trivedi cites legal hurdles on Hasina
India has said there is no fixed timeframe for the return of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh, as the Indian High Commissioner in...
Nat’l interest first: PM
Bangladesh will put its national interests and sovereignty at the centre of its engagement with regional and global partners while pursuing deeper cooperation based on...
Jantar Mantar 2.0 begins
Former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union president Aishe Ghosh and Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke have condemned the Delhi Police action against protesters...