Economic lifeline at risk amid gulf conflict
Flight cancellations strand 55,000workers; experts urge urgentdiversification of labour markets Escalating conflict in the Middle East has dealt a severe blow to Bangladesh’s manpower export...
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Rural revival: Bangladesh must answer to global fragility
History did not reset on the night of the 25th of 1971, nor was it ever expected to. Political transition rarely brings immediate transformation to...
Exports rebound ending 8-month decline
Bangladesh’s export sector posted a strong recovery in April, ending an eight-month period of decline with nearly 33 per cent year-on-year growth, driven mainly by...
Remittance inflow rises 13.5pc to $3.12b in Apr
Bangladesh recorded a strong inflow of remittances in April, with expatriates sending home US$3.12 billion, marking a 13.5 per cent year-on-year increase, according to the...
Growth slows, poverty rises in Bangladesh: WB
Bangladesh’s economy is under mounting pressure as slowing growth, persistent inflation, rising poverty and financial sector fragility continue to weaken overall stability, according to the...
Good governance starts with you
He urges them to reject corruption, work on election pledges Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday warned district administrators that his government would make no...
Early floods hit Boro harvest hard
Farmers across the haor basin and coastal districts are facing acute distress after heavy rainfall and early flooding destroyed vast areas of standing crops, dealing...
Fiscal strain mounts as govt seeks $1.9b costly loans
The government is moving ahead with plans to secure around $1.9 billion in external financing as budget support, with a large portion — about $1.6...
Fuel subsidies should be phased out
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Executive Director Fahmida Khatun has urged the government to gradually withdraw universal fuel subsidies and instead direct support towards priority...
Ethics, honesty fading in state structure
BNP Secretary General and Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said he is increasingly alarmed the deeper he examines the government’s internal structure,...