The gruesome murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin on Thursday evening in Gazipur has left both the journalist community and the entire nation shell-shocked. It once again underscores the grave dangers media professionals face in the line of their duty to inform the public, as well as the appallin
The Dhaka North City Corporation's (DNCC’s) recent call for a moratorium on the sale and conversion of lands in areas earmarked under the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) is most pragmatic. Alongside this, the DNCC has urged restrictions on tax collection in these areas to help preserve the waterbodi
A strong consensus seems to have emerged among Bangladesh's business leaders and trade bodies that the country's scheduled graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category in November 2026 should be deferred. While such graduation signifies significant socioeconomic progress, a combinatio
The country's export sector admittedly faced unprecedented challenges posed by difficult domestic as well as external factors in the previous calendar year. Even so, it pulled through these difficulties rather commendably earning USD48.28 billion from exports in the last fiscal year(FY25). Ob
Though the agriculture sector contributes around 12 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), it is a misleading indicator to assess the importance of the sector. For instance, around 45 per cent of the nation's workforce is directly involved in the sector, which underscores the impac
It cannot be denied that the country's highest hard currency earner through export, the Readymade Garment (RMG) sector, has, of late, come up against certain unforeseen headwinds. The recent tariff war launched by the US President Donald Trump is definitely one. However, after negotiations with the
The students' protest now being waged in Barishal Metropolitan city against the poor state of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH), one of the oldest public health facilities of the country, points to a serious health sector malaise. A section of the media, rightly or wrongly, has paid in
Just when it seemed the worst of the inflationary storm might be passing, official data confirm that price pressures are rising again. After three consecutive months of moderate decline aided by strong agricultural output, inflation in Bangladesh has reversed course. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statis
There is no gainsaying the importance of keeping a government running effectively within its budget. So, the entire process of procuring its funds, allocating those, monitoring their use and, finally producing financial report are the key areas of fiscal management. Since human bias and error
The government must proceed with prudence and fiscal discipline, ensuring that even with reduced allocations, development priorities are met, and austerity is maintained across governance Despite repeated calls from businesses and think tanks to enhance the NBR's revenue mobilisation effor
