The High Court's directive to the concerned bodies of the government to prepare a list of the persons illegally occupying railway lands in the country and submit the same to the court within 30 days sounds loud and clear to bring to book the grabbers who have been merrily feasting on public propert
Domestic workers are the most neglected lot so far as the labour laws of the country are concerned. Of course, there is the Domestic Workers Welfare and Protection Policy, 2015, which defines elaborately what is meant by domestic work. It also bans employment of children under 12 in household work
Denim, acclaimed as a highly prospective growth driver of the country's garment industry, has begun to shed its shine in the export market. A piece of bad news no doubt — a sudden decline in the primacy of Bangladeshi denim in the global market is attributable to not only better performance o
The Income Tax Act 2023 (ITA 2023) that has replaced the Income Tax Ordinance 1984 since July 01 last exposes many of its weaknesses and discrepancies, particularly meting out unfair and unequal treatment to the low-income savers. Many of its provisions are contradictory with no avenue left for red
Widening of Bangladesh's export basket further has now become an imperative given that its present export is overwhelmingly dependent on Readymade Garment (RMG) products. Hence is the call for diversification of its exports. An example will suffice to explain the point. In the FY2022-23, Bangladesh
An initiative is reportedly underway to amend the capital city's detailed area plan (DAP). Approved only a year before, the DAP could not be what it ought to have been because of the undesirable transformation already brought about illegally to geomorphic features both within the city parameter and
Ever since the start of monitoring the extent of greening compliance by garment manufacturers and exporters in developing countries, the prerequisite has been a subject of unease. The monitors belong to the club of global bigwigs in the clothing and fashion industry. The countries under watch inclu
In a desperate effort to rein in the seemingly endless bouts of price hike of basic food staples like vegetable oil, onion, garlic, egg, potato, etc., the government has set maximum retail price (MRP) on a range of products. Already it is evident that these measures are not having their desired eff
From the perspective of gross domestic product (GDP)-centred growth, Bangladesh has indubitably made impressive advances with the turn of the century. But the challenge is to sustain the growth so far achieved and take it further. The issue has gained added importance in the run-up to the country's
It may sound astonishing, if not outright incredible, that lead pollution claims 140,000 lives and costs the country around 9.0 per cent of the GDP annually. A study published in the scientific journal Lancet says lead pollution proves to be an increasing risk of intellectual disabilities among chi
