In medical science, amputation becomes the only option when a limb is so severely damaged or infected that it poses a direct threat to the patient's overall health and survival. This decisive measure prevents the spread of infection, isolating the problem to protect the rest of the body. The situat
The importance of the capital market, which acts as a bridge between the savers and those looking for capital such as businesses as well as governments, cannot be overstated. In fact, it helps channel savings into productive investments. Unfortunately, in Bangladesh, the general investors are
The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) finds itself in a dilemma over the expansion of the metro rail network, particularly involving the Contract Package (CP) 6 of MRT Line 5 North. Despite notable interest from global firms, the tendering process appears to have been shaped by Japan-speci
There has been heightened concern the world over about Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff ever since the radical policy on import duty was unveiled in April last. The 90-day tariff pause he announced following stock market crashes was precisely meant to secure 90 trade deals in those 90 days but he m
Though there is no supply shortage, the prices of different categories of rice, the staple food of the Bangladeshis, have been rising since last month, leaving market watchers intrigued. Because, the overall yield of Aman, the second largest rice crop, despite the floods that damaged this crop on s
Much of the country's economic haemorrhage owes to a gargantuan size of non-performing loans (NPLs). Banks that extended or were made to sanction such loans have bled white and would have collapsed long ago but for the injection of cash by the central bank in order to keep them afloat. However the
The interim government's initiative to launch a comprehensive reform process through the National Consensus Commission (NCC) is a response to the growing public demand for structural change and democratic renewal. It is encouraging that political parties, through NCC-hosted discussions, are beginni
With increasing popularity of bottled water, their prices are also on the rise apparently without rhyme or reason. So, question naturally arises if there is any regulatory control over the country's ever-growing bottled water market. Then there is no way of ensuring if water bottled under various b
The country's stock market is not showing any sign of vibrancy. Occasional attempts to breathe life into it aimed at bringing new firms to get listed have fallen flat. Also, there is no encouragement for small investors to gain from the market. This has been glaringly reflected in a recent finding
The country's agriculture has come a long way off, thanks to some remarkable research and experiments with cereals and other crops. But still farm practices in general are yet to be smart enough to turn farmlands economically sustainable. A survey titled "Productive and Sustainable Agriculture Surv
