Traffic mobility in Dhaka City has long been a cause for concern. It has an average speed of 4.8 to 6.4 kilometre per hour--- almost same as the walking speed. Due to this slow speed of vehicles on city roads, the annual loss in productivity stands approximately at $6.5 billion. The problems are kn
The cautious optimism expressed by company chief executive officers (CEOs) across a broad spectrum of business and industries highlights both positive developments and the uncertainty about the required pace of technological transformation for the future. A survey, in fact the 29th edition of CEO S
In the realm of modern agricultural management, the role of a robust and efficiently managed supply chain in maintaining price stability cannot be overstated. From ensuring the timely movement of goods to prevent hoarding and market manipulation, an effective supply chain serves as the backbone of
Private investment in Bangladesh continues to show little sign of recovery. Businesses are postponing major investment decisions until the government demonstrates a credible commitment to reform, as evidenced by sluggish credit growth and decreased imports of capital machinery. As the Centre for Po
The incumbent BNP government's health sector allocation in the proposed budget for the next financial year (FY2026-27) marks a clear departure from those of the previous governments. Historically, the health sector allocations were not only routinely kept below 1.0 per cent of the GDP, but also a l
The protracted debate over Bangladesh's graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category appears to have reached a decisive turning point. The positive response of the United Nations Committee for Development Policy (CDP) to Bangladesh's request for deferment until November 2029 has provi
The fracas over appointment of a chairman to the Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC exposes the disconcerting fact that financial institutions in this country are yet to come of age. Why should its customers---if they are really so--- organise a protest rally opposing a new chairman and demanding reinstate
When Bangladesh is hemmed in by its own economic problems amid energy crisis, high inflation and unemployment, international humanitarian support for the 1.3 million Rohingya refugees that the country has been hosting for about a decade has reportedly started to shrink drastically. The development
Ever since his assumption of the office of the Ministry of Finance, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has been expressing his opposition to the $4.5 billion IMF (International Monetary Fund) loan negotiated in January 2023. During the IMF-World Bank (WB) Spring meetings in April last, the Bangladesh del
The deaths of six newborn infants within a span of just two hours at Ad-Din Medical College Hospital in the capital's Moghbazar area on Wednesday have sent shockwaves across the country. The explanations offered for the tragic deaths of the babies, who were only one to three days old, are deeply di
