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Debate on global e-commerce rules  

In the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Public Forum-- the global trade body's largest annual outreach event held last month-- discussions were held as usual on the latest developments in global trade and ways of enhancing multilateral trading system. The theme...

State of plain-land indigenous groups  

Lively smiles of merrymakers and dancers were once integral to...

When sugar tastes bitter  

The pitiable state of a state-owned sugar mill has been...

Expediting PPP implementation  

The government is reported to have decided on building a...

Landless tenancy in rural Bangladesh  

The Research Almanac 2018 of the Bangladesh Institute of Development...

People behind Bangladesh's progress  

Bangladesh has baffled pundits in the academic arena, particularly economists,...

Poor show in the ease of doing business index!

Every year we expect Bangladesh to do better in doing...

What it takes to be competitive in the times of trade war

The on-going US-China trade tension-no less than a raging trade...

Decent, safe migration to help boost economy  

The Malaysian government has reduced the cost of hiring Bangladeshi...

Rural migration

Mainly there are two types of migration - external and...

US mid-term election augurs well for all

The entire world waited with bated breath for the results...

The abuse of stock dividends!

The month of October is the  usual time for declaration...

WTO's dispute resolution in 'existential crisis'

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is facing difficult times. To...

Playing down rural women's work: Trend continues

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres looked into the case for...

Winter is coming to the UK

The United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union  is rapidly...

Creating a congenial business climate

The government has apparently taken a serious view of the...

Agricultural policies

Agricultural policies need to respond to changing time. After a...

Are transport workers villains?             

The 48-hour countrywide strike enforced by the Bangladesh Road Transport...

Use of Yuan in foreign exchange transactions

Bangladesh Bank has finally permitted the commercial banks to open...

Food-processing sector needs to go an extra mile  

The three-day processed food fair dubbed as the Sixth BAPA...

Disciplining Dhaka roads -- a chimera?  

To speak without any veneer of reservation, the road situation...

Questioning economic policy orthodoxy

Global markets, policymakers, and risk managers are watching the budget...

Applying latest tech in harnessing offshore potential  

Bangladesh has apparently failed to make major breakthrough in offshore...

One size doesn't fit all  

Like any other country, Bangladesh embraces both favourable and unfavourable...

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