The Financial Express

Prudence has to come first

It's not a bad idea to throw in a little flamboyance in the midst of prudence. Sitting cosily on foreign exchange reserves of $49 billion allows for a degree of comfort that borders on the complacent. That zealously guarded rainy...

Calculating Nisab for Zakat nationally

Zakat is one of the five fundamentals of Islam. It...

Time to show wisdom

As it is getting prolonged, the impact of the Ukraine...

The missing number of primary students

Permanent closure of 14,111 private primary schools in 2020, the...

Value-added plastic recycling

So long we have heard of recycling plastic waste to...

Padma Bridge to enliven Mongla port

The once faint signs of the Mongla Port's revival have...

Changing the gear

The era of rice predominantly influencing Bangladeshi diet seems to...

Central bank's guarded annual report

After around nine months had passed since the end of...

Let Ukraine crisis not fester

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov's comment that there has not been...

A new-look city with a network of subways

Unveiled on Tuesday, a feasibility study on subways together with...

Big powers' fear of weaker nations

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has virtually upended international order,...

Market-driven skills for youth employment

It is generally recognised that with the growth of technology,...

Reining in anarchic river traffic

Mid-river collisions between motor launches are not infrequent in Bangladesh....

Bypassing SWIFT messaging system

Cross-border payment settlement does not take place in currency notes....

Falling water table a looming danger

Extensive use of groundwater for irrigation, domestic use as well...

Meeting challenges of the worst air pollution

Once again, Bangladesh has earned the dubious distinction of topping...

Transport workers the neglected lot

Road transport workers in Bangladesh most of whom are truck...

Market intervention--- how far can TCB go?

Every time market volatility crosses limits, the authorities are quick...

Paper stays strong in export market

The 2-year-long corona-induced stalemate has started petering out. With it...

Nano loan through MFS can boost economic empowerment

In 1992, Nokia, the leading business conglomerate in Finland, made...

High growth fuelling inflation

Bangladesh economy is set to return to the 7-plus growth...

Addressing rising social polarization

The issuance of special cards to 10 million poor people,...

Ukraine war to render food security fragile

The government has a double whammy on its hands neither...

Authentic data for policy framing and planning

Dearth of data, let alone updated and accurate data, has...

Prudence has to come first

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