Access of Bangladeshis to electricity has gone up from 3.0 per cent of the population to 77.9 per cent since independence. Also absolute number will most likely grow in the years ahead, in keeping pace with industrial growth, rising population and increasing rate of energy consumption. In order to

Bangladesh has this year climbed six more notches in the World Happiness Index ranking 101st among 149 countries. Certainly it is good news – and that is too at a time when Bangladesh turns 50 – but there is no room for being complacent with it as Bangladesh’s ranking is still in

The global community could hardly imagine the currently turbulent progress largely defined by technological revolution only 100 years ago. However, by this time, Bangladesh is no stranger to this new wave of technological advances and newer market forces. Industry 4.0 is knocking on the door, and b

After the recent proposal to raise the tax-free income ceiling and other reforms in the tax policy, it is the right time to ponder if Bangladesh has come to a point where it can be called a tax-friendly country. There is no definitive scale or measurement tool to quantify ‘tax-friendliness.&