Another horrific incident of mugging has come to light, underscoring how a cavalier approach to security arrangements can embolden bag-snatchers and muggers to rob people in broad daylight with a killer instinct. The incident reportedly took place last Sunday around 6:15 am in front of Shaheed Suhr

The persistent decline in private-sector credit growth has emerged as one of the most pressing economic challenges confronting the government. According to the latest data available up to March, formal credit growth to the private sector fell to a historic low of 4.72 per cent, signalling a worryin

The intent behind the proposed property tax is easy to support and harder to argue against. Expanding the tax base to include property held by wealthy individuals who contribute far less to the exchequer than their assets would warrant is, by any reasonable measure, a step in the right direction. T

Business leaders and policy researchers have expressed their deep concern at the fall of private investment at its lowest in a decade in the fiscal year (FY) 2025. The revelation that such investment plummeted to 22.03 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) is hardly surprising considering th

As the regulatory body of the Bangladesh capital market, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has earned enough infamy. Instead of protecting the interests of investors, small investors to be more precise, it has served vested interest groups and at times is alleged to have coll

Bangladesh's trade tax is high and its structure is complex. Though formal customs duties might appear lower, extensive use of para-tariffs (supplementary and regulatory duties) has made the tax structure overly complicated. That has resulted in a large number of (some 50) effective tax rates. But

That a number of environmental organisations have been observing the Sundarbans Day each year on February 14 since 2001 is not widely known. The reason for this is the limited publicity the day's observance receives with the government yet to recognise the day officially. So, the environmental grou

The long awaited national election, held 17 years after the last genuinely contested vote, has brought with it a wave of public expectation. For many residents of Dhaka, some of those expectations are surprisingly simple, though no less reasonable for it. People in the megacity want a clean and ord