As a new surge of the Covid-19 had struck Bangladesh recently, the government announced a seven-day nationwide lockdown for one week (5-11 April). The target of this lockdown was to limit the transmission of this deadly virus and keep people safe. Now a second lockdown for another seven days starte
There is a growing concern that Covid-19 will stay for quite a while, and therefore, we need to explore innovative ways to cope with the 'new normal' realities. More and efficient utilisation of information and communication technology (ICT) could be a critical tool to handle various challenges ind
Border haat is 'a rough-and-ready market' allowing 'local people to trade in locally-grown agricultural and manufactured' items along the border. The core idea behind the border haat is to provide a formal arrangement of trading between the local communities of two countries who have limited access
The main expectation with the budget for the fiscal year 2020-21 (FY21) was that this budget would hold the rudder of the economy. We wished that the budget allocation and implementation would be such that we could minimise the damage in the development trend of the country posed by the Covid-19
The economic downturn caused by Covid-19 or coronavirus is widespread worldwide. This is not the only issue of Bangladesh and it is not a problem of any single sector. That is why, the economic damage caused by the pandemic is far-reaching. Thus plans need to be made for the next three years by mea
While we are combating health concerns of the Covid-19 virus, we understand that we are approaching a hard time for the economy. The signs are already visible as day-labourers, temporary workers, rickshaw pullers, transport workers and poor people dependent on a variety of jobs have become jobless,
Women entrepreneurship or 'a woman in businesses' is a recent phenomenon in Bangladesh. Women entrepreneurs are mostly involved in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Supports to the SMEs and making them more women friendly, could go a long way towards overall development of the country. Acc
Bangladesh is pursuing a growth strategy where the economy is expected to rely more on industry. Currently, industry accounts for around 32 per cent of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of which around 22 per cent comes from manufacturing. Industry sector has been growing at double-digit rate for th
