The Covid-19 pandemic has left its effects on overseas jobs, and the inflow of remittance earning for Bangladesh. It is quite a disquieting news that Bangladeshi expatriates sent home around US$1.29 billion only in remittances in March 2020 - the lowest in the past 15 months. It is evident that Ba
The Covid-19 fallout may result in a significant fall in the coming months in the inflow of remittance, considered the lifeline of many rural families. This, experts say, amid slump in export earnings, will be another big shock for the Bangladesh economy. Almost all the destinations of Bangladeshi
The corona virus disease (COVID-19) situation has come to such a pretty pass that no continent on earth could escape the assault of this speedily transmitted virus except the remote frozen continent of Antarctica. Among the South Asian countries, nay in the world, Bangladesh is one of the most den
Air pollution is one of growing environmental hazards in Bangladesh. As such the country has now been grappling with air pollution. Exposed to various diseases and financial losses caused by air pollution, the citizens, especially in major cities, continue to breathe in the most polluted air in the
Mosquitoes have of late become a dangerous insect spreading various types of diseases across the country. With the advent of warmer season the city dwellers around the country are terribly smarting from mosquito bite. To get rid of the attack of the swarms of little but menacing insects, mosquito
A severe cold-wave has swept the country, especially the northern region in recent times, causing untold sufferings to people. The people belonging to the low income bracket are affected most by the cold weather. In mild to moderate cold-spells, elderly people, workers and children are suffering.
A photograph published on a national English daily recently tells us a tale of harrowing condition that the poor and street children live in. It shows that some children are sleeping in an insecure place beside AK Khan Jakir Hossain Road in the port city of Chattogram. A sub-human condition inde
Economists and policy think-tanks have found a widening disparity in the country's economic growth with minimal equitable sharing of its benefits through proper redistribution of wealth. Also, a leading trade body, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Bangladesh, has identified two major challe
