It is very natural that the state of the public health facilities would come under public scrutiny from time to time, as millions of patients visit those every year seeking treatment. The results of such scrutiny in most cases are found to be highly disappointing. Most public hospitals, large or s
The developments in the country's power sector for more than two decades have given rise to many questions, but answers have not been forthcoming. Instead, there were attempts to sidetrack the issues with notable defiance noticed in the deliberations made by some people in authority from time to ti
It is nothing surprising that medical spending in Bangladesh has gone beyond the means of most households. The government's laissez-faire approach to the activities of the health sector has only made it possible. A report published in this paper on Thursday quoting the latest Household Income and
An amendment proposed by a ruling party lawmaker moments before adopting the Bank Company (Amendment) Bill on Wednesday infuriated the otherwise 'accommodative' opposition Jatiya Party members. The amendment that proposed to raise the bank directors' tenure from nine years to twelve drew flak from
All is now quiet on the country's stock market front. With daily turnover plummeting below Tk 3.0 billion and the main index hovering at around 6,300 points, the market, maybe for the time being, is almost in a moribund state. The floor price mechanism introduced by the securities regulator sever
Not many would contest the contention that it is truly difficult to get reliable data both at macro and micro levels in Bangladesh. The problem has come into focus very often, but there have been no serious efforts to find an effective solution until now. The other day a vernacular business daily
Quite a few people in the country's capital market regulatory body and beyond were basking in false glory when the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) main index soared to an all-time high of 7,368 points in October last year. The regulator had to introduce the 'floor price' mechanism in the middle part of
