The main index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) shed 66 points to reach its 39-month low last Sunday, the first day after the presentation of the national budget for fiscal 2024-25 by Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali. Such a response from the market was not unexpected. The index plunge cou

Last Friday, the outgoing passenger terminal of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport had turned into a sea of Malaysia-bound jobseekers. Hundreds of them carrying valid visas and no-objection certificates from appropriate government authorities thronged the airport but failed to fly to 

Popular Indian stand-up comedian and television host Kapil Sharma, while appearing in the first episode of 'The Great Indian Kapil Show' on Netflix said, 'Appne Money Heist dekha hoga. Aaat dos loge lal rang ke mukhate aur dress pahen ke bank loot ne jaate. Khamaka Netflix ne ente kharcha kiya. Us

It is not at all surprising that the stock market has been on a decline since the day the securities regulator announced the withdrawal of the floor price restriction mechanism in phases. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) feared a collapse of the market in the event of a one

Mosquitoes do not discriminate. Given an opportunity, they would bite everyone, be he or she a VIP (very important person) or an ordinary man. The vectors demonstrated their non-discriminatory trait during a DNCC drive to destroy their nests in thick layers of water hyacinth floating on the Rajuk K

Some developments are surely brewing in the country's banking sector, as the rot has gone too deep to ignore anymore. Loan scams and plundering of bank money are among major issues that feature in public discussions. A few policymakers, who until recently have consciously avoided any mention of un

That the doctors skip postings at government hospitals in rural areas is an old piece of news. Doctors are not solely to blame, medicines and medical equipment are also in short supply in those state-owned facilities. What the residents of an Upazila usually see is a concrete structure called Upazi

Thorny issues are aplenty in this country and a good number of those deserve priority attention from the government. The authorities much to the disappointment of the sufferers, however, have been displaying gross indifference to many pressing problems for long. They wake up from deep slumber only