Banking reform must be carried through
There is no gainsaying the necessity of recovering the banking sector that has been left in ruins through mismanagement and outright looting by the henchmen of the previous dictatorial regime. Against this backdrop, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor was spot on when he could not rule out the possibility that...
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Making SSNPs beneficial to the poor
In an environment marked by high incidence of corruption, largely initiated and promoted by the immediate past corrupt regime, the Social Safety Net Programmes (SSNPs) introduced to the benefits of the poor could not remain immune to the all-pervading pilferage and irregularities. The high-ups in the corridor of power and...
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Implications of UN fact-finding report
The findings by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office, as revealed in its investigation report, have strongly confirmed that there was a brutal and systematic repression of protests in Bangladesh by the ousted regime of Sheikh Hasina during the July-August uprising last year. The UN body-generated report last month...
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Trump's tariff policy and risks for Bangladesh
US President Donald Trump announced the imposition of 'retaliatory tariffs' on America's trade partners, raising fresh concerns about international trade. 'Counter tariffs' imply that the United States will impose tariffs at the same rate as any country imposes on American goods. Trump's 'America First' policy aimed to reestablish the United...
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Breaking the silence
Violence against women has become such a serious social issue that it does not only destroy individual lives but also challenge the entire social system. Every day, several pieces of news highlight the cries of women who have been raped and the pain of not receiving justice. Rape doesn't just...
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