Reforming SoEs
The importance of the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has diminished over time with the private sector assuming a dominant role in the economy. Yet some SOEs are making a notable contribution to the economy, especially in the power and gas, transportation, communication and service sectors. But factors such as mismanagement, inefficiency...
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Taming unnatural price rise
This has become more of a routine phenomenon that when international prices of an essential item remain in a declining trend, Bangladeshi businesses move in the opposite direction. It did happen in the case of edible oils, sugar and pulses in the recent past. Now the traders have chosen rice....
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Summer treats linger on
The Bangalees lovingly call Jaisthya Madhumas (the month of honey). Do any people anywhere in the world pay such a glowing tribute to a particular month? TS Eliot, in contrast, pained a most hostile picture of a month by his famous verdict, "April is the cruellest month". So far as...
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2nd anniversary of Holey Artisan attack
Bangladesh is observing the second anniversary of the Holey Artisan attack. On July 1, 2016, a gang of five young men attacked the Holey Artisan bakery killing 22 people including foreign nationals and police officials. The incident came to a bloody end the next morning on July 2 through 'Operation...
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Exploring Khona
A news report published in the print media recently reminded many of Khona, the great Bengalee woman with a gift for folk wisdom. The report deals with the practice of growing vegetables in hanging earthen pots. It is practised by village women on their yards in flood-prone districts. They grow...
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