Will monetary contraction deliver desired results?
The Bangladesh Bank's (BB) latest Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for the first half of FY2026-27 signals continuity rather than change. Faced with persistently high inflation, the central bank has decided to maintain its contractionary monetary-policy stance, keeping the policy repo rate unchanged at 10 per cent. The decision reflects the...
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Poor QS World University Rankings of BD institutions
The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings for the year 2027 released on June 18 last once again presents a poor showing by the universities---public or private--- in Bangladesh. As usual the University of Dhaka (DU) is leading the pack with its ranking exactly at 600th spot shared by another...
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Critical care crisis needs urgent action
A health system shows its true character not in how it manages routine illness, but in how it responds when a life hangs by a thread - after a highway crash, during a heart attack, when a child's pneumonia turns severe, or when a newborn fights for survival. By that...
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Sustainable credit risk management needed
A healthy credit system, whether in a single bank or across the entire banking sector, depends on one key principle: providing the right amount of finance. Both under-financing and over-financing create risks that may not appear immediately but can gradually weaken credit quality, affect business performance, and increase non-performing loans...
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Stop destruction of wetland
Sunamganj is blessed with numerous haors and beels, vital wetlands that serve as natural water reservoirs and breeding grounds for native fish species. These fish play a crucial role in meeting the protein needs of local communities.Regrettably, in recent years, some unscrupulous individuals, motivated by revenge or illegal gain, have...
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