Reforming the taxation system
It was quite a befitting observation a noted economist made early this week about the National Board of Revenue (NBR). Taking part in a seminar on tax policy and public finance in Dhaka, the economist, who is one of the key figures in a private think-tank, likened the Board to...
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Counting women's invisible work
The household chores and work performed by women are considered to be part of the informal economy and therefore not visible in the calculation of gross domestic product or GDP of a country. At the Beijing Platform of Action for Women held in 1995, emphasis was laid on finding out...
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Cheap labour luring foreign investors
Major Japanese companies operating in Bangladesh are planning to go for expansion of their businesses here over the next two years. Availability of cheap labour and profitability are the key reasons for such a move. According to a recent survey conducted by the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro), most Bangladeshi...
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Price hikes before Ramadan
The holy month of Ramadan is still a month away. Already the prices of many daily essential items like spices, sugar and salt, along with meat, are increasing. Beef, which was Tk 480 per kilogram just two weeks earlier, is now being sold at Tk 550 per kilogram. The commerce...
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Nor'westers have arrived early this year
The nor'westers usually hit Dhaka and other areas around mid-April or near the first month of the Bangla New Year. But this year, the nor'westers began on March 31. The sudden storm caused the death of at least three people only in Dhaka. There were reports of more deaths outside...
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Gross irregularities with FR tower
The government should take stern actions against everyone whose negligence cost the nation 26 lives through the fire incident at FR Tower in Banani on March 28, 2019. It has been reported by the media that the design of the building, its construction and extension were full of irregularities. Those...
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