Equity funds show the way
With bank borrowing getting more expensive and restrictive, thanks to regulatory constraints and rise in Non-Performing Loan (NPL) ratio in local banks, growth of the country's private sector is facing multiple challenges. While prospects of foreign loans are narrowing due to high variable interest rates, short-term repayment schedules and restrictive...
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Saving rivers around Dhaka
While most rivers of the country are facing vulnerabilities of all sorts-encroachment, pollution, siltation, a lack of navigability and so on, the situation is even direr for the rivers surrounding the capital. A couple of the rivers are literally lifeless having lost their channels. Despite repeated calls for their preservation...
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Renewable energy sector gets a boost
Much to the delight of the countrymen, the government has started working to bring necessary reform to the energy sector as is evident from the annulment of the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act 2010 that has earned the notoriety of being a 'black law' for...
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The pink tax
As a female member of the human species, who has lived on this earth for 23 years, there is one thing that has haunted me relentlessly. Not the shadows under my bed or the thought of being trapped in an elevator, but something far sneakier--- the pink tax. I know...
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RMG export face challenges
International boycotts of companies accused of unethical labour practices and political turmoil have severely disrupted Bangladesh's supply chain. The country's ready-made garment (RMG) sector, a cornerstone of the economy, is experiencing a decline as international retailers, including H&M and Zara, have either cancelled or reduced their orders. Consequently, factories have...
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