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Imperatives for NBR automation

If officials at the Large Taxpayers' Unit (LTU) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) have to rummage through hundreds of files for information, it surely is an anachronism in this age of automation. The manual work not only is bothersome but also does consume a lot of time of...

Fallout of higher living cost

The low-income segment of the capital city's population fared worse last year than it did in the previous three years. With slight variation, the same is likely to be true for the 120 million living in other cities, towns and villages. The reason is quite simple, they have to make...

BBS inflation data and market realities

Consumers are awfully puzzled. The data that the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the national statistical organization, or the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) disseminates on the consumers' price index (CPI) most of the times do not match with their real-life spending, be it on food or non-food items.The gap...

Low rate of success in JSC exam

AS students are considered future of the nation, every student has a right to proper education at school. It is a matter of grave concern that all children do not get the same facility in our country. In 2016, the success rate at JSC exam was higher than that of...

Financial development in economic growth

CURRENTLY, 57 scheduled banks and six non-scheduled banks operate under full control and supervision of the Bangladesh Bank. A study was undertaken to find out the relationship and impact of financial development on economic growth in Bangladesh. The Finance-led growth/supply model was used to identify the relationship. The proposed time...

Tobacco: An enemy to our health

SMOKING damages nearly every organ in the body and is directly responsible for a number of diseases. Many organisations have been conducting anti-tobacco campaigns but sadly the number of smokers is not decreasing. As per statistics of the World Health Organization (WHO), 22 million Bangladeshi men are smokers of cigarettes...