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Women SME entrepreneurs prove their mettle

The month-long international women SME expo inaugurated on Sunday last at the port city is indicative of the increasing foray in territories once considered an exclusive preserve for men. It is most relishing because women entrepreneurs from Iran, India, Indonesia, China, Thailand and Pakistan are participating in the women-all exposition....

WTO's dispute resolution in 'existential crisis'

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is facing difficult times. To quote the news agency Reuters, the organisation is scrambling to develop a plan for the biggest reform in its 23-year history.This is mainly due to US president Donald Trump's unilateral move of blocking appointments of judges and threatening to pull...

For a hands-on approach to country's rankings

Bangladesh's performance in World Bank's Doing Business Index, 2019 delivers an embarrassing but not a discouraging message for us. It will, therefore, be important to wax proactive with readings on the barometer rather than be reactive, as if all hell has broken loose on us! Surely it is 'shameful' for...

Reversion to pension system for old pensioners

The Finance Division, Ministry of Finance published a gazette notification on October 08, 2018. The notification allowed reversion to pension system of government employees who have surrendered 100 per cent of their pension money after completing 15 years of retired life.This would support old pensioners through their financial problems. It...

Drug menace is destroying country's youth

As drug peddling, though illegal, is a very profitable and many powerful and wealthy people are involved with it. It is high time this problem was discussed openly in a bid to solve it. Nearly 247 million people of the world are victims of drug abuse. And this number is...

Deferring JSC, JDC exams

I think deferring the Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) exams from November 04 to this weekend was a good decision by the government. Otherwise the traffic congestion caused by vehicles further aggravated by the arrival of attendees at the 'Shokrana Mehfil' held at the Suhrawardy Udyan...