Structural recipe for the economy
A high profile seminar held in Dhaka on Saturday and Sunday brought to the fore some of the pressing needs of the Bangladesh economy. The seminar was organised by the Bureau of Economic Research (BER) and the Economics Department of the University of Dhaka. The same day at another function...
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State-run health facilities
Public hospitals, the main provider of healthcare services in the country, are often said to be not in a good shape- euphemistically for sure. However, the reality of the situation proves such euphemism too frail to stir very little hope on the system which is the recipient of top budget...
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Of unkept promises
Four years ago Alexis Tsipras and his Syriza party became the first left government to sweep to power in Greece. He did so on the back of electoral promises of undoing austerity and throwing the European Union bailout implications out of the window. On Monday he was as ceremoniously swept...
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Restrictions on rickshaws
Three long roads of Dhaka city were kept off limit to rickshaws with effect from Sunday, July 07 in an effort to reduce traffic jam.More than half of the population of Dhaka city belongs to lower-middle and poor income groups. People need transport that is affordable and suitable to them....
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Tigers' One-Day series against Lanka
Bangladesh ended its World Cup mission in the UK on a mixed note. It occupied the eighth place despite a superb performance by its ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan. The Tigers will be playing three One-Day Internationals in Sri Lanka and they will be back on August 01. All matches...
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