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GDP growth and poverty

In a poverty assessment report released by the World Bank on Monday, some unpalatable truths about income disparities have emerged. At a time when the country's economic growth is increasing at about an enviable rate, poverty reduction has not only slowed but also the rate of reduction has declined. This...

From agro-based economy to industrial powerhouse

As the Chinese nation celebrated the 70th birth anniversary on October 1, the whole world looked in awe and amazement at the most populous country on earth and how it transformed itself from an under-developed agricultural economy to an industrial superpower within a span of mere 70 years. Following the...

Thrust on macro-economic policy to reduce poverty

Bangladesh's higher economic growth in the last decade did not lead to faster poverty reduction as the number of poor increased in the western region, said a recent World Bank study. It also said more than half of the population is vulnerable to poverty since their consumptions are close to...

Messy campus

The issue of killing of BUET student Abrar Farhad is not limited to the process of punishing the culprits only. Saying this, economist Wahiduddin Mahmud expressed serious concern at the poor state of higher education in the country. In his reaction to the murder inside a BUET dormitory posted on...

Train service for Savarites

Savar, an increasingly busy neighbourhood of Dhaka city, houses many garment factories and business establishments. Apart from factory workers, there are many thousands who live in Savar but work in Dhaka. So, they have to travel to different parts of the capital including Mirpur, Motijheel and old Dhaka. For them,...

Foreign channels affecting children

Many of the young boys and girls have now been obsessed with watching foreign television channels, and they are becoming fond of cultures which are alien. The children are getting isolated from their family. They sometimes keep on changing channels when their parents want to watch something else. The seniors...