Sustaining the positive trends in economy
The nation's economy greatly suffered in both July and the first week of August when it went through its worst disruptive time in history, thanks to the bloody struggle the students and the masses waged to topple autocracy. Every sector of the economy suffered badly. Especially, agriculture, manufacturing, construction and...
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Challenges facing global trade despite optimistic predictions
For years global trade predictions have been marked by inconsistency, with leading organisations providing conflicting forecasts. This has largely been due to differences in data collection methods, the varying credibility of sources, and the distinct models employed by each entity to analyse economic trends. Despite this history of divergent outlooks,...
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Handling money whitening facility in real estate
For decades, Bangladeshi economists and tax experts have been demanding the scrapping of the provision for allowing black money --- money not shown in tax files or amassed remains untraceable or cannot be backed up by any legal documentation--- to be legalised by paying a flat fee. The reasons are...
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When will border killings stop?
An innocent 14-year-old girl, Swarna Das, a student of class eight, was recently shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) while visiting Tripura. Thirteen and a half years ago, on January 7, 2011, a 15-year-old girl named Felani Khatun was shot dead by the BSF on the Anantapur...
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Addressing the skill mismatch
The persistent skill mismatch between job market demands and available talent has long remained a cause for concern. As our nation strides towards economic growth and industrial diversification, this mismatch is becoming a critical barrier to our progress.Despite a growing number of graduates coming out each year, many employers are...
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