Need for an integrated transport system
Traffic mobility in Dhaka City has long been a cause for concern. It has an average speed of 4.8 to 6.4 kilometre per hour--- almost same as the walking speed. Due to this slow speed of vehicles on city roads, the annual loss in productivity stands approximately at $6.5 billion....
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Teesta and trust between two neighbours
For more than a decade, the unresolved Teesta water-sharing agreement has stood as one of the most visible reminders of the fragility and asymmetry that continue to shape relations between India and Bangladesh. Every few years, New Delhi reiterates its commitment to concluding the deal. Every few years, Dhaka expresses...
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Revamping state-owned sugar mills-
Being part of a region that was historically the first producer of sugar by boiling sugarcane juice until it turned into crystals, Bangladesh now meets 95 to 98 per cent of its annual demand (of roughly between 2 and 2.5 million metric tons) for sugar through import. With the domestic...
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Medical representatives in hospitals
For many years, medical representatives have had too much access in government hospitals. They often try to influence doctors to prescribe medicines produced by their companies. Now, this problem is also growing in private hospitals.Recently, it has been observed that in some private hospitals, including Farazy Hospital, medical representatives can...
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Who wins and loses in current monetary reality?
Bangladesh has entered a new monetary phase marked by high interest rates and persistent inflation. With the repo rate held at 10 per cent to curb inflation, the country is attempting to maintain a delicate balance between stabilising prices and sustaining economic growth. But every policy creates winners and losers,...
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