Unlocking farm export potential
It is good news that earnings from the export of agro-products -- primary and processed --increased to $595.51 million in the first half of FY2025 from $544.77 million in the corresponding period of FY2024. If the current momentum is sustained in the second half of FY2025, export receipt from this...
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To be innovative to boost revenue income
The government's recent decision to hike up Value-Added Tax (VAT) and Supplementary Duty (SD) on more than one hundred goods and services has taken flak from the public as well as the business community--- and for good reasons. Obviously, as part of its effort to increase revenue collection, the government...
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Crisis of commodity is no problem, affordability is
The litany of assurances of measures to solve any crisis including containing price hikes of essentials is a trademark playing-to-the-gallery ploy resorted to by a political government. This is not expected from an interim non-political government. Results of its actions should speak for itself. But when the commerce adviser claims...
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Breaking the cycle of child malnutrition
Child malnutrition is a serious problem in Bangladesh, which poses significant challenges to both individual health and national development. According to UNICEF, 28 per cent of Bangladeshi children under five are stunted, while 10 per cent are underweight. Malnutrition not only weakens immunity but also makes children more susceptible to...
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Save our village, please!
The Meghna River, which flows through Narsingdi district, lost its natural charm many years ago. Its plight has worsened due to the activities of illegal sand and soil mining gangs. This unchecked exploitation by unscrupulous groups has further escalated, particularly in Nazarpur village, often referred to as the "mini Cox's...
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