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When deliberations on economy centre around gross domestic product (GDP), inflation, export, import, inflation, per capita income, skill development etc., human creativity rarely figures there. The impression is that career building and entrepreneurship are the only drivers behind economic advancement. The innate ability to generate original ideas and theories is...

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Turning textile waste into opportunity

Bangladesh's readymade garment (RMG) sector stands at a crossroads. For decades, the industry has been the backbone of the country's export economy, transforming Bangladesh into the world's second-largest apparel exporter and creating employment opportunities for millions. However, the global apparel industry is now undergoing a major transition from a linear...

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Hope amid export slowdown

Amid a declining export trend from July to March 2026, exports increased in April compared to the previous year. Although the overall exports of Bangladesh stood at $39.40 billion, compared to nearly $40.20 billion during July 2024 to April 2025, exports in April were $4 billion, whereas they were $3...

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Benefits and downsides of remote work

The practice of working remotely has fast gained popularity in Bangladesh as a mode of earning a living. This development, which started out due to the coronavirus pandemic, has since been institutionalised among the country's youth population by working for overseas clients from their homes.Internet penetration plays an important part...

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