Budget support can create much-needed breathing space
In the face of rising economic challenges and dwindling foreign exchange reserves, the country is actively seeking budget-support loans from multilateral donors as a crucial relief mechanism. Newspaper reports say the government is looking for $8.0 billion in budget-support loan by December this year from development partners to pay back...
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How food hygiene and food safety are compromised
Nowhere is perhaps food hygiene abused more than in this part of the world. Maintenance of this particular hygiene is a prerequisite for food safety, public health and a nation's overall health status. The market of a country known mostly as a sellers' preserve is marked for many of its...
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Value of reciprocity between govt and coordinators
A serious lack of coordination has surfaced between the government and the leaders of anti-discrimination student movement. Nobel Peace Laureate Prof Yunus and his cabinet colleagues came to power through the student-spearheaded anti-quota and subsequent anti-Awami League government movement, which culminated in the ouster of then prime minister Sheikh Hasina,...
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Quality nosedives as virality reigns
Among the 36 TV channels in Bangladesh, including BTV, few programmes manage to captivate viewers. This is a sharp contrast to the television dramas of the 1980s and 90s, like Nakshatra Raat or Kothao Kew Nei, which captivated Bangladeshi audiences. Media executives of that era prioritised quality over TRP ratings,...
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Rising up to the challenges of RMG industry
The Ready-made Garments (RMG) industry, which contributes significantly to the national GDP and provides livelihoods for millions, is now facing numerous challenges that demand immediate attention. One major factor is the rising cost of labour. Cheap labour has been traditionally a competitive advantage for the industry, but labour cost is...
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