BJMC - what it takes to be proactive?
The reported fund crunch of the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) and the resultant failure to buy raw jute from the growers is not acceptable. Every year the state-run agency buys substantial quantities of raw jute at the peak harvesting season between October and November. While feeding the jute mills...
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Farmers need to change cropping pattern
Cropping pattern usually creates a choice set for farmers in the light of existing resource endowments. It is not only the size of the owned land but other important factors such as subsistence pressure, infrastructural facilities, information base and marketing opportunities dictate the decisions on cropping pattern that changes with...
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BRTC needs competitive space to operate
The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC), a state-owned body to provide transport service to the people, has just added 1,100 new buses and trucks to its fleet. There are 600 Indian air-conditioned (AC), non-AC and double-decker buses and 500 trucks. These have been procured under the second line of credit...
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One commodity, one price policy for gas
Recently, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) declared that the tariff for fuel gas should be raised for different consumers. BERC started the public hearing for this on March 11.The industrial development so far achieved in Bangladesh is not satisfactory. All the industrial units are concentrated in and around Dhaka and...
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E-waste dumping
Rapid expansion of technology means that a very large amount of e-waste is created at every minute. As a result, mountains of e-waste have become a threat to public health and environment globally. Precious and hazardous materials are used to make electronic gadgets. Now e-waste has the potential to become...
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