Import of rice alone can't stabilise market
Bangladesh's drive to build a substantial stock of rice to meet any contingency appears, on the face of it, to be quite logical. When the market is jittery despite a highly satisfactory boro--- the number one grain--- harvest, the government allowed 242 private traders to import rice. Now that Asian...
Read more
What's holding back growth of cashless transactions?
Digital financial transactions have increased by leaps and bounds over the past decade in Bangladesh, primarily driven by the impressive growth in the number of Mobile Financial Service (MFS) users. Estimates suggest that there are now more than 90 million active MFS users in the country, collectively conducting daily transactions...
Read more
NU students facing myriad problems
National University, the largest higher education institution in the country, serves students from remote villages to major cities. However, prolonged administrative inefficiency, session backlogs, delayed results, careless script evaluation and unreasonable fees have caused widespread frustration and anxiety among students.Examinations are often conducted long after the scheduled time, with results...
Read more
Invisible hands behind digital boom
Before the city wakes, Rashed, a 23-year-old delivery rider in Dhaka, is already on the road. Rain, heat, or traffic accidents don't stop him - only exhaustion does. Like thousands of others, he keeps Bangladesh's digital economy running while risking his health, safety, and life. It is work of blood,...
Read more
