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The decline of mutual fund industry

It is natural for the mutual fund (MF) industry to show results in line with the overall health of the country's capital market. The performance of the market, barring occasional flare-ups, has been dismal for nearly a decade. The state of the MF industry turned out to be even worse....

Removing investment constraints

Private investments in Bangladesh are constrained by a lack of land, reliability of energy supply, poor connectivity, cumbersome regulatory processes as well as regulatory unpredictability, high corporate taxes, limited access to long-term finance and shortage of skills. Without removing the constraints, it will be difficult to achieve a sustained increase...

Nations' past adds to their glory

It's natural that many fast-growing and modernistic cities normally do not show much interest in preserving their centuries-old heritage structures. The phenomenon normally proves true with ancient cities joining the race to have a smarter look. In spite of their great value as urban sites of historic installations, they mostly...

No magic expected from New Year

People around the world have started expressing their best wishes for the new Gregorian calendar year of 2021, with the hope that it would end their suffering caused by the pandemic. In fact, the New Year wishes are replete with wishful thinking aboutthe wellbeing of life and society. However, it...

Govt. seeking loan to buy vaccine!

In a crisis situation, we often accept or ignore something that society doesn't do usually. It's a bit surprising to see reports that authorities concerned are seeking US$2.5 billion loan from multilateral lending agencies such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank for purchasing vaccines for coronavirus.It's surprising...

Tracking down money-launderers

The government's Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has received as many as 3,228 complaints of money laundering in the past five years,, according to reports. recommendations were made to take actions in this regard. Also the foreign minister has of late spoke about siphoning off of ill-gotten money abroad. However, the...

Ridding Dhanmondi Lake area of nuisance

Dhanmondi Lake is a blessing for many residents living in Dhaka's western zone as people spend leisure time, hold mini-meeting and get-together and visit the lake area for morning and evening walks. But unfortunately, there are shortage of lights in some parts of the walkways.Also, a section of people gather...