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Bumper harvest, but rice prices soar

That the per-acre Aman rice yield this season is notably higher than that of the last season, when the country reportedly had produced an all-time high of 16.7 million tonnes of Aman, is a piece of welcome news. Despite an increase in per-acre yield, it is hard to make assessment...

Uncertainties in global trade

As the world is preparing willy-nilly to embrace Donald Trump's trade regime, which will take effect from January 20, 2025, there is uneasiness about what will happen immediately after he takes the oath on that day. He will officially become the 47th President of the United States (US) and move...

Why businesses must prioritise ESG reporting

As Bangladesh prepares to graduate from a Least Developed Country (LDC), aligning business enterprises with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting standard is becoming a mandatory practice to boost their global competitiveness. ESG reporting is a globally recognised tool for assessing a business's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. By...

Make medicines affordable

It is frustrating that, amidst serious financial hardships faced by ordinary people due to the skyrocketing prices of essential commodities, businessmen and pharmacists are arbitrarily raising prices of life-saving drugs. This is akin to adding insult to injury when consumers are already paying exorbitant prices.Non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension,...

Fighting dengue effectively -

Dengue has become a life-threatening disease in Bangladesh in recent years, claiming an increasing number of lives since 2021. The year 2023 saw a record high number of dengue-related deaths, surpassing all combined totals of the previous 23 years. According to data, from 2000 to 2022, 853 deaths were recorded,...