Quality leadership matters in banks
That the failure of the top management is, to a large extent, responsible for the current uncomfortable state of the country's banking sector is an indisputable fact. Problems such as soaring non-performing loans (NPLs), liquidity and capital shortage, forgery and loan scams are rooted in the deficiency noted at the...
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For an equitable sharing of growth
Economists and members of civil society have voiced concern with regard to the concentration of wealth in a few hands, who, in most cases, are cronies of the government. The concentration of income in the hands of top 5.0 per cent of society seems to be unstoppable. The political leadership,...
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Strengthening safety-net programmes
The government is bringing more people under its social safety net programmes keeping the existing allowance per person for most of the schemes unchanged. Programmes such as open market sale, vulnerable group feeding, test relief and food for work have been continuing as usual, and the number of beneficiaries under...
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Harassment of female migrant workers
The harassment being faced by female migrant workers from Bangladesh to several countries of the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia, has reached an alarming stage in recent times. According to recent statistics, nearly 203,000 women migrant workers from Bangladesh are working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Since 2015 till...
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Strengthening Asian Highway Network
At the 11th Executive Committee of the National Economic Council on October 23, 2018, the 'Land Acquisition and Utility Transfer Project: Support for the Improvement of Dhaka (Kachpur)-Sylhet-Tamabil Highway into four-lane and construction of separate service lanes in both sides' was approved. The 38.86 billion-worth project was approved by the...
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