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Role of AMCs in NPL reduction

The importance of strengthening the effort to recover default loans cannot be overemphasized. The size of soured loans of banks has bulged over time, but the matching move to get back the same has not been there. Rather, there have been sporadic attempts to dwarf a problem that is eating...

Is capital flight always bad?

The debate about capital flight from Bangladesh is nothing new. However, the amount of capital exodus was relatively low even a decade ago. It is also presumed that capital flight had increased significantly in the last decade when the size of the economy also expanded. The basic reason behind the...

Library under sledge hammers

Almost a couple of years after the government decision to demolish the present Public Library building, followed by students' protests, sledge hammers have begun striking the minutely planned structure. To people attracted by a building's architectural beauty, the 'new public library' remained an eye-soothing installation for decades. The library was...

Scaling up relief efforts in remote areas

Floodwaters have started receding in Sylhet and Sunamganj. But thousands of people are still struggling to get food and water. Many of those who have taken shelter in the relief camps are reportedly now unable to return home due to the floods. People in many villages are still stranded without...

Valuing women's domestic work

Our women's economic realities do not support the argument that women's empowerment is gaining traction in Bangladesh. Rather, what has been reported in the media in this regard, based on facts and findings, simply refutes it. A survey report published recently by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) says that...

Thrift shopping gaining currency

Buying gently used items at a discounted price is called thrifting. It is gradually becoming a new norm across the world particularly in the matter of using clothes and accessories. Bangladesh, too, has its fair share of second-hand retailers. But there are some people who are not keen on using...