Notwithstanding its notable improvement on certain counts, Bangladesh's standing in the latest Global Food Security Index (GFSI), does hardly match with the tall claims the policymakers make very often. This index is designed and constructed by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) of The Economist, an internationally acclaimed, London-based publication and...
Read moreIt is, no doubt, surprising that the National Board of Revenue (NBR) at times has to succumb to pressure from influential quarters in setting up land customs stations (LCSs) in the border belt. A couple of reports in the print media, lately, have clearly mentioned that there are a good...
Read moreEthics and economics may not be natural allies, but they have potential for a mutually complementary relationship. This is something the policymakers will have to harness if the economy is not to be emptied out of moral compunctions. Individual profit motive, personal wealth creation and self-aggrandizement are primal instincts in...
Read moreTHERE is a clear lack of transparency and accountability in the country and so the corruption graph is not coming down. As media reports indicate and think tank observations suggest, corruption is rising alarmingly in almost all segments of society and the country remains as one of the most corrupt...
Read moreBANGLADESH TELEVISION popularly known as BTV is the state-owned television network in Bangladesh which celebrated its 53rd anniversary on December 25. It was founded on the same day in 1964 and was renamed as Bangladesh Television after independence. Broadcasts in full colour started in 1980. BTV is a terrestrial channel...
Read moreWE not only hear but find it true if we look around us that values are crumbling down. The floodgate is being thrown open for anybody to say whatever he or she feels like. Particularly if we look at our leaders and dignitaries we find them using unsavoury languages indiscriminately...
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