Ensuring expeditions commercial justice
Amid a series of new laws and initiatives introduced recently by the interim government to ease public suffering and speed up the delivery of justice, the proposed Commercial Courts Ordinance 2025 stands out as a potentially transformative measure. It comes at a time when the country's judiciary is buckling under...
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BD-India trade in travel services
December is usually a month of holiday-making for most people in Bangladesh. A large number of people wait throughout the year for the month when they can travel home and abroad with their families and friends. For most outbound tourists from Bangladesh, neighbouring India is the first destination due to...
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Alarming rise in suicides
The revelation that an average of around 40 people die by suicide every day in Bangladesh is a chilling indicator of a profound and largely unaddressed social crisis. Police records on unnatural deaths show that between 2020 and 2024, a total of 73,597 suicide cases were recorded. That means an...
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Avoid firecrackers, sky lanterns on Thirty-First night
On the occasion of the English New Year, bursting firecrackers and releasing sky lanterns have become a common practice. Every year, as Thirty-First Night approaches, excitement among children, teenagers and adults knows no bounds. But have we ever questioned why we continue these practices despite being fully aware of their...
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Cost of policy uncertainty
Bangladesh stands at a critical economic juncture, where sustaining growth depends not only on macroeconomic indicators but also on policy clarity, institutional efficiency and investor confidence. While recent discussions have focused on inflation, policy uncertainty remains largely overlooked.Frequent changes in regulations and unclear policies increase transaction costs, delay investments and...
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