Agenda for the National Fisheries Week 2024
This is no time for celebration but the country's enviable achievements in fisheries and livestock certainly deserve to be celebrated. The usual fanfare with which the National Fisheries Week is observed is likely to be missing this year for understandable reasons, but there is no harm in routine observance of...
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Education on hold: Students face an uncertain future
The recent unrest sparked by the students' Quota Reform Movement and subsequent curfew and Internet shutdown, have cast a long shadow of grief and uncertainty over Bangladesh severely damaging the economy and disrupting daily life. Although the government has taken some steps to restore normalcy by easing curfew restrictions and...
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Mango export to China: BD should grab the opportunity
Bangladesh has a huge trade gap with China. In the FY22-23 the gap was worth over US$15.48 billion. For long, Bangladesh has been trying to reduce the gap but it could hardly make any headway in its pursuit. Bangladesh's export to the second largest economy of the world has hovered...
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Slow internet speed a heavy blow to businesses
The recent internet shutdown and subsequent slow internet speed has dealt a heavy blow to the garment export industry. The garment sector, the backbone of Bangladesh's economy, operates on razor-thin margins and relies heavily on efficient communication and timely logistics. The abrupt internet cutoff disrupted supply chains, hindered order processing,...
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Enhancing tax return compliance
Although Bangladesh has over one crore Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TINs) holders, nearly 59 per cent of these individuals did not file tax returns in the fiscal year 2023-24. This gap highlights a critical issue in our tax system, as the number of tax return submissions is not keeping pace with...
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