Energising the capital market
The country's stock market is not showing any sign of vibrancy. Occasional attempts to breathe life into it aimed at bringing new firms to get listed have fallen flat. Also, there is no encouragement for small investors to gain from the market. This has been glaringly reflected in a recent...
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When low-income people skip meal
The findings of a survey conducted by the Youth Network Policy (YNP) are highly concerning and should have triggered matching socio-political reactions. But nothing of this order happened. The survey titled "Food Security and VAT for Marginalised Communities" made some chilling revelations. People in the low income bracket of Tk10,000-15,000...
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Is it compassion or coercion?
A disturbing new trend has been going viral on video streaming platforms like YouTube and Facebook. Self-styled volunteers are producing contents by forcibly 'cleaning up' homeless people by shaving their heads, trimming their beards, bathing them, and dressing them up in new clothes in public. While these acts are considered...
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Multifarious problems JnU students face
Jagannath University (JnU), a reputed institution located in Old Dhaka, continues to suffer from chronic mismanagement and a lack of basic infrastructure even after 19 years since gaining university status. Each day, around 18,000 students are affected by inadequate housing, transport, canteen services, laboratory and library resources, and medical facilities.The...
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Can e-commerce bridge rural-urban gap?
With Bangladesh stepping into the new digital era, there is one question that should be considered in more details: is it possible that e-commerce will act as a game-changer for rural entrepreneurs?The rising popularity of platforms such as Daraz, Facebook Marketplace, and local delivery startups has certainly made it easier...
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