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Fast GDP growth and other targets

These past few days have seen Bangladesh being the focus of a number of auspicious news items about its economy, especially about the growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).These include being the fastest growing economy in Asia in 2019, to the fifth fastest in the world. Bangladesh's two major...

Railway—a long way to recovery

How does one explain the delay of around eight years for procuring seventy locomotives (engines) for the Bangladesh Railway? News on the issue has come up prominently in the local newspapers recently. Clearly, when the urgency of revamping the Bangladesh Railway -- a long-felt need left to utter neglect for...

Regulating the internet

The Bangladesh Telecommuni-cation Regulatory Commission (BRTC) has blocked some one hundred internet sites to prevent access saying more sites are under consideration. Yet, Bangladesh was one of a majority that opposed, a few years ago the attempt by the United States to regulate the Internet. Well now it's Mark Zuckerberg...

Congratulations to Rubana Huq

Rubana Huq, managing director of Mohammadi Group, has been elected the president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). She is the first female president of BGMEA. A businessperson and newspaper columnist, she has modern outlook which could bring changes to the garment sector of the country. Her husband...

Sohel Rana, an unsung hero

The injured firefighter Sohel Rana, who tried to save people from FR Tower blaze, breathed his last in a Singapore hospital on Monday. While rescuing people trapped in the Banani FR Tower fire on March 28, Sohel sustained severe injuries. His death reminds us that there are still many people...

Demise of a great comedian

Renowned comedian and actor Abdus Samad, popularly known as Tele Samad, breathed his last at the Square Hospital on April 6, 2019 at the age of 74. He enthralled the audiences with his unique brand of comedy. People were shocked to learn the news of his demise.Tele Samad made his...

CSR initiatives by banks

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has made it mandatory for banks to put due importance to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and taken institutional steps to monitor such initiatives periodically. Banks have been spending CSR budget either by own channels directly or through donations to the Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund....