Augmenting non-tax revenue
Non-tax revenue (NTR) rarely figures in discourses on revenue collection for the government. It is not exactly the missing of the wood for the trees but its metaphorical implication is not far from the idiom's message. The receipt of a paltry 1.0 per cent NTR of the GDP from a...
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Promoting citizen-centric governance
Citizen-centric governance has been widely practiced by many Western countries, especially during the past few decades. Developing countries like Bangladesh, however, still lag far behind in this area. This mode of governance may be defined as a process in which ordinary citizens take part - whether on a voluntary or...
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Law enforcement and crime
Though it is the world's 4th most densely populated city with 23,234 people crammed into each square kilometer area, Dhaka is not listed among the most crime-prone cities. The most violent cities considering their high crime rates are in Mexico in North America, according to Statista, a German online platform...
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Dhaka's toxic air
The city has long been struggling with severe air pollution with no improvement in sight. In winter, the air quality worsens to dangerous levels. Normally, warm air rises and helps carry pollutants away into the atmosphere. However, during winter, cold air gets trapped near the surface, with warmer air above...
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Why are youths unemployed?
Is it truly a wise choice to spend hundreds of thousands of Taka to obtain a degree with limited market value, even if you graduate with a cumulative grade point average of 3.8? This significant investment might have been better made by starting a business, offering the potential benefits of...
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