Rising production of protein foods
That production of fish, meat and milk -- three essential food items -- has gone up substantially does hardly need to be substantiated by official disclosures. The availability of the items in the markets of a country of over 160 million people does prove that there has been notable increase...
Read more
The toll weighs heavy on infrastructure
The state of business in Bangladesh in terms of its overall performance, despite odds, has been good in recent times. Among the odds, the key impeding elements are those that need government intervention by way of facilitation. It is here that the role of infrastructure becomes extremely crucial. Putting in...
Read more
To be a good host to business in Bangladesh
Some of the views expressed by the EU Ambassador in Dhaka Rensje Teerink late last month have an animated ring even after a fortnight of her having aired them. This is because of the candid expression of what she had to say. In an interview with the UNB, the EU...
Read more
Monetary Policy
RECENTLY, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) has announced a contractionary monetary policy for January-June period. Monetary policy is nothing but a mechanism to control the money supply in the market through using some financial instruments in a systematic way. The policy is treated as contractionary when it intends to pull money...
Read more
Delight from eating out in Dhaka!
HAVING culinary delight with family members or friends during the weekend is a popular way to spend one's leisure time. Now we are more cosmopolitan than ever before. There are plenty of choices and we see all types of cuisines out there if we are ready to spend some money....
Read more
