Meeting post-graduation challenges facing the country
As Bangladesh is all set for LDC graduation, it is imperative that it accelerated its efforts to meet the post-graduation challenges such as continued access to the various trade benefits including duty-free ones against its exports to the markets of advanced economies, especially the European Union (EU). Notably, as an...
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Recovering grabbed forest lands
Although it has been a wild guess that vast swathes of forest lands of the country are being grabbed every year, no statistics of the lost lands was available until an official statement weeks ago said that the government was going to intensify its efforts to recover 187,000 acres of...
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The bane of out-of-pocket health expenditure
A study carried out recently by a researcher at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) shows that "Out-of-Pocket (OOP) expenditure is one of the most noteworthy payment strategies for healthcare in Bangladesh and the share of the same has been increasing alarmingly." The findings were presented at a programme...
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Silent epidemic of online gambling
We are living in a time when almost everyone has a smartphone in hand. Some foreign companies have set up online gambling sessions through various apps, tempting people and taking away their money. Although online gambling was not common in the village before, the situation has changed dramatically. Nowadays, people...
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YouTube: A breeding ground of misinformation
YouTube, a platform ostensibly dedicated to free speech and information sharing, has morphed into a breeding ground for misinformation, with alarming consequences for both users and advertisers. A recent study by Dismislab has exposed the platform's role in amplifying false narratives while generating substantial revenue.The study findings are deeply troubling....
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