Corruption culture lives on
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has recently published its Citizen Perception Survey, which demonstrated no let-up in the pervasiveness of corruption faced by service-seekers in government offices. It's a disheartening reality that public servants, paid by the very people they're meant to serve, are instead compelling them to pay...
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Improving the civil registration and vital statistics
Two decades ago, Bangladesh enacted a law mandating the registration of all births and deaths within 45 days of occurrence. The new law replaced the more than a century-old law administering birth and death registration. Under the new act, titled Birth and Death Registration Act 2004, local government bodies and...
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Popularising local fruits
Many of the fruits and vegetables grown locally are a storehouse of rich vitamins but largely wasted. Unfortunately many are not aware of it. This is largely due to a lack of awareness and insufficient publicity of their benefits among the public. As most of these local fruits are comparatively...
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Bring back laundered money from Swiss banks
The Annual Statistics Report 2024 of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) revealed that, after two consecutive years (2022 and 2023) of sharp decline, Bangladesh-linked deposits surged dramatically in 2024-rising by nearly 23 times. It has raised fresh questions amid ongoing concerns over illicit capital flight.According to A Financial Express report,...
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US bond market is saying "No" to war
In times of global tension, investors usually turn to U.S. Treasury bonds for safety. But this time, they are pulling out - especially from long-term bonds. This shows that many no longer see U.S. bonds as the world's safest bet, and they have good reason to feel that way. The...
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