BSEC must come clean
As the regulatory body of the Bangladesh capital market, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has earned enough infamy. Instead of protecting the interests of investors, small investors to be more precise, it has served vested interest groups and at times is alleged to have colluded with quarters responsible...
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Rebooting Indo-Bangla ties: Ball in India's court
Relations between Bangladesh and India, bound by geography and history, have entered one of their most fragile phases in decades. The strains are not merely the residue of 1971 or the by-products of neighbourhood asymmetry. They are rooted in recent political upheavals that have reshaped Dhaka's domestic landscape and forced...
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Bangladesh's case for LDC deferral
The newly elected BNP government has not wasted time over requesting the UN to defer the process of country's LDC graduation. Notably, the country was scheduled to graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category on November 4, 2026 following completion of the 5-year preparatory period granted for transition by...
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Breaking the cycle of Ramadan price hike
The holy month of Ramadan is a month of restraint, self-purification and compassion. But unfortunately, in our country, an uncomfortable reality comes to the fore as soon as this month arrives, the abnormal increase in the prices of daily necessities. The news of the increase in the prices of rice,...
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Thakurgaon union health centres in a shambles
The healthcare system in Thakurgaon's Union Health and Family Welfare Centres is on the verge of collapse due to severe manpower shortages, absence of doctors and nurses, and lack of medicines. As a result, the marginalised population, who largely depend on government healthcare, is suffering immensely.A visit to the Akcha...
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