Reducing impacts of indirect tax on public
In about every instance of the government's attempt at increasing revenue income from businesses, the burden ultimately falls on the common consumers. The general public, the overwhelming majority of whom are people in the low and middle income bracket, are law-abiding citizens and hence not willing to fall afoul of...
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Decarbonisation is prerequisite for foreign funding
There is growing concern about the likely scarcity of foreign funding for non-green development projects in the immediate future. Reports from various sources, including leading multinational financiers, confirm a marked shift in the global project funding landscape, prompted by international treaties aimed at mitigating the impacts of climate change. Foreign...
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Export diversification for sustaining growth
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket" - this timeless advice has never been more relevant for Bangladesh as it prepares to graduate from Least Developed Country (LDC) status. While the ready-made garments (RMG) sector has long been the backbone of our export economy, contributing more than 80 per...
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Upholding values of civil service
What's happening in the realm of Bangladesh's civil service nowadays has deeply been concerning. Civil servants are supposed to uphold personal integrity, empathy, and trustworthiness to earn faith and confidence from society when discharging their assigned responsibilities. They receive various training programmes to enhance their level of efficiency so that...
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