Decentralisation disperses graft
Administrative or political decentralisation does not necessarily reduce corruption, rather decentralise corruption, a senior economist said on Saturday."Strong civic activities along with administrative decentralisation ensure lower rate of corruption," said Dr Zahid Hussain, former lead economist of the World Bank.Chairing a session on "Fiscal decentralisation and Corruption" at an international...
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AmCham permanent office opens in city
The permanent office of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) was inaugurated in the city on Saturday.While inaugurating the office, US Ambassador in Dhaka Robert Miller expressed his hope that the US companies would continue contributing to development of Bangladesh.He said the US-Bangladesh trade rose to 8.2 billion...
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Bangladesh to sew world's largest T-shirt to break Guinness record
Bangladesh is set to sew the world's largest T-Shirt to break the Guinness record, marking the centenary founding anniversary of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), reports BSS.Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has been assigned to sew the T-Shirt using cotton fabric to be branding the country's apparel industry,...
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Budgets of two city corpns heavily dependent on sectoral allocation: BIP
Total budget of two Dhaka city corporations is insufficient considering the population at grassroots level although it seems that the budgetary allocation has increased.The budgets are presented traditionally, mainly focusing on infrastructures. But there should have check and balance between the development and maintenance budgets. The budgets of the two...
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