The consequential presidential election in the United States

The presidential election in the United States is six weeks away. On November 3, 2020 the Americans are either going to reelect Donald Trump for another term or elect former Vice President Joe Biden as new president. Traditionally, people in the United States reelect the incumbent president for the second...

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Maroof Matin: A star-crossed stock market visionary

Wali-ul-Maroof Matin (1962-2020) was the one who pursued certain dreams for stock market development two decades ago and some developments are now being visible.This scribe first met him in mid-1998 when he was the second top professional of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE). He was then the de facto Chief Executive...

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Solar power can meet full electricity needs in Bangladesh!

Power generation has got significant boost in Bangladesh thanks to the bold initiative of the current government. It increased from less than 5,000 megawatts (MW) in 2010 to more than four times to 23,000MW in 2019. The 2016 Power Sector Master Plan (PSMP) projects a generation capacity of 60,000MW by...

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