How does national election affect the economy?
According to available reports, the Election Commission (EC) has prepared a Tk. 7.02 billion budget for holding the 11th JatiyA Sangsad (JS) election, an overall increase of over 40 per cent over the 10th parliamentary election in 2014. Almost 57 per cent of the budget is allocated for maintaining law...
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Economic data and national election
As the 11th national parliamentary election is knocking at the door, the relevance of economic data becomes a key tool for all the stakeholders. From the party in power to all political parties aspiring to contest in the election, from activists to ordinary voters, data and indicators of the economy...
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In Azov Sea, Putin plays a deadly Ukraine game
When Vladimir Putin opened a new bridge linking Crimea to the rest of Russia across the Azov Sea in May, Russian officials said it was intended to integrate the disputed peninsula - seized by Moscow from Ukraine in 2014 - into Russia's transport infrastructure. By limiting ships transiting the Kerch...
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