Developing a sustainable road network

Bangladesh is set to officially graduate to a developing country status from a least developed one by 2024. Development is now visible in every sector of the country. As a priority infrastructure sector, thousands of millions of taka are being invested in various road projects too. Unfortunately, the taxpayers in...

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Promoting use of alternative energy

Two news items are quoted here. First, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) will import 66,000 metric tonnes (MT) of High Speed Diesel (HSD) equivalent to 30 rakes from India in the period between May to December this year. Second, Bangladesh will import 1.4 million tonnes of crude oil from Saudi Arabia...

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Structural transformation key to African industrialisation

Africa is at a crossroads. Six of the world's ten fastest-growing economies are now located in the region, and the continent's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow at a rate of 4.1 per cent this year, up from 3.6 per cent in 2017.Yet Africa's economic growth has not...

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