The Financial Express

Rice growers deserve better

One of the great success stories of Bangladesh is its transition from a food-deficit land to a self-sufficient one. The Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has worked wonder in inspiring and capacitating farmers of the country on the way to...

The GDP paradox

Broadly speaking, there are three measures of national income or...

Agro-processing needs proper policy boost

Despite the importance often attached to agro-processing as a prospective...

Dealing with food adulteration menace

Perhaps it is the dilly-dallying in taking action against food...

Is bifurcation of DWASA necessary?

The proposal mooted by the Dhaka South City Corporation (DNCC)...

Moving towards higher growth trajectory

Bangladesh is expected to join 7.0 per cent club in...

A puzzle worth pondering

Bangladesh continues to be a country of puzzles. The first...

On the road to economic prosperity

It was not long before that global financial institutes and...

Fixing the tax regime

Tax and non-tax revenues constitute the major segments of domestic...

Crop insurance for farmers

Crop insurance, best understood in its unmistakable link with the...

Ensuring hazard-free Eid shopping

Unlike in the previous years, Eid-ul-Fitr shoppers' movement throughout a...

LG commission: A partial remedy

The factors held responsible for poor functioning of the local...

Hazards of air pollution

Bangladesh's capital ranks fourth worst in the Air Quality Index...

How does an economy grow?

Bangladesh's incredible economic growth performance is well known. Annual growth...

Taking care of problems behind transport sector imbroglio

There is a mental divide between the public and transport...

Mending the maladies in private universities

There are now 104 private universities in the country as...

Garment export--the brunt of low price

A recent report released by the New York-based rights group...

Joblessness: A socio-economic disincentive for the nation

Unemployment is one of the most miserable states an able-bodied...

Over-capacity in power sector?

The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), it seems, is out...

BOSEL can help ensure safe migration

The Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL), the country's...

Labour-leisure trade-off in rural Bangladesh

Rural people are engaged in different types of activities, segmented...

Boosting Bhutan-Bangladesh business ties

Nestled in the eastern Himalayas, the Kingdom of Bhutan is...

TCB and taming the unruly market

The state trading body the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB)...

Integrated farming: Its great prospects

Against the backdrop of squeezing landed plots, newer methods of...

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