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The cost of doing business

Within months of Glaxo SmithKline Beecham (GSK) pulling its Pharma unit from Bangladesh comes the news of their world-wide merger with Pharma giant Pfizer. The new merged unit now commands an enviable $ 12 billion business that will send investors...

Gender gap: A century-long effort to fix!

The 2018 Global Gender Gap Report was released by the...

Costs of poor road conditions  

Roads with potholes or other defects do not only make...

Liberation & religion: Constitutionalism remains the lodestar

One fascinating South Asian feature is how its three most...

Loan rescheduling is not helping NPL situation

This writer was working at a branch of a private...

Collective efforts for implementation of SDGs

Hot on the heels of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),...

Practicality should prevail

When it comes to foreign investment in the country the...

The hard choices

Emmanuel Macron and Imran Khan have one thing in common...

Political commitment essential for improving business environment

The 'Doing Business' report is an annual publication of the...

Vegetarians and vegans  

Years ago a Bangladeshi-origin London resident surprised his deshi guest...

The article that changed history

Anthony Mascarenhas's "Genocide" article, published on June 13, 1971 in...

Expanding bicycle export market

Export diversification, as an economic strategy, has not yet been...

The Victory Day: A look-back  

By noon on this day in 1971, more than two...

Trump's trade deal deadline, but what is the deal?

After a week of total confusion among President Trump and...

Bus stops are everywhere and yet nowhere  

As a standard practice, public buses have to pick up...

China's boldest experiment

Forty years ago this month, China's leaders set the country...

Regulatory vigilance over IPOs  

The securities regulator has asked a listed company --Pacific Denims...

Need for bilateral FTAs for mutual benefits  

Signing of free trade agreement is very much essential for...

ADP implementation: Speed with quality

Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal last Sunday exulted over "all-time...

Mueller just brought Trump closer to prosecution

On Friday (December 07), federal prosecutors in New York accused...

Addressing the country's rat problem  

The Pied Piper of Hamelin is a timeless fairy tale....

Technology Transformation: Time to harness the power

The world is going through a massive technological transformation. Evolution...

Breathing space for children  

A car-free Manik Mia Avenue is a sight to behold!...

In favour of appointing directors from academia in corporate boards

Nonexecutive directors in large companies are either secretaries of various...

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