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Tax revenue: Inadequate for both local and central governments

Local governments find local solutions to local problems. Local residents know  their own problems better. National government is too involved in its own problems to devote its time to local needs. A healthy division of labour and close cooperation between...

Is fake news rising in our media?

 Numbers of media in Bangladesh has increased significantly in last...

Trump continues to heighten geo-political tension

On  June 27, President Donald Trump speaking before a packed...

Jawad wins gold at IMO

Like any other examinee of the higher secondary examination this...

For a global battle against dengue

  The hide-and-seek of bright sun and rain at intermissions...

The value of government risk taking

Economic debates are often presented as black-and-white battles between conservatives...

World Cup passion: When football is in DNA

A great many rumours are in circulation that a reputed...

Brexit sports economics

Working weekends are never fun as Theresa May and her...

Over-hyped technology  

As one of those with suspicions around all the data...

The travails of Bangladeshi air travelers

A great many of us Bangladeshis travel to the United...

For Putin, Helsinki talks with Trump a win before he even sits down

For US President Donald Trump, a summit with Vladimir Putin...

Not all is well on DSE front  

On Wednesday last, DSEX, the main index of the Dhaka...

Cracks in Belt and Road Initiative

China's Belt-Road Initiative (BRI) may have girdled the globe, thus...

Odds and bobs

Economically speaking not much good news comes out from Pakistan...

Addressing the enigma of 'jobless growth'

Finance Minister AMA Muhith did admit that the country was...

Media plurality and competition law

Competition regimes are often related to the development strategy of...

Why road building cost goes up    

We have the distinction of spending more money than China...

Time ripe for opening a dedicated SME bank

Dubbed the 'missing middle' the small and medium enterprises (SME)...

Catching up with the global trend of cross-border acquisition  

One of the leading conglomerates of the country, Akij Group,...

Mexico: Economic consequences of AMLO's victory  

Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) finally made it to Los...

Need for improved bus service in Dhaka city  

Dhaka city is no stranger to air-conditioned (AC) buses. Commuters...

The final beacons any two of the four

At 1:10 A.M., May 09, 1945, Russian people heard over...

EU finds it difficult when play gets frenetic

The European Union (EU) is currently facing challenges more severe...

What are we doing to ourselves?

It must go down as one of the most thought-provoking...

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