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The Financial Express

US-China trade war escalating international tension

Analysts have started questioning as to who is losing out...

Saving the country's canals  

Bangladesh is a country of rivers numbering more than seven...

Budget pays inadequate attention to public transport  

Despite acknowledging the importance of 'a planned and integrated public...

Rising population trends threaten SDGs in Asia & Africa

The world's developing nations, currently fighting an uphill battle in...

Not the perfect shot in the arm

The government has been at the receiving end for years...

Combustible continentalism: Trade as low-grade tool

Hopes to expand commerce were raised when, in April 2019,...

Africa's gig opportunity

The growth of digital platforms in Africa could offer new...

Signing of FTA with trading partners  

FTA is an international agreement between two or more countries...

VAT: Fresh concerns for consumers  

There has been a lot of clamour about the new...

5G dynamics poses policy dilemma

Despite being the next-generation cellular communication technology, 5G has become...

Technology to cope with scarcity of irrigation water  

Bangladesh is an irrigation-water-scarce country in the absence of sufficient...

Civic service is not a plus point of Dhaka  

Of the many merits of the just announced budget for...

Black money whitening scheme - ethical issues

A debate is now on about the budget proposal allowing...

Battling diseases local and alien    

The recurring moderate to heavy showers punctuated by bright sunny...

The heavy cost of traffic congestion  

The TomTom Traffic Index doesn't includes Dhaka, but there is...

An uncertain future for Palestinian refugees

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees...

It's DWASA again  

It is no secret that residents of the capital city...

Lessons from India in digital disruption

Digital technology can rapidly transform how countries provide services such...

Any need to open up more foreign campuses?

After closing down foreign university campuses few years back, the...

Expanding the tax net  

Bangladesh has a population of more than 160 million, but...

For lack of representation

According to some reports online sales during the Eid festival...

Globalisation-localisation tensions

As if "western" modernisation of "eastern" countries did not rattle...

Intellectual assets for addressing industrial competitiveness

Professor Porter's diamond model spells out five forces explaining why...