As the nation holds its breath in anticipation of a potential second wave of Covid-19, five countries including Bangladesh have decided to strengthen sharing of information and coordination of policies and actions to cope with its probable impacts. China, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are the other...
সারা বিশ্ব তাকিয়ে রয়েছে করোনাভাইরাসের একটি কার্যকর টিকার জন্য। কয়েকটি টিকা নিয়ে ব্যাপক অগ্রগতিও হয়েছে। তবে এ অবস্থাতেও আশঙ্কা দেখা দিয়েছে টিকার সুষ্ঠু বিতরণ নিয়ে। আশঙ্কা করা হচ্ছে, টিকা এলে হয়তো তার বেশির ভাগই চলে যাবে ধনী দেশগুলোর হাতে। এ অবস্থায় আলোচনায় এগিয়ে এসেছেন বিশ্বনেতারা। তারই প্রতিফলন...
The brick manufacturing business in Brahmanbaria has been going through a tough time since March due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The industry has incurred a loss of around Tk50 crore so far, according to businessmen. The losses are mounting every day as the business has not been...
করোনা মহামারি শুরুর পর থেকে বিশ্বের দরিদ্রতম দেশগুলোর ঋণের পরিমাণ হয়ে পড়েছে আকাশচুম্বী এবং এ বিষয়ে আন্তর্জাতিক মুদ্রা তহবিল (আইএমএফ) ক্রমাগতই সতর্কঘণ্টা বাজিয়ে যাচ্ছে। কিন্তু প্রখ্যাত বৈশ্বিক অর্থনীতি বিশ্লেষক নিক ডিয়ারডেন বলছেন, ঋণ স্বস্তি ও ভোগান্তি লাঘবে খুব কমই ভূমিকা রাখবে। পরিস্থিতি স্বাভাবিক করতে পৃথিবীর ঋণ বিতরণ...
Powerful groups in society push their own agendas to frame development indicators ignoring the commoners’ wellbeing, a panel of experts said on Saturday, calling for liberating such indicators from ‘siloed’ discussion. In countries like Bangladesh, they told a virtual discussion, politicians and policymakers often manipulate indicators and...
Bangladesh's youth needs to be turned into skilled workers to cope with the changes brought on by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to experts. Nearly 20 per cent of the country's population is aged between 16 and 24. The Covid-19 has changed both the global economic and...
The largely battered hundi system because of travel restrictions, the zero-interest rate on deposit products in western countries, repeated floods in Bangladesh, and a massive collapse in demand in many nations hosting migrant workers from this South Asian nation have taken the inbound remittance to a level...
There is no problem between India and Bangladesh and the two want to work together to take advantage of future opportunities created by the rapidly changing world of finance, trade and money, said Indian High Commissioner Vikram Kumar Doraiswami. "There is nothing contradictory with Bangladesh and India's...
The country's plastic and packaging industry is projected to grow at a rate of 15 per cent annually, and generate fresh employment for around 0.5 million people by 2026, sources said. It has also targeted to become 'zero waste nation' for plastic and packaging consumption by 2030....
The value of greenfield investment project announcements – an indicator of future foreign direct investment trend – fell by 78 per cent in Bangladesh in the first eight months of 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, said the Unctad yesterday. The Global Investment Trends Monitor of the...