The majority of general people in the country affected by the Covid pandemic are already in dire financial straits. The official inflation rate is now 5.8 per cent. But the reckless rise in prices of daily commodities is in fact many times higher than this calculation of inflation. According to
Author: Kamal Ahmed
Fuel oil price hike: Was it necessary at these critical hours?
During the Covid crisis, the people’s income decreased largely. Study says 3.24 crore more people have become poor. The market for daily commodities is agitating. The prices of almost all essential products are constantly rising. Also, the economy, trade and commerce have not yet fully recovered from the damage done
Ensure enforcement of child labour laws
It is becoming increasingly difficult to get the Generalised System of Preference (GSP) facility back for Bangladeshi products in the US market. Even if some conditions are met, there is no possibility of getting back GSP suddenly as child labour has not been abolished here. In such a situation, the
Conflicts over UP elections
We are getting news of repeated clashes and loss of lives over the participation in upcoming Union Parishad (UP) polls which have almost become a one-party competition thanks to the boycott by several political parties including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Two people have been killed and 52 others have
Speed up vaccination of students
The stagnation caused in education of four crore students in the country by the coronavirus pandemic has not yet completely subsided. Even after opening on September 12, classes are not being held in all classes every day in schools, colleges, madrasas and technical education institutions. In addition to the uncertain
Concerted efforts needed to regain lost labour market
Although the rate of labour export abroad decreased at the beginning of the Covid pandemic in Bangladesh, the amount of remittances sent by expatriates was higher. One of the reasons for that is, during the Covid period, remittances through illegal ‘Hundi’ dropped and more money came through the legal channel.
A few words over proposed national curriculum
Increased child marriages during pandemic creates concern
Kitchen market going beyond people’s reach
During the Covid-19 crisis, prices of daily necessities continued rising. Last month, when the price of rice rose by three to five taka per kg, the government lifted restrictions on rice imports and the market restored stabilisation. But it lasted for a very short time. According to media reports, the
