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.
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Will the US be forced to co-operate?
The US and China are meeting at least after a few months of hostility. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Chinese Politburo member Yang Ji talked in Zurich hoping for a possible Sino-American summit. While the US is defensive and hoping it satisfies the domestic audience, the Chinese sound
Long hair, Rabindra University and the short message
The news story that a teacher at a University forced several male students to undergo a haircut has raised many questions about social values which we consider as normal. Clearly, male long hair is considered offensive and female long hair desirable as per the socio-cultural hegemony. So without any bother,
E-valy: Allowed to happen?
A few words over proposed national curriculum
Increased child marriages during pandemic creates concern
As Afghan children wait for death
The situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating rapidly. American strategic incompetence and military inability may have caused it grave image loss and showed how weak it is, the concrete specter of death haunts those left behind in a spectacular display of betrayal. There is as yet no formal government and the
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
