Bangladesh is geographically blessed as the country is located on the Bay of Bengal. The Bay of Bengal has long been contributing significantly to Bangladesh’s economic growth. The bay is not only a means for making money, but also a limited and vulnerable asset which requires careful management to get
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Dhaka’s water-logging problem: Rainwater harvesting can be a solution
Rain for nearly ten to fifteen minutes at a stretch submerges most parts of Dhaka under knee-deep water since almost all the water bodies have either vanished or been grabbed to erect tall concrete structures. Amid hellish traffic congestion and Dhaka’s losing capacity to flush out the stranded rainwater, the
No compromise with security of Padma Bridge
What will the alternative Facebook do in Bangladesh?
Bangladesh’s ICT State Minister Junaid Polok has said that Bangladesh will soon be able to deliver an indigenous version of Facebook on people’s digital door steps. This should be an exciting situation. Various versions of the FB exist but FB stands taller than others because it’s a technical achievement that
Can Pakistan’s economic prioritization be realized?
South Asian leaders are slowly learning to accept the fact that the world has shifted from politics to economics and thus policies need a mind shift. The smaller non militarized South Asian states like Bangladesh, Nepal, etc are already rapidly moving towards that goal but all suffer from internal management
We celebrate Eid-ul-Azha in sacrifice, in religiosity
Exploiting investment-friendly environment
Very recently, the UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) has published a report where it said Bangladesh’s foreign direct investment (FDI) has been historically low over the last one year. According to the report, FDI has dropped 10.8 per cent to $2.6 billion last year and is unlikely
Protect children from abuse
Standard Chartered wins ‘Best International Bank’ award
Standard Chartered Bank Bangladesh has recently been recognised as the ‘Best International Bank’ at Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2021. The bank gets the award for its Covid-19 response initiatives. The bank received the award for third time since 2019. This is the seventh major international award the Bank has achieved in
