Bangladesh economy facing a 3-pronged challenge
Persistent high inflation, high debt burden and slow economic growth are the three challenges facing the economy, noted economist Debapriya Bhattacharya said.
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Bangladesh experiences driest April in 43 years
However, there's some good news: After a scorching April, May could bring some relief. There might be rain and the heatwave spells would be much shorter, albeit slightly humid.
Has the war in Gaza exposed limitations of free speech in the US?
It is a cause for concern across the world when the US, which is considered by much of the Western and developed world as the arbiter of human rights and specifically free speech,…
Has Bangladesh gained anything by a restrictive press?
It is interesting to point out that laws exist to prevent serious and society-disrupting crimes like murder, physical assault, rape, kidnapping, child abuse, child marriage, etc,…
The story of Gaza genocide survivor in Bangladesh
Kamel Abu Amsha, a 24-year-old Palestinian from Gaza, provides a devastating testimony of 170 days of carnage.
Gaza protests: UCLA pro-Palestinian camp attacked by Israel supporters
On the other side of the country, New York police arrested pro-Palestinian demonstrators holed up in a building at Columbia University and removed a protest encampment on Tuesday…
Bangladesh in a bind over school closure
The government seems to be going back and forth on the closure of educational institutions amid the ongoing heatwave.
Bangladesh’s ever-neglected working class
Even though workers are being killed regularly in horrific industrial accidents due to the negligence of factory owners, the government seems uninterested in punishing them.
International day to end corporal punishment: The children grow but the scars remain
The World Health Organisation, with due evidence, stated corporal punishment increases children's behavioural problems over time and has no positive outcome.
Scorching sun, stifling homes
"It feels like the house is always on fire -- just touching the walls burns your hand," says Asma Akhter, a resident of the Korail slum in Dhaka