Category: Business
The World Bank has released a report that underscores the remarkable economic progress made under the leadership of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, directly contradicting the narrative propagated by some paid propagandists of the current interim…
From intellectual thief to state plunderer: former National Security Intelligence (NSI) officer Aminul Hoque Polash, now in exile in Europe, has dropped explosive 1976–1983 documents that completely demolish Muhammad Yunus’s lifelong claim that he single-handedly invented…
Last week, the High Court ruled against the government’s inaction to stop the mindless extraction of white stones from the rivers and banks of Shada Pathor and other restricted areas of the Sylhet region. Within a few…
The most notable distinction lies in their external support: Yunus is propped up by Islamists, Pakistan, the West, and the United Nations, while Hasina drew strength from secularists, India, and Russia
The United States has a long history of providing financial assistance to Bangladesh, including funds aimed at political projects, governance, and democratic development. Below is an overview of U.S. money spent and promised for such…
Nasiruddin Patwary, the convener of the government-sponsored Jatiya Nagorik Committee and former leader of Jamaat’s B-team AB Party, on February 14 warned that a civil war could break out if the Yunus administration didn’t ban…
আজব এক দেশ বাংলাদেশ। ২০০৯ সালে ক্ষমতায় এসে আওয়ামী লীগ সরকার আগের আমলের মতোই অনিয়ম ও দুর্নীতিকে উৎসাহিত করেছিল। চালকদের মাস্তানির কারনে মিটারে ভাড়া নির্ধারণ করা বন্ধ আছে বহু বছর ধরে। মিটার অনুসরণ করা নিয়ে…
The technological advancement race between the United States and China is one of the most significant global dynamics of the 21st century. Both nations are leaders in innovation, but they have different strengths, strategies, and…
A glimpse of management style of Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus:-He was far above accountability due to his fame and prestige-A sign of personal interest, arbitrariness and nepotism-He frequently traveled abroad for personal gain and publicity-He…
This is the compilation of a three-part series on corruption, politics and violence during the 2001-06 period based on secret US embassy documents. It was first published in Dhaka Tribune. BNP leaders claim that all…
Even though the two countries have maintained a bilateral relationship, the United States, under three different presidents, has always been critical of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League for some of her major political decisions that hurt…
This op-ed was published on March 15, 2024. As Bangladesh continues to grapple with longstanding crises such as reserve management, corruption, and law enforcement, it’s evident that meaningful reforms are needed to overcome this uncomfortable…
Human brains, by default, tend to pick the choice, wish, or dream when it comes to making a decision, as the thoughts of a choice create excitement, forcing them to chase and accomplish it. Why…
In a recent twist of geopolitics, Russia has accused the United States of planning events to destabilize its close ally Bangladesh following the January 7 elections. The allegations, drawing parallels with the “Arab Spring”, shed…
Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League came under great pressure at home and abroad from the very beginning regarding the dramatic results of the 2018 parliamentary elections and allegations of vote rigging—that too after a lopsided election…
Despite calls by US politicians and Human Rights Watch to exclude members of the Bangladesh Army and police from the UN Peacekeeping missions, accusing them of violating human rights, the United States has continued providing…
Those who set #Oporajeo jute and cotton bag factory on fire last month wanted to cripple the noble and unique initiative… The factory at Savar employs around 35 surviving workers of the Rana Plaza factories…
কাল চৈত্র সংক্রান্তি, পরশু বাংলা নববর্ষ। আমি ঐতিহাসিক সত্যটা মানি। বিকৃত ইতিহাস পরিত্যাজ্য… মুসলিমপ্রধান বাংলাদেশের বাঙালি [কথিত হিন্দুয়ানী] সংস্কৃতিকে নানাভাবে বিকৃত করার এখনো চলমান। সম্প্রতি যোগ হয়েছে পশ্চিমা পণ্য সংস্কৃতির আগ্রাসন। ইতিমধ্যেই রাজনৈতিক অনেক ইসলামী…
Did you know you CRABS Bazar BD sells fresh crabs brought from coastal Satkhira areas in Dhaka City? Just call 01965291156 or 01719193939 for retail delivery within Dhaka. You can also collect your products from Adabor area.…
A devastating fire has gutted jute bag manufacturing factory Oporajeo, which was founded in 2013 in Savar with the injured workers of Rana Plaza. The factory was founded under a trust on June 24, 2013…
বাংলাদেশের বিচারিক ব্যবস্থা নিয়ে আইন কমিশনের একটি স্পর্শকাতর তদন্ত প্রতিবেদন ২০১৪ সালের আগস্টে ঢাকা ট্রিবিউন পত্রিকার প্রথম পাতায় ছাপা হলেও অন্য কোথাও তা দেখা যায়নি। অথচ এটা নিয়ে টানা কয়েক সপ্তাহ মাতামাতি হবার কথা! আইনের…
For the past three years, some disgruntled political quarters have been in a #war against the floating voters to create a favourable atmosphere for capturing power and uproot the government. I’m, however, optimistic that someday,…
At a meeting with then US ambassador William B Milam on July 10, 1991, Awami League President and then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina spent a considerable amount of time explaining why the party’s call for…
Well, I’m not a specialist on banking and precisely Islami or Sharia-based banking. But a recent comment by the country’s finance minister has stunned me. I demand that the issue is clarified by the government…
Now Dolphins started dying after the Sundarbans oil spill. Fishes, birds, crabs are already dying. Next are the deer and tigers, and what not! However, it’s no big deal for this government and the administration of 2014 Bangladesh! Its minister says…
Bangladesh, having Islam as the state religion, badly needs a supreme leader or council to stop the extremists from giving different versions of the religion and issuing fatwas! These morons are becoming more powerful day by…
Just before his retirement, the then BSF chief UK Bansal in November 2012 had made some observations about the Indian Border Security Force’s policies, and gave solution to the unabated killings and torture of Bangladeshi…
Invest in Bangladesh for smooth business bribing politicians and public servants. It’s a heaven for corrupts and unscrupulous human beings who will ensure your profit, no matter how. The present Awami League-led government gives you…
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