In 2016, there was a rise in the migration of female workers due to an agreement between Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh which stated that if Bangladesh allowed female workers to work in Saudi Arabia,
In a democratic society, we need defamation laws to protect individual reputation from false allegations. Unfortunately, in many cases, both in Bangladesh and abroad, this law is often misused to impose restrictions and curtail freedom of expression. It is high time we discussed how to prevent the misuse of this law.
Bangladesh has already achieved food security in staple crops like rice, potatoes, and vegetables. Bangladesh is the third largest growing vegetable producer and the tenth largest tropical fruit producer in the world.
South Asia is a critical link to the rise of Asia and its position in the international system. With a population of 1.8 billion people, it houses one fourth of the global humanity.
The Business Finance for the Poor in Bangladesh (BFP-B) is a 25 million-pound programme to increase access to finance for micro and small enterprises. BFP-B has assisted financial sector regulators to develop regulation and common industry infrastructure that make
The Daily Star in association with North South University (NSU) organised a roundtable titled “A roadmap for sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis” on September 24, 2019. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
Bangladesh is one of the worst sufferers of climate change. The north-west part of Bangladesh has improved a lot in the last few years in terms of both poverty and employment but the adverse impacts of climate change are putting our progress at risk.
A comprehensive policy taking into account the interests of landowners, builders, financiers and prospective homeowners can give a boost to the housing sector and enable more people to own homes, said industry players and financiers yesterday.