Dhaka Courier
From the Editor
Now that it’s back, the caretaker provision must be made permanent
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The need for a clean slate on climate change
We are stunned by the revelation that more than half the funds allocated to climate change-related projects by the Bangladesh government over a 15-year period, close to a quarter of a billion dollars (or over Tk 2100 crore), were lost to irregularities...
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The curse of fatal industrial fires
Aspate of fire incidents in the space of a few weeks has drawn attention once again to the issue of workplace safety. In the latest incident, at least 16 individuals working in a garment factory next to a chemical warehouse in Mirpur in the capital...
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Credit where it is due
Alongside maintaining internal security, managing the economy to maintain its growth trajectory when many predicted a recession following the Uprising, stood out as possibly the toughest challenge ahead of the interim administration led by Dr Muhammad...
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Destination Election
The first anniversary of last year’s July Uprising, an epochal event in the country’s history, passed this week, and it was marked by two important announcements that came from Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus himself. The first was the July Declaration,...
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Not the time to loosen our belts
We support Bangladesh Bank’s decision to cling to a tight monetary policy, as revealed in its Monetary Policy Statement for the next six months, which came out at the end of the week. Governor Ahsan Mansur’s efforts at reining in inflation are just...
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Declaring a public health emergency around dengue
Almost inevitably, the dengue menace has reared its ugly head once again, with vernacular daily Prothom Alo reporting an alarming spike in dengue cases recorded in June, based on official data. A total of 4,345 people were infected with dengue across...
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Diplomacy
US says labor rights in Bangladesh critical to ensuring national economic prosperity at this “unique moment”
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THIS WEEK
The government has taken an initiative to ensure the safe return of Bangladeshis stuck in troubled Lebanon in phases, with the first batch numbering around 50 slated to arrive home on October 21. They are likely to come to Dhaka via Jeddah, the capital...
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THIS WEEK
The number of cases against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached 49, including 40 for murder, seven for crimes against humanity and genocide, one for abduction and one for an attack on a BNP procession. Five more murder cases were filed on...
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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court directed Dhaka South City Corporation to maintain status quo on the eviction proceedings at Mirinzilla Harijan Colony at Aga Sadek Lane in Dhaka till further order. A five-member bench of the Appellate...
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The central bank shared the data of the net international reserves (NIR) of Bangladesh for the first time. The NIR now stands at $16.77 billion, Bangladesh Bank Spokesperson Md Mezbaul Haque told reporters on Wednesday (Jul. 3). The net reserves...
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