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Stimulus for closed factories well-intentioned, but meeting eligibility difficult

Stimulus for closed factories well-intentioned, but meeting eligibility difficult

If 70–80% of the budget’s commitments are implemented effectively, investment could begin to improve within six months, says the former BKMEA president

Budget does not clearly address inefficiencies in the power sector

Budget does not clearly address inefficiencies in the power sector

Institutional capacity is key issue for budget implementation

Institutional capacity is key issue for budget implementation

Government must allow tax collection without favouritism

Government must allow tax collection without favouritism

Budget is only the first step of the larger plan

Budget is only the first step of the larger plan

Budget pro-business, but incentives need monitoring

Budget pro-business, but incentives need monitoring

Budget’s attention to capital market commendable

Budget’s attention to capital market commendable

Illustration: TBS

Can a new higher education model finally make Bangladeshi graduates ‘job-ready’?

In 2013, Bangladesh officially recognised the Hijra community as a third gender. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Decade after recognition, economic inclusion remains out of reach for Hijra community

Illustration: TBS

When the host becomes the hurdle: US entry anomalies overshadow FIFA World Cup

For thousands of Bangladeshis with devastating fractures and traumatic injuries, NITOR remains the hospital of last resort. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

At Bangladesh’s only orthopaedic hospital, patients’ desperation is an opportunity for middlemen

The Bonn climate talks are often treated as a technical stopover before the larger political theatre of COP. Photo: UNFCCC

At SB64, Bangladesh seeks to capitalise climate action

2026 World Cup: Games of geopolitics around the beautiful game

2026 World Cup: Games of geopolitics around the beautiful game