AN INCREASE in the number poor households, to 26.43 per cent in 2024 from 24.73 per cent in 2022, against the backdrop of persistent inflationary pressure, which has added to food insecurity, natural disasters and other artificial factors, shows that the poor and low-income people are left to struggle, warranting early government steps. Whilst this has been the case with...
A taskforce has suggested establishment of a separate bank or a similar institution to cater the financing need of the small and medium entrepreneurs...
A HIGH out-of-pocket expenditure, poor access to quality health care, rampant corruption, poorly regulated growth of private healthcare system and low government investment in the health sector have eroded people鈥檚 access to health care. The out-of-pocket expenditure has also pushed a large number of households below the poverty line...
INADEQUATE attention to agriculture affects a steady growth of the agricultural sector. This is reflected in the declining share of agriculture in gross domestic product in recent years. Its contribution has reduced over a decade, from 17 per cent in 2010 to 12.6 per cent in 2020...
Experts and economists on Thursday said that Bangladesh鈥檚 agriculture sector should get focus as one of the key economic drivers, beyond food security...
Bangladesh鈥檚 banking sector has suffered a serious setback over the years, as people having political clouts received from banks various benefits beyond legal scopes, economists said...
The economics department of North South University along with the Young Economists鈥� Forum organised a youth dialogue on the topic titled 鈥楬igher Studies and Career Prospects in Economics and Development Studies鈥� at the NSU recently...