New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh has given in “meekly to most US demands” on the commercial and economic front in the trade deal while the country continues to face a myriad of issues, according to a new report.Known as an economist, Bangladesh’s “all-powerful” Yunus and his Advisory Council have added another feather to their list of failures, says the report in digital platform Northeast News.The fact is that the US reduced the reciprocal t…
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Dhaka, Feb 4 (IANS) Bangladesh’s prominent economist Anu Muhammad accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of indulging in “activities against national interest” by advancing plans to sign a long-term concession agreement with UAE-based port operator DP World to run the country’s New Mooring Container Terminal at Chattogram Port, local media reported.He alleged that the interim government lacks both authority and jurisdiction to enter into such agreements, yet is moving ahead hastily an…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Without a shift in the policy framework, inequality will remain entrenched in Bangladesh as there is still no sign of meaningful change in supporting policies in the country, a new report has stressed.The top 1 per cent now hold 24 per cent of the total wealth and pocketed 16 per cent of the national income in 2024, according to the ‘World Inequality Report’.Ahsan Habib writes in The Daily Star that in Bangladesh, the tax system remains stubbornly regressive.“The c…