Dhaka’s traffic costs Tk 37,000 crore yearly. Solutions include Metro Rail, monorails, and rail-based freight to save the economy. Traffic jams take away millions of working hours every day. Workers spend their time on the road instead of working. This ...
Bangladesh appoints businessman Md Mostaqur Rahman as governor, replacing Ahsan Mansur amid controversy over conflicts of interest and bank investor compensation. Md Mostaqur Rahman is the 14th Governor of Bangladesh Bank. He was born in Dhaka in 1966. He earned ...
Bats spread Nipah virus to pigs and humans. These fatal outbreaks wreck the economy through livestock culling and lost trade. Virus outbreaks stop people from moving. This makes businesses slow down. This makes exports fall. Supply chains break and items ...
There are decades where nothing happens and weeks where decades happen Ali Khamenei was the Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026. He died on February 28, 2026, during a military strike. The Supreme Leader holds absolute authority over ...
During Ramadan, 10 lakh families will get milk, eggs, meat, and fish at subsidized prices. The Bangladeshi government will provide milk, eggs, meat, and fish at subsidised rates to around 10 lakh low-income families during Ramadan. The programme, aligned with ...
Yarn import taxes protect local mills. They could cause a $2.4 billion cost shock and threaten 400,000 jobs. The ready made garment (RMG) sector is the backbone of the economy. It earns about 85% of the country’s total export revenue. ...
Cristiano Ronaldo bought 25% of UD Almeria. He aims to grow the club and build a career beyond the pitch. Famous people start businesses to prepare for life after their main career. Athletes like Cristiano Ronaldo are told they cannot ...
Artist Rouble Nagi won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize for educating a million children through 800+ slum learning centers and murals. Rouble Nagi is a famous artist and educator from India. She was born in Jammu and Kashmir in ...
Netflix dropped its bid for Warner Bros. Paramount offered more cash. Senators worry about Trump’s influence. Netflix decided to walk away because the bidding war became too expensive. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) officially named Paramount’s latest bid a “superior proposal”. ...
Unsafe food in Bangladesh causes mass illness and deaths. This drains family savings and stalls economic growth through high medical costs and lost productivity. How Food Poisoning, Health, and Economy are Connected Unsafe food contains harmful bacteria or chemicals. It ...