CNBC spoke with six Bangladeshi female workers, most of them currently unemployed, who are struggling to make ends meet due to pandemic’s crippling impact.
Mobile financial service should not be a costly gain for people
Director Ashish Chakraborty said cash-out charge in Bangladesh as much as high compared to other countries in the world and it should be single-digit to boost country’s financial inclusion and …
‘Bangladeshi firms leverage Oracle Cloud to fulfill various business requirements’
“With emerging challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangladeshi businesses have been moving towards cloud solution and technology to build business resilience,” Rubaba Dowla, country managing …
Is Bangladesh economy really doing better than India? Former CEA doesn’t think so
On ‘more appropriate’ economic metric, Bangladesh has not surpassed India and is unlikely to do so in future, former chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian said …
Calls for end to workplace harassment in Bangladesh
Hundreds of protesters, mostly female garment workers, gathered in Dhaka on Saturday to call for a new labour law that would protect women from sexual harassment and abuse at factories. They’re also …
Bangladesh Fintech Summit 2020 begins
The second edition of Bangladesh Fintech Summit, powered by Guardian Life Insurance Limited, has begun with a view to unlock the true potential of finance for people, community and society and help …
The Next China? India Must First Beat Bangladesh
After three decades of persevering with that campaign, slipping behind Bangladesh hurts its global image. The West wants a meaningful counterweight to China, but that partnership will be predicated on …
Online retailers gear up for doorstep delivery as Bangladesh braces for COVID-19 winter wave
The internet became a destination of choice for grocery shopping during the coronavirus-forced lockdown a few months ago. With the shutdown well behind them, scores of people in Bangladesh still …
The Bangladesh comparison
India was a midwife in the birth of Bangladesh. She sent in her army to liberate the newly born independent nation, and even stood up to threats from the world’ …
Explained: The comparison between India and Bangladesh per capita GDP
Bangladesh’s per capita GDP was merely half of India’s in 2007 — but this was just before the global financial crisis. It was roughly 70% of India’s in 2014 and this gap closed rapidly in the last few …