High NEET Rate Among Young Women in Bangladesh: Three out of five young women in Bangladesh were considered NEETs (not in employment, education, or training) in 2022, a waste of the workforce in a country looking to thrive riding on the demographic dividend, official figures showed.
Despite a significant surplus of over 30 lakh tonnes in rice production in fiscal year 2021-22, Bangladesh had to import nearly 10 lakh tonnes of this staple food through public and private enterprises that year, according to a food ministry report. The ministry conducted a study titled "Assessment of non-human consumption of rice in Bangladesh" last year revealing that
Bangladesh should take legal measures immediately against India’s geological indications and recognition of Tangail sari under the laws of the neighbouring country, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue.
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured a fifth term despite a boycott by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Her victory, deemed inevitable, is facing criticism from the opposition, who allege the election was fake.