Bangladesh has seen tremendous growth in its gig economy over the past decade as nearly a million people in the country now provide online freelancing, outsourcing, ridesharing and delivery services, according to a paper presented at a seminar yesterday.
The average annual inflation in 2022 in Dhaka megacity was 11.08 per cent, a record high since 2011 with the middle-income group suffering most, said Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) said today.
The stimulus packages for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the agriculture sector should be expanded and redesigned in the next budget considering the Covid-19 fallout, experts said at a webinar held yesterday. The implementation of the annual development programme (ADP) is also a big challenge as many projects cannot be completed on time while their allocations remain