Underscoring the need to diversify the business landscape here, Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Turan yesterday said the bilateral trade volume could reach $2 billion a year if the obstacles faced by businesses were removed.
There is a lack of clarity and transparency when it comes to how much subsidy is being provided to the power sector, why the government is providing it, and in fact, who they are subsidising.
Two new draft regulations on digital, social and over-the-top (OTT) media platforms will choke the sector’s growth, discourage foreign and local investment and likely violate fundamental rights such as freedom of speech and expression, said an expert yesterday.