Barriers to Bangladesh's Economic Development and Solutions: Strategic inefficiency, institutionalisation of corruption, and a lack of accountability are the three major barriers blocking the smooth progress of the economy, said economists, entrepreneurs and politicians yesterday.
Bangladesh Budget FY25 Discussion by Editors' Council and NOAB: Bangladesh is heading towards an economic system devoid of moral values, which is causing a breakdown in financial discipline, spoiling the business climate, and discouraging honest taxpayers, said noted economist Wahiduddin Mahmud.
Newspapers played a key role before the Liberation War and they continue to contribute to the building of the nation, Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said yesterday.
The Editors Council has strongly condemned the jailing of a journalist in Sherpur who was merely seeking information, expressing dismay over the escalating trend of such incidents targeting media professionals, which it fears is constricting the realm of free and independent.