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RMG workers are asking for Tk23,000 as minimum wage. Some factory owners say they don’t mind paying more if international brands agree to raise their prices. Photo: TBS
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Why Bangladeshi RMG manufacturers struggle to negotiate prices with intl buyers

H&M and a few other global brands have pledged to raise prices for apparel products sourced from Bangladesh. Yet, a lot more needs to be done to increase prices across the board. Manufacturers...

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When stars get starstruck by politics

Why policy rate hikes fail to cool inflation in Bangladesh but worked in Sri Lanka
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Why policy rate hikes fail to cool inflation in Bangladesh but worked in Sri Lanka

Improper drainage system often leads to severe waterlogging in Dhaka during periods of heavy rainfall. Photo: Ashraful Rafid
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Resilient Cities Index: A reminder for Dhaka

The fate of Westerners who speak up for Palestine. TBS Infographics.
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Jobs lost, voices censored: The fate of Westerners who speak up for Palestine

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How to protect your money during times of inflation, currency devaluation

Will bancassurance improve Bangladesh's insurance landscape?
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Will bancassurance improve Bangladesh's insurance landscape?

According to the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, Israel has dropped more than 25,000 tonnes of explosives on the Gaza Strip from 7 October to 1 November, equivalent to two nuclear bombs. Photo: Bloomberg
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Can ICC help?

Hamas and Tehran have not seen eye-to-eye in the recent past. On 5 November 2023, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with Palestinian militant group Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. The photo is from an earlier meeting in June this year. Photo: Reuters
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Is an Israel-Iran war on the cards?

Despite the presence of pro-Israel guests like Ben Shapiro and Ehud Barak on his show ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’, Morgan featured several pro-Palestinian figures, such as Bassem Youssef, as pictured here on the left. Such activists are spearheading a passionate advocacy for the Palestinian cause. Photo: Collected
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Is Israel losing the media war?

Falling revenues, growing worries
Analysis

Falling revenues, growing worries

Dengue patients under treatment at a city hospital. File Photo: Nayem Ali/TBS
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Are we prepared for the next major outbreak?

James K Galbraith, Professor at the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Sketch: TBS
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Why mainstream economics got inflation wrong