Sheikh Rafi Ahmed | The Business Standard

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Bangladesh

PM salutes people, opens Padma Bridge

Infographic: TBS

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Electricity price hike: What are we really paying for?

Illustration: TBS

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Bangladeshi billionaires: Where art thou?

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Coke Studio Bangla Live: Music vs Monsoon

Sheikh Fazle Fahim. Illustration: TBS

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‘Our capacity can be improved by incorporating all ports under one authority, both water and land’

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'Food inflation is an unavoidable consequence of currency devaluation'

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‘Preventing money laundering is simply a matter of political goodwill’

Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem. Sketch: TBS

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‘Subsidies are facilitating the concentration of exports, not diversification’

Dr Zaidi Sattar. Sketch: TBS

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‘The protection of import-substituting industries is creating an anti-export bias’

Exports in Bangladesh remain highly concentrated, as almost all of it come from the Ready-Made Garments industry. Photo: Minhaj Uddin

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‘The NBR should no longer be in charge of tax policy’

Although Bangladesh's per capita GDP exceeded that of India in current USD, it still lags India by 22 percentage points in terms of purchasing power parity. Photo: TBS

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In terms of purchasing power parity, Bangladesh still has a long way to go

The minimum wage rate differs across the multiple sectors greatly where consistency could help address worker exploitation. Photo: Mumit M

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Formalising minimum wage across sectors can address the prevailing worker exploitation

Although Abdullah Babul, Nanna Miya's nephew and successor (pictured) did not disclose the current cook’s name, he said that they were all taught by Haji Nanna himself. Photo: Noor A Alam

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From serving polao on mats to becoming a beloved local brand: The story of Haji Nanna Biryani