Fahmida Khatun

Despite an increase in the total working age of the female population, women's contribution to GDP is only about 30 percent. This is not only due to their greater involvement in the less productive informal sector but also because they are engaged mostly in unpaid activities within the household which are not counted in the traditional measure of GDP.

The recently adopted mega trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) led by the USA, has received mixed

THE winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in the field of economics, Angus Deaton, professor of Economics and International Affairs of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, spent his career working on consumption, poverty and inequality.

The issue of exploitation of child domestic labour does not catch our attention unless there is sensational news of torture in the media.

Following the killing of an innocent Italian citizen on September 28 in Dhaka, tensions have been engulfing us on all sides. Diplomatic missions, quite naturally, alerted their citizens to stay safe and take precautions while moving around the city.

When the 'Digital India' initiative of the Indian Prime Minister receives the backing of none other than the Google CEO Sundar Pichai, one can't help but look at it with admiration.

NEW York is buzzing with hype and hope, as world leaders are about to gather here from September 25-27 to ratify another set of

After another long wait,the eighth pay scale for government officials and employees has finally been approved.

The annual 'Liveability Index', published by the Economist Intelligence Unit, listed Dhaka as the second least liveable city in the world.

Global development path has been based on the philosophy of accelerating growth by way of burning fossil fuels.

Bangladeshi patients travel now more than ever before. And this is not a trend only among the affluent section, but also across middle and even lower middle class patients.

The Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 signed by US President Barack Obama on June 29, 2015, brings afresh the concerns and frustrations of Bangladesh.

The conference on Financing for Development of the United Nations held in Addis Ababa from July 13-16 received much less importance from global leaders than expected.

Bangladeshi women are increasingly getting into high value professions.

Whenever initiatives to tax these services are taken, the burden invariably falls on the consumers. How does one track the real income when all transactions are done through cash? Cash transactions can be dodgy on both sides. The payee of tuition fees could very well be a tax evader as well.

A candid acceptance of the finance minister regarding corruption's impact on Bangladesh's economic growth is noteworthy. A departure

For Bangladesh, moving ahead also means that it has to diversify its exports and move towards high value products.

Dearth of human capital is a huge problem in this populous country. Of course, the job market is very competitive and getting a job is difficult for a university graduate.

The success of branchless banking services, like mobile financial services in Bangladesh, helps us to dream of full financial inclusion in future. This is not only because of higher demands by a large population, but also due to the need to have more diversified products of financial services.

Writing on budget has become a challenge for me not only because so much has already been discussed, but there is barely anything original in the budget.