Bangladesh’s qualified accountants could help start a BPO boom in the country

Challenges lie ahead but the the sector offers immense potential and entrepreneurs are confident the South Asian nation can leverage this to its advantage.

Faisal Mahmud

· Jan 09, 2022 · 07:30 am

Why violence against domestic workers in Bangladesh largely goes unreported and unpunished

Poor families are hesitant about seeking action against abusive employers. Besides, a lax legal system allows abusers to get away.

Faisal Mahmud

· Sep 08, 2021 · 06:30 am

Bangladesh raises heat on offshore media outlet in online crackdown

Netra News alleges that contractors working for the government were responsible for its YouTube channel being disabled for 24 hours on Thursday.

Faisal Mahmud

· Aug 17, 2021 · 07:30 am

Bangladesh traffic deaths soar during Eid holidays as key safety recommendations stay unimplemented

Road accidents kill 12,000 people and cause 35,000 injuries in the country each year.

Faisal Mahmud

· Jul 31, 2021 · 07:30 am

How Bangladesh uses its Digital Security Act to limit the right to free speech online

At least 433 people in the country were imprisoned under the law as of July, Amnesty International reported.

Faisal Mahmud

· Jul 27, 2021 · 07:30 am

Five years after terror attack, Dhaka’s Holey Artisan bakery is a living symbol of resilience

The establishment, which reopened in a new location in 2017, is thriving.

Faisal Mahmud

· Jul 01, 2021 · 08:24 pm

‘Development over democracy’: Why Bangladesh’s foreign affairs advisor has such a difficult job

Gowher Rizvi has to defend the indefensible.

Faisal Mahmud

· Mar 19, 2021 · 10:36 am

What really tarnishes Bangladesh’s image? Its government seems to find answers in the wrong places

When fact-based reports about Awami League’s misdeeds appear in the international media, the party simply brushes them aside as propaganda.

Faisal Mahmud

· Mar 18, 2021 · 07:30 am

Why Bangladesh’s mainstream media has been silent on explosive charges in new Al Jazeera documentary

‘All the Prime Minister’s Men’ makes allegations about the country’s army chief and his fugitive brothers.

Faisal Mahmud

· Feb 07, 2021 · 07:30 am

Bangladesh approves death penalty for rapists. But will this change its culture of impunity?

Protests have erupted across the country after a video of a woman being gangraped was widely shared on social media.

Faisal Mahmud

· Oct 13, 2020 · 07:30 am

Bangladesh decision to free ex-PM Khaleda Zia amidst Covid-19 outbreak is ‘shrewd’, observers say

The ruling Awami League has chosen a time when the political impact will be minimal, they note.

Faisal Mahmud

· Mar 26, 2020 · 08:30 am

51 years ago, the death of a student leader sparked a mass upsurge in former East Pakistan

Amanullah Mohammad Asaduzzaman’s nephew recalls how his uncle’s killing in police firing eventually led to the Bangladesh war for liberation.

Faisal Mahmud

· Jan 20, 2020 · 06:58 pm