Asjadul Kibria

1 week ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Asjadul Kibria

For the third consecutive year, the country's economic growth rate has declined, reflecting the sluggish trend in the overall development scenario.  The national statistical agency released the primary estimate of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the current fiscal year (FY25) last week. It showed that the GDP growth rate declined to 3.97 per cent in FY25 from 4.22 per cent in FY24. Earlier in FY23, the growth rate was 5.78 per cent, significantly lower than 7.10 per cent in FY22.

2 weeks ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Asjadul Kibria

Despite persistent efforts, bilateral trade does not always take place smoothly as barriers to trade increase or emerge in new forms for various reasons. Geo-political tension casts a shadow on trade relations disrupting trade. The bilateral dispute also makes things bad, leading to restrictions on trade. The cost of trade disruption or restriction is usually high for both partners. It is, however, higher for countries that used to face trade imbalances.

3 weeks ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Asjadul Kibria

Even before the independence of Bangladesh, the waterway was one of the key modes for the movement of freights with India like it was historically  the case through the railway. Most of the railway network of Bangladesh was also built and developed in the British period, starting with a 53-km long broad-gauge track between Darsana and Jagati, in 1862.

4 weeks ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Asjadul Kibria

Climate change has become a grave concern worldwide as there is no way to prevent or avoid it. The consequences of climate change are the rise in temperature, intense droughts, water scarcity, severe fires, rising sea levels, flooding, melting polar ice, catastrophic storms, and declining biodiversity. The change affects human health, ability to grow food, housing, safety and work. Billions of people are already more vulnerable to climate impacts, and more will be affected in the near future.

1 month ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Asjadul Kibria

Among the eight reform commissions formed by the Yunus-led interim government, the Labour Reform Commission, the last one to present its report, holds significant importance. This is the first time in Bangladesh's history that such a commission has been established to review the existing labour policies and laws, as well as the state of the labour market.