Higher growth a must to raise income status
THE recent reclassification of Bangladesh to a lower middle income country (LMIC) has been a highlight in its long voyage towards economic development. But what does it really imply? Is it reason enough for us to relax for the time being?
9y ago
Number of Bangladeshi female migrant workers on the rise
The number of Bangladeshi female migrant workers has been on the rise even though migration of Bangladeshi workers has declined by 30 percent in 2014, compared to that of 2012.
9y ago
Jaywalkers top railway deaths
The Daily Star has found out in a research that 50 percent of train accidents are because of unaware jaywalkers.
9y ago
Jaywalkers at high risk on Dhaka streets
It was 12:30pm and six-year-old Upoma had just heard the school bell ring. She could not wait to go home that day and attend to her kitten. Her father
9y ago
Jaywalkers at high death risk
The Daily Star finds that jaywalkers account for 40% of all reported road accident deaths in Dhaka.
9y ago
Study finds under-20 girls most vulnerable to rape in Bangladesh
When nine-year-old Asma Khatoon (not her real name) was coming home from school by herself on a regular afternoon, she did not know what lay ahead.
9y ago
82pc rape victims are under 20
A study by The Daily Star has discovered that 82 percent of the rape victims are under the age of 20. Fifty two percent of girls or women are raped by an individual male,37 percent are gang-raped and 11 percent faced rape attempts.
9y ago
February 14, 2015
Growth rates and instability
AN interesting trend can be observed when one takes a look at the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rates of the country during the past few years. If GDP growth rates are plotted according to year, it has a resemblance to a wave, containing a peak and a trough. The dips in the economic growth rates can be seen during election years where rates start to decline in the years preceding the election years.
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