Capital

Nusrat Tayba Mim. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Why social capital matters in the fight against Covid-19

Given that the inability of the government to perfectly track individual’s behaviour is one of the obstacles to enforcement, social capital will be a critical determinant of how people react to and...

National Bank cannot give loans without reducing ADR: BB
Banking

National Bank cannot give loans without reducing ADR: BB

Perpetual Bond: A capital market instrument and step forward for developing the bond market
Thoughts

Perpetual Bond: A capital market instrument and step forward for developing the bond market

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Economy

Tk6 trillion budget in the works for 2021-22; govt eyes increased outlay on capital expenditure

FILE PHOTO: A police officer mans a checkpoint as the country's capital returns to stricter lockdown measures amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Coronavirus chronicle

Philippines' Duterte extends coronavirus curbs in capital, nearby provinces

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a makeshift barrier set up on a street of a village under lockdown amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Manila, Philippines, March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Coronavirus chronicle

Philippine to reimpose stricter Covid-19 curbs in capital to arrest surge in cases

A person sets up barbed wire along containers blocking a road near the Grand Palace ahead of the anti-government protest, demanding resolutions of the government and reforms in the monarchy, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 20, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
World+Biz

Thailand tightens security in capital ahead of demonstrations

Lava streams are seen during a volcanic eruption in Fagradalsfjall, Reykjanes, Iceland, March 19, 2021 in this still image taken from video provided on social media. Mandatory credit Icelandic Meteorological Office IMO/via REUTERS
World+Biz

Volcano erupts in Iceland for first time in 6,000 years

Photo: Mumint M/TBS
Panorama

Propping up the capital market: The right year to make a giant leap

A cyclist trying to escape the dust by covering his mouth. Photo: Saikat Bhadra/TBS
Environment

Dhaka world's 'most polluted capital city'

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (C) listens to a representative at the Russian pavilion during a visit to the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 17, 2019. KARIM SAHIB/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES/Foreign Policy
Analysis

The UAE is turning into the world capital for weapons makers

Nurses observing patients in a hospital ward. Photo: Mumit M
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Covid-19 status of capital’s 3 hospitals discarded

How could productivity of capital drop 56% in a year?
Economy

How could productivity of capital drop 56% in a year?