Tobacco fills 40,000 hectares in Kushtia

Temptations by the tobacco companies are the key causes for increased tobacco farming in Kushtia district (a district of western region) which is a clear threat to food security and having the higher risk of other fatal diseases as well, says a report by online news portal, risingbd.com, on 6 January, 2014. Farmers are on the view that three

The ill effects smacking corporal punishment has on children

It was encouraging read the article by Sir Frank Peters headlined “Spare the rod and spoil the child? – Totally bogus!” (Study Informer, 2013.12.18) As the author of the book, The Primordial Violence: Spanking Children, Psychological Development, Violence, and Crime (Routledge, 2013) from which Sir Frank gathered much material for his report, I agree with

Risk Management Situation

Risk management comprises, amongst others, of capital adequacy, asset quality, non-performing loan, expenditure- income ratio and return on Asset (ROA), return on Equity (ROE) and non-performing loan (NPL). These indicators suggest lack of presence of prudential surveillance on the financial sector and profitability of bank. First, large-scale scams such

What is Credit Situation of Monetary Policy

The target of credit in private sector in the current MPS (Monetary Policy Statement) has been set at 15.5 percent by December 2013. This target is 3.0 percentage points less than the target (18.5 percent) of previous monetary policy statement. The target of MTMF in domestic credit and credit in private sectors were based on contractionary mode.

Development and Non-Development Expenditure

Of the total public expenditure, target of Tk. 222,491 crore (18.7 percent of GDP) for FY 2013-14, the allocated amount for non-development and other expenditure is Tk. 156,621 crore (13.2 percent of GDP) and ADP expenditure is Tk. 65,870 crore (5.5 percent of GDP). In the previous fiscal year (FY 2012-13), ADP expenditure was Tk. 52,068 crore