Drishtipat highlights some of the positive economic news in Bangladesh. “In spite of the dreadful political instability that constrains our entrepreneurs, the economy seems to keep growing at a 6% rate, which makes one wonder what our true growth potential would be if we could just get rid of the political and institutional bottlenecks.”
Ashok Deb at LGBTI Bangladesh blog posts videos of a Hijra dance Competition in Dhaka.
To mark the anniversary of Mumbai terror attacks, Yasser Latif Hamdani at Pak Tea House writes a letter to the Indians: “let this day signify an awakening on both sides that (says) enough with this ‘geo-strategic thinking' of one-upping each other.”
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The recent political turmoil in Bangladesh is proof for many of the incompetency of its leaders. How many strikes and deaths does it take before the public realises that the leaders are not acting in the best interest of the people?
The big question is what effect is all this having on the economy of Bangladesh
Check the currentcurrency rate!