financial losses

Bus crushes a car, runs over a motorcycle and rear-ended a microbus at the Dhaleshwari toll plaza, on the Dhaka-Mawa expressway, in Keraniganj, on Friday, 27 December 2024. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bangladesh

Road accidents cost Bangladesh over Tk21,000cr in 2024: Report

The figure represents the human capital lost due to 6,927 road accidents, which claimed 7,294 lives and left 12,019 injured last year

Women aged 26-40 form about 40% of Bangladesh’s workforce, contributing across formal and informal sectors. Their illness disrupts not only their families but also the broader economy. Photo: AP/UNB
Bangladesh

Silent Victims: How dengue devastated women in Bangladesh

While cauliflower prices remain high in other parts of the country, including Dhaka, farmers in Manikganj are struggling to recover production costs. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

How a bountiful harvest can end up hurting farmers

Professor Dr Mustafizur Rahman, distinguished fellow of CPD. Sketch: TBS
Interviews

Losses from lockdown would be agreeable if it could reduce risks