49pc pupils cyberbullied in BD, says Telenor
On the occasion of Safer Internet Day, the Telenor Group said has released the results of its Safe Internet study. It found that more pupils in Bangladesh had experience online peer pressure, bullying or had carried out bullying, than those in Malaysia and Thailand. The study covered 1,510 pupils aged 12 to 18 in Bangladesh, 1,896 in Malaysia and 1,336 in Thailand, mostly in key cities.
Telenor found 49 percent of pupils in Bangladesh said they succumbed to at least one form of peer pressure, compared with 39 percent of Malaysian pupils and 35 percent of Thai students.
Bangladesh scraps China-proposed deep sea port
In yet another indication of improving Indo-Bangladesh ties, reports on Monday claimed that India may soon win a contract to build a port for Bangladesh, while the latter cancelled a deep sea port which was to be built by China earlier.
As per a ToI report, New Delhi has expressed its keenness in developing the neighbour’s newest deep sea port - Payra.
The move by India is significant as it is bound to take the bilateral ties between the two South 
Asian neighbours to a new high.
Meanwhile, Japan is also expec...
Asian neighbours to a new high.
Meanwhile, Japan is also expec...
Economy to grow by 6.3pc in current FY- IMF
The Bangladesh economy will grow by 6.3 percent in the current financial year to end-June, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday, lower than the government target of 7 percent.
IMF said Bangladesh’s growth is projected to accelerate gradually to 7 percent over the medium term, as public investment is further ramped up and constraints on investment ease, 
with private investment also supporting a recovery in private-sector credit.
“Provided calm prevails, prudent policies remain in place, and ...
with private investment also supporting a recovery in private-sector credit.
“Provided calm prevails, prudent policies remain in place, and ...
FX reserves slip from record high
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves edged down to nearly $27.14 billion by January-end from a record high of $27.49 billion in the previous month, but were up 23 percent from a year earlier, the central bank said on Monday.
A senior central bank official attributed the drop in January to a rise in imports; the reserves 
are enough to cover more than seven months of imports.
Garment exports and remittances from Bangladeshis working overseas - two mainstay revenue generators - have helped foreign exchange reserves grow s...
are enough to cover more than seven months of imports.
Garment exports and remittances from Bangladeshis working overseas - two mainstay revenue generators - have helped foreign exchange reserves grow s...
Bangladesh thrives on cheap clothes
Asia is in a rut. China’s economic growth is slowing, dragging down its neighbors, and Asian supply chains have struggled as demand for their products weakens, especially in tech. But as exports slump in economies across the region, Bangladesh has just recorded its highest monthly exports in history.
As Bloomberg reported, the South Asian nation brought in $3.2 billion from exports in Dec. 2015, a record for the country. The World Bank, meanwhile, predicts Bangladesh’s GDP will grow 6.7% in 2016, making it one of the world’s fastest growing economies. So what’s its secret? Insatiable global demand for cheap clothes, which made up $2.67 billion, or more than 83%, of that monthly record.
Global drama putting women’s rights centre stage
Seven, a travelling documentary play recounting the real-life ordeals of women who have encountered violence, rape and trafficking, has become a fulcrum for debate and action among students in Bangladesh
In a lecture theatre at Rajshahi University in Bangladesh, seven people take their places on stage. They begin to speak. “Hafsat Abiola, Nigeria,” says one. “Mu Sochua, Cambodia,” says another. “Anabella de Leon, Guatemala,” says a third. They perform monologues based on interviews with women’s rights activists who have experienced domestic violence, gang rape and human trafficking.
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