The declared import price of imitation jewellery is $2 to $3 per kilogram on paper. However, customs assesses the same products at $5 per kilogram. For gold-plated imitation jewellery, the minimum customs-assessed value is $8 per kilogram. The significant gap between the importers’ declared prices, customs valuations and market prices has raised concerns over possible […]Continue Reading

Anwar Zahid, Faridpur The playground of a school in Faridpur stays under water for six months every year, and the school is losing students. Knee deep water covers the field of Chandrapara Sardar Dangi Government Primary School in Sadarpur Upazila of Faridpur. Small children walk to school through the standing water, and this puts them […]Continue Reading

At least 70 journalists across the country faced attacks, arrests, legal harassment, threats and obstruction while doing their professional duties in September. This was shown in the September 2026 monitoring report of the Bangladesh Association of Journalists (BAJ). The report was shared in a press release signed by Mr. Mahmudul Hasan, Editor of the BAJ […]Continue Reading