Syed Akhtar Mahmood

When undertaken thoughtfully, deregulation can indeed reduce compliance costs and delays, lower barriers for small and medium enterprises, improve transparency and predictability, and enhance competitiveness and investment. But that is only one side of the story.

Let us go back to the beginnings of the Daily Star. Established by the eminent journalist Syed Mohammad Ali, known to many simply as S.M. Ali, the Daily Star hit the newsstands for the first time in January 1991.

Bangladesh's economic zones show progress but face challenges in attracting FDI.

In the aftermath of independence, when Bangladesh was in desperate need of aid for rehabilitation and reconstruction, it took a while for the country to establish a substantial relationship with the World Bank.

In the aftermath of independence, when Bangladesh was in desperate need of aid for rehabilitation and reconstruction, it took a while for the country to establish a substantial relationship with the World Bank