Bangladesh has inherited a tax system that leans hardest on those least able to bear it. That was decades in the making, and it will not be undone in a single budget. But change it must.
Safer to enter, harder to run: The revised rules may slow digital banks on their way to the underserved.
Televised debates won't solve every problem with Bangladesh's political discourse. They won't eliminate partisanship or guarantee honesty. But they offer something increasingly rare: a structured opportunity for truth-testing, where claims meet challenges and voters can judge for themselves.
The real challenge is separation: Can parties driven by faith transform national strength without narrowing citizenship to lines of belief?
