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Renewal of Bangladesh passport

  Key things to keep in mind before application:   As on the date of this write-up, only e-passports are being issued in Dhaka based passport offices. No address verification is needed if only current address is changed For permanent address, address verification will be needed if the Thana (Police Station) is different. If you make any mistake at the time of filling up the application online and submit it, you can rectify those mistakes at the time of biometric input/taking picture on your appointment date. You can submit as a regular application and make payment for the urgent application if you have valid urgency, you may need some assistance from the officials of the passport office in those cases. If you face any problem you may speak to deputy assistant director, assistant director, additional director of the passport office, they are usually co-operative in most cases if you have a valid case. Avoid any tout, agents as they will only confuse you and most of them will make mistak
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Impact of inflation on GDP

  Inflation is a phenomenon that occurs when the general level of prices for goods and services increases over time. It is usually measured by an inflation rate, which reflects the percentage change in the overall price level over a specific period. Inflation can have a significant impact on an economy, including its GDP growth. In this essay, we will explore the relationship between inflation and GDP growth and examine the impact of inflation on different sectors of the economy. GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is a measure of the total value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders over a specific period. GDP growth refers to the increase in the value of production over time. Inflation can affect GDP growth in various ways, both positively and negatively. One of the most direct impacts of inflation on GDP growth is through the nominal GDP calculation. Nominal GDP measures the value of goods and services produced in current prices. As inflation increases, the pric

Halal food options in Bangkok

Prior to my recent trip to Bangkok, like many others, I was worried about halal food options in Bangkok. To my surprise, I found many halal food options available upon enquiring. To help others, sharing a few for those who would be travelling to Bangkok in future.   Sukhumvit:   Sukhumvit is the area where most of the halal shops are available. Apart from the famous Muslim owned restaurants like Usman Thai Muslim Food, you can also get halal food from Bangladeshi restaurant called LittleSpicy that serves all kinds of South Asian food. The Burger King next to Ambassador Hotel (Soi 11) serves Halal chicken items. There are plenty of Starbucks with mostly halal items.   Terminal 21 (near Asok BTS): There are few shops in the basement food court where they serve halal food. Siam Paragon: There are 2 McDonald’s in Siam Paragon, the one inside the mall in food court serves halal chicken items along with the fillet-o-fish. The KFC in Siam Paragon also serves halal

RIP M Saifur Rahman

The country's longest serving finance minister M Saifur Rahman who steered the Bangladesh economy toward a free market path and presided over series of economic reforms died yesterday in a car crash. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s(BNP) one of the worthy politicians was travelling to the capital when his car spun out of control after the driver tried to skirt a cow on the busy Dhaka-Sylhet highway. Instead, it fell into a five-feet deep ditch with the 77-year-old leader tied up under a seat belt. Local people rescued the ailing leader unconscious but he was declared dead as his body was rushed to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital at 3.00pm. He apparently failed to untie his seat belt as he was already in ill health due to prostrate cancer. The United States lauded the late leader's "critical role in improving the lives and bringing prosperity to millions of Bangladeshis by opening Bangladesh's economy and promoting free market reforms". A professiona

Jammie Dodger: Jacuzzi

I have a new colleague at my workplace. He works in a different department within the same floor but we chat occasionally to keep track of each other’s wellbeing. He is of sub-continental origin-born and brought up in London. I call him Jammie Dodger- purely because of his funny but likeable character. Jammie Dodger tells us stories that keep all of us at work going in the difficult times. He loves to share his amazing stories. As I have taken the sombre oath of keeping my blog readers entertained, I hereby will share some of his stories. One of the first stories of Jammie Dodger is of his unique experience at his local gym on the night before his ‘A’ level physics exam. He apparently decided to go to his local gym to use the Jacuzzi to ‘let off’ some steam before the difficult physics exam. So there he was in his shorts ‘letting off’ steam. Then he in his own words ‘nodded off’. After a while he woke up with the sound of giggling all around him. He woke up and found out that there wer

Trousers Island

Bangladesh is becoming the ‘Trousers Island’, if not the Treasure Island, for global apparel importers as local manufacturers are sourcing jeans and other cotton trousers at the cheapest prices and maintaining admirable quality, according to ‘New Age’ of Bangladesh. The industry’s strength has weighed up with Bangladeshi exporters occupying the number-one position in the US market of jeans and other cotton trousers in December, industry insiders told New Age. Quoting the latest report of world’s leading market survey organisation Research & Markets, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association officials said by December Bangladesh controlled 13.82% market share in USA. The market surveyor, quoting US official data, showed that in 2008 US importers’ procurement of cotton trousers from Bangladesh totalled 299.9 million pieces, up 26.3% from that of the previous year. Chinese suppliers lost their position to Bangladeshis as their shipments