Those who thought, rather not with any logic, that the apartment prices would come down in Bangladesh in the wake of global economic downturn have been living in the fool's paradise. What happened in the outside world, particularly in the property market, does not have any bearing on the situation in Bangladesh. The most glaring example is ever rising apartment and land prices.

The cancellation of 55,000 calling visas by the Malaysian authorities points to the declining trend of migrants' movement to the receiving countries. Against the backdrop of global economic meltdown, this is a sad incident for Bangladesh -- a country striving for expanding its manpower export market.

The local yarn industry is in a mess. The ongoing global recession has made it, its latest casualty with a substantial fall in domestic and export demand and the piling of a very large amount of unsold yarn.

Energy potentials in South Asian countries are largely untapped in spite of its growing demand in the region. There was no coordinated move to explore the region's energy resources until recently.