Analysis / Why is Bangladesh’s inflation highest in South Asia?
4 October 2025, 14:51 PM
Business
Three factors holding back economy
4 October 2022, 02:20 AM
Business
The dominance of business elites in the political economy
28 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Opinion
A case for adoption of cloud services and related legal framework
6 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Opinion
Nurturing the changemakers of tomorrow
20 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Opinion
Getting more women into tech
7 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Opinion
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY / Women-led businesses on digital platforms
7 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Opinion
Cost of sustainability in the apparel industry
31 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Opinion
Bangladesh Apparel Industry / Thinking out of the box to gain some bargaining power
20 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Opinion
Bangladesh needs to diversify its export basket
24 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Opinion
Three factors holding back economy
The interest rate cap on loans, the frequent changes to the exchange rate regime and a relaxed attitude to enforcing austerity measures are the major challenges facing Bangladesh in restoring stability in the economy.
4 October 2022, 02:20 AM
The dominance of business elites in the political economy
The term “neopatrimonialism” is defined by political scientist Christopher Clapham as a system in which “relationships of a broadly patrimonial type pervade a political and administrative system, which is formally constructed on rational-legal lines”.
28 January 2020, 18:00 PM
A case for adoption of cloud services and related legal framework
Over the last few years, technology has advanced tremendously and cloud computing is regarded as one of the most significant innovations of the IT industry that provides potential opportunities for public and private business entities.
6 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Nurturing the changemakers of tomorrow
ntrepreneurs are harbingers of hope. To promote and nourish entrepreneurship, many countries have given substantial attention to entrepreneurship education and strengthening related institutions.
20 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Women-led businesses on digital platforms
Gender balance is not only a women's issue, it is a business issue. A recent study by the McKinsey Global Institute estimates that women in Asia Pacific, if given equal opportunities at work, would create additional GDP equivalent to an economy the combined size of Germany and Austria each year.
7 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Getting more women into tech
Bangladesh now has a thriving technology startup ecosystem. Companies are reaching scale, attracting significant venture funding and hiring in large numbers.
7 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Cost of sustainability in the apparel industry
The apparel retail landscape has changed rapidly in recent years. While there are still some laggards in the industry, most brands want to do the right thing when it comes to sustainability, with smart brands now recognising that operating in a sustainable manner goes hand in hand with business success.
31 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Thinking out of the box to gain some bargaining power
We constantly hear the complaint from our apparel exporters that buyers do not pay them a fair price for their products. Whether or not this is a fair assessment is perhaps irrelevant.
20 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh needs to diversify its export basket
The ongoing tariff dispute between US and China should be a warning sign to Bangladeshi entrepreneurs.
24 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Rethinking the fashion business model
Since 2009, the largest global summit on sustainability in the fashion and manufacturing sector has been hosted in Copenhagen, Denmark.
25 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Quirks of banking and payment systems
We have some of the strangest banking and payment system strictures in the world.
9 February 2018, 18:00 PM
The Trump tax cut: A mockery of fiscal responsibility?
It is well known that President Trump's much-ballyhooed recent tax cuts will have a major negative impact on the US federal budget, and according to some estimates, will lead to a USD 1.5 trillion increase in national debt.
7 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Branding Bangladesh: How to deliver a promise
As global brands transcend borders by inspiring and engaging consumers through innovation and investors with the promise of higher turnover, sometimes rivalling that of some developing countries, it is no longer a question of how to compete with another nation.
6 February 2018, 18:00 PM
The missing link
The concept of South Asia as a region is largely inherited from the British colonial legacy, with some exceptions.
5 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Boon or bane for Bangladesh?
The World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said in a recent conference that about two thirds of jobs in the developing world may be lost due to automation.
21 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Ready or not for the next recession?
A sunny day is the best time to check whether the roof is watertight. For economic policymakers, the proverbial sunny day has arrived:
13 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Whither Start-Up India?
It is often alleged that it is easier to start a business in India than to shut it down. At the Start-Up India launch, Modi signalled his government's willingness to address this concern.
26 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Choice: Indispensably branded or ethically slaughtered?
Without branding, Bangladesh will only be just one more country bragging with an unsustainable RMG basket.
4 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Our garment industry at a crossroad
In order to maintain the competitive advantage, there is a tendency of putting downward pressure on workers' wages and benefits. In this context, for the workers' welfare, there is a critical need for reducing the cost of doing business in Bangladesh.
26 June 2015, 18:00 PM