Is the Trump administration committing war crimes in Venezuela?

Since September last year, the Trump administration has taken a hard line against Venezuela.
2 January 2026, 07:00 AM

Uncertain politics, unsettling economy

Bangladesh's much-anticipated parliamentary elections are scheduled for next February. And they could not have come at a more fraught time for the country. More than 16 months have passed since the interim administration took office, and unofficial estimates indicate a downward trend in the government's approval ratings.
7 December 2025, 07:00 AM

Japan has opened its door for Bangladesh, let’s not ruin it

Bangladesh plans to send one lakh people to Japan over the next five years.
25 October 2025, 04:00 AM

Will the upcoming election stabilise Bangladesh-India relations?

There are several areas where Bangladesh and India can collaborate.
14 October 2025, 04:00 AM

Bangladesh in the age of global economic flux

Any casual observer of the recent global scenario can see a constant shift in global crosscurrents.
27 July 2025, 06:00 AM

Rohingya repatriation at a crossroads

The international community must facilitate the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees to their homeland.
29 June 2025, 06:00 AM

How extortion is strangling businesses

The scourge of chandabaji has been eating away at business profits and also depleting the take-home wages of workers.
15 June 2025, 05:00 AM

A polymath with a melodious voice

Mustafa Zaman Abbasi, the musicologist, singer, scholar, and prolific writer, passed away on May 10.
18 May 2025, 05:00 AM

Economic lessons from the tariff war

Our understanding of tariffs might not be complete.
20 April 2025, 06:00 AM

Trump's tariff war: How Bangladesh can mitigate its economic impact

Since taking oath in January, US President Donald Trump has made raising tariffs on foreign goods a cornerstone of his foreign policy.
6 April 2025, 03:00 AM

A six-month progress report on the govt's economic record

Economic struggles and some successes mark the first 6 months of the interim government.
2 February 2025, 06:28 AM

An ode to Prof Anisur Rahman

Professor Anisur Rahman was the founding father of the “Two Economies” theory, which formed the intellectual foundation of Bangladesh’s Liberation War.
16 January 2025, 04:00 AM

The new year through my lenses

Bangladesh and the world's economic, political, or geopolitical outlook will be positive in 2025.
5 January 2025, 03:00 AM

The path to recovering our stolen assets

Corruption, embezzlement, and money laundering have been endemic in Bangladesh but reached new heights during the last 15 years of the now-toppled regime led by the Awami League.
21 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Post COP29 environmental challenges for the interim govt

Bangladesh is facing a disaster on the environmental front owing to the severe and ongoing threat posed by climate change.
8 December 2024, 06:00 AM

Inflation drags down Kamala Harris

It was clear from the beginning of this presidential race that the biggest thorn in Harris’s side was the poor economic record of the Biden-Harris administration.
10 November 2024, 04:00 AM

Does the 2024 Nobel-winning economic research tell the whole story?

The Nobel Prize in Economics for 2024 was awarded to three American economists whose research explained why some countries are rich and others poor.
27 October 2024, 06:00 AM

Removing roadblocks to economic and democratic recovery

The former government left a lot of debris in its wake that needs to be cleaned up.
13 October 2024, 06:00 AM

Hopes and anxieties of the Bangladeshi diaspora

There is indirect evidence that the interim government is very much aware of the roles played by the diaspora, particularly those who live in North America and the UK.
29 September 2024, 02:00 AM

The critical challenges facing the economy

How did the elite and the politicians manage to evade the rule of law and siphon billions out of the country?
15 September 2024, 04:30 AM