AN OPEN DIALOGUE

AN OPEN DIALOGUE

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.

2w ago

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.

2m ago

Will the upcoming election stabilise Bangladesh-India relations?

There are several areas where Bangladesh and India can collaborate.

2m ago

Bangladesh in the age of global economic flux

Any casual observer of the recent global scenario can see a constant shift in global crosscurrents.

5m ago

Rohingya repatriation at a crossroads

The international community must facilitate the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees to their homeland.

5m ago

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.

6m ago

Remembering Mustafa Zaman Abbasi / A polymath with a melodious voice

Mustafa Zaman Abbasi, the musicologist, singer, scholar, and prolific writer, passed away on May 10.

7m ago

Next budget should prioritise poverty elimination

It is expected that the upcoming national budget will address the economic well-being of the poor.

7m ago

Economic lessons from the tariff war

Our understanding of tariffs might not be complete.

8m ago

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.

8m ago

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.

10m ago

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.

11m ago

The new year through my lenses

Bangladesh and the world's economic, political, or geopolitical outlook will be positive in 2025.

11m ago

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.

1y ago

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.

1y ago

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.

1y ago

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.

1y ago

Removing roadblocks to economic and democratic recovery

The former government left a lot of debris in its wake that needs to be cleaned up.

1y ago