Bangladesh Development

Does continuity of a regime guarantee stability and development?

The test of a country’s stability is to what extent it can remain insensitive to any sort of change of government or leadership.

Editor's Note

We are proud to present to you the third instalment of our five-part special supplement series on the occasion of The Daily Star’s 33rd anniversary.

Bangabandhu tunnel comes with great promise

Can Bangladesh reap its many benefits?

Mega projects alone can’t ensure true development

Development of the country is not possible through the implementation of mega projects alone and without the human resource properly developed, said a noted economist.

How high up does the depravity go?

Corruption plaguing the Department of Youth Development

Metro magic and the charms of development

Dhaka greeted the new year with the country’s first metro.

Mahfuz Anam writes: What is the state of Awami League as a political party?

This election year, the question that will inevitably come to the fore is of how successful AL has been in keeping its promises.

The unstoppable journey towards a Smart Bangladesh

The announcement of Digital Bangladesh Vision 2021 was proclaimed in 2009. 13 years later, keeping up with the growing global changes, the government aims to establish Smart Bangladesh - a developed and prosperous country by 2041 through the transition to a knowledge-based economy.

New challenges facing five-year plan

Bangladesh will have to deal with the challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, graduation from the list of the least-developed country and climate change, and the barriers standing in the way of Sustainable Development Goals during the Eighth Five-Year Plan period. 

April 29, 2024
April 29, 2024

Does continuity of a regime guarantee stability and development?

The test of a country’s stability is to what extent it can remain insensitive to any sort of change of government or leadership.

February 20, 2024
February 20, 2024

Editor's Note

We are proud to present to you the third instalment of our five-part special supplement series on the occasion of The Daily Star’s 33rd anniversary.

October 29, 2023
October 29, 2023

Bangabandhu tunnel comes with great promise

Can Bangladesh reap its many benefits?

September 3, 2023
September 3, 2023

Mega projects alone can’t ensure true development

Development of the country is not possible through the implementation of mega projects alone and without the human resource properly developed, said a noted economist.

July 17, 2023
July 17, 2023

How high up does the depravity go?

Corruption plaguing the Department of Youth Development

January 28, 2023
January 28, 2023

Metro magic and the charms of development

Dhaka greeted the new year with the country’s first metro.

January 6, 2023
January 6, 2023

Mahfuz Anam writes: What is the state of Awami League as a political party?

This election year, the question that will inevitably come to the fore is of how successful AL has been in keeping its promises.

November 2, 2022
November 2, 2022

The unstoppable journey towards a Smart Bangladesh

The announcement of Digital Bangladesh Vision 2021 was proclaimed in 2009. 13 years later, keeping up with the growing global changes, the government aims to establish Smart Bangladesh - a developed and prosperous country by 2041 through the transition to a knowledge-based economy.

September 15, 2022
September 15, 2022

New challenges facing five-year plan

Bangladesh will have to deal with the challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, graduation from the list of the least-developed country and climate change, and the barriers standing in the way of Sustainable Development Goals during the Eighth Five-Year Plan period. 

July 29, 2022
July 29, 2022

“Bangladesh, with its challenges, can be a development model for African nations”

Name a nation where 44 percent of people live in extreme poverty, women have an average of 4.5 children, and the per capita income is less than $500? The answer -- Bangladesh around 1990.